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An apparatus for harvesting water from air, the apparatus comprising: a body comprising: a first end and a second end, the first end spaced apart from the second end, the first end having a first opening to receive air from atmosphere comprising water and the second end having a second opening to release air from the body; and a wall of the body extending from the first end to the second end and comprising an internal hydrophilic contacting surface and an external hydrophobic collecting surface, the wall comprising a plurality of pores defining an inner volume between the contacting surface and the collecting surface and allowing a fluid flow communication, by a capillary force and a pressure gradient, between the contacting surface and the collecting surface, wherein the pores are shaped to carry the water from the contacting surface to the collecting surface by the capillary force and the water is carried from the contacting surface through the pores to the collecting surface by the pressure gradient; wherein the body has a conical shape with the first opening having a larger area than the second opening to provide the pressure gradient and the body comprises a fan adjacent to the first opening to provide the pressure gradient; and wherein the hydrophilic contacting surface is treated with carbon nanotubes or graphene, and the hydrophobic collecting surface is is treated with a different carbon-based material that is treated to be hydrophobic to form a hydrophobic surface. a first end and a second end, the first end spaced apart from the second end, the first end having a first opening to receive air from atmosphere comprising water and the second end having a second opening to release air from the body; and a wall of the body extending from the first end to the second end and comprising an internal hydrophilic contacting surface and an external hydrophobic collecting surface, the wall comprising a plurality of pores defining an inner volume between the contacting surface and the collecting surface and allowing a fluid flow communication, by a capillary force and a pressure gradient, between the contacting surface and the collecting surface, wherein the pores are shaped to carry the water from the contacting surface to the collecting surface by the capillary force and the water is carried from the contacting surface through the pores to the collecting surface by the pressure gradient; wherein the body has a conical shape with the first opening having a larger area than the second opening to provide the pressure gradient and the body comprises a fan adjacent to the first opening to provide the pressure gradient; and wherein the hydrophilic contacting surface is treated with carbon nanotubes or graphene, and the hydrophobic collecting surface is is treated with a different carbon-based material that is treated to be hydrophobic to form a hydrophobic surface.
Seat control device for a flight passenger seat, with a control unit that is configured for an actuation of a comfort unit , wherein the seat control unit has a computing unit comprising a user profile dataset , which is defined by a capturing unit , with a capturing unit that is configured to at least partly define the user profile dataset at least in a capturing mode, the capturing unit comprising at least one sensor element for the purpose of capturing at least one physical quantity, characterised in that the at least one sensor element is configured to carry out a cabin space measurement, wherein the cabin space measurement takes place directly in a cabin space.
A manufacturing method of a light emitting device comprising: a mounting step of mounting a plurality of light emitting elements at predetermined intervals in one direction on a substrate ; a mounting step of mounting a plurality of semiconductor elements respectively corresponding to respective light emitting elements , a first resin formation step of continuously forming a first resin layer in the one direction to directly cover the light emitting elements ; a trench formation step of forming at least two trenches between adjacent light emitting elements in a direction intersecting the one direction so as to reach the substrate from a surface of the first resin layer ; a second resin charging step of charging a second resin into each of said at least two trenches to form a second resin layer on the substrate so as to expose an upper surface of the first resin positioned above the light emitting element and directly cover the plurality of semiconductor elements in the second resin charging step; and a separation trench forming step of forming a separation trench between said at least two trenches such that the second resin layer having the required thickness is formed along the first resin layer . a mounting step of mounting a plurality of light emitting elements at predetermined intervals in one direction on a substrate ; a mounting step of mounting a plurality of semiconductor elements respectively corresponding to respective light emitting elements , a first resin formation step of continuously forming a first resin layer in the one direction to directly cover the light emitting elements ; a trench formation step of forming at least two trenches between adjacent light emitting elements in a direction intersecting the one direction so as to reach the substrate from a surface of the first resin layer ; a second resin charging step of charging a second resin into each of said at least two trenches to form a second resin layer on the substrate so as to expose an upper surface of the first resin positioned above the light emitting element and directly cover the plurality of semiconductor elements in the second resin charging step; and a separation trench forming step of forming a separation trench between said at least two trenches such that the second resin layer having the required thickness is formed along the first resin layer .
Method for managing the electricity consumption of a plurality of domestic equipments (D1,..Dn) connected within a local area communication network (LAN), the operation of at least two domestic equipments having one or more operating phases, said method comprising the following steps implemented by a data processing module (MT) able to be connected to the local area communication network (LAN): - acquiring (E6, E13) information relating to current or upcoming operating phases for at least two domestic equipments, the information relating to an operating phase for a domestic equipment comprising the power consumed by said domestic equipment during this phase, said method being characterized by the following steps implemented by the data processing module (MT): - on the basis of the acquired information, determining (E9) at least one operating phase of one of said equipments to be interrupted so as to draw a compromise between reducing the total maximum power consumed by said at least two domestic equipments, called consumption peak, and shifting the operating phases of the domestic equipments in time so as to minimize the duration of the interruption of the operating phases of the domestic equipments, - interrupting (Ell, E12) said determined operating phase. - acquiring (E6, E13) information relating to current or upcoming operating phases for at least two domestic equipments, - on the basis of the acquired information, determining (E9) at least one operating phase of one of said equipments to be interrupted so as to draw a compromise between reducing the total maximum power consumed by said at least two domestic equipments, called consumption peak, and shifting the operating phases of the domestic equipments in time so as to minimize the duration of the interruption of the operating phases of the domestic equipments, - interrupting (Ell, E12) said determined operating phase.
An apparatus comprising an actuator and at least one valve assembly of a fluid dispenser, wherein the actuator is operably associated with the at least one valve assembly of a fluid dispenser, each valve assembly of the at least one valve assembly connected to a fluid source and comprising at least a magnet and co-acting armature , the actuator comprising: a generator located remotely of the at least one valve assembly for generating a low-pressure signal either pneumatically or hydraulically; at least one receiver in fluid communication with the generator for receiving the low pressure signal, each receiver operably associated with each valve assembly, each valve assembly in fluid communication with an eductor, with each eductor located downstream of each valve assembly of the fluid dispenser; a dispensing hose , for dispensing fluid from a discharge end of the hose, in fluid communication with and located downstream of each eductor; and a lumen in fluid communication with the generator and receiver for communicating the low-pressure signal between the generator and receiver , wherein the lumen is carried along the dispensing hose . a generator located remotely of the at least one valve assembly for generating a low-pressure signal either pneumatically or hydraulically; at least one receiver in fluid communication with the generator for receiving the low pressure signal, each receiver operably associated with each valve assembly, each valve assembly in fluid communication with an eductor, with each eductor located downstream of each valve assembly of the fluid dispenser; a dispensing hose , for dispensing fluid from a discharge end of the hose, in fluid communication with and located downstream of each eductor; and a lumen in fluid communication with the generator and receiver for communicating the low-pressure signal between the generator and receiver , wherein the lumen is carried along the dispensing hose .
A fruit harvesting tool comprising: a container having a circumferential wall disposed about a central axis (AA') and having a closed bottom end and a top end defining a perimeter (P) with the circumferential wall , a top portion of the container comprising the top end and at least a portion of the circumferential wall adjacent to the top end being adapted to define an arcuate opening extending partway along the perimeter (P); a first handle member connected to the container and disposed parallel to the central axis (AA'); and characterized in that : an adapter for a second handle member protrudes from an outer surface of the closed bottom end of the container and the adapter is parallel to the central axis (AA'). a container having a circumferential wall disposed about a central axis (AA') and having a closed bottom end and a top end defining a perimeter (P) with the circumferential wall , a top portion of the container comprising the top end and at least a portion of the circumferential wall adjacent to the top end being adapted to define an arcuate opening extending partway along the perimeter (P); a first handle member connected to the container and disposed parallel to the central axis (AA'); and characterized in that : an adapter for a second handle member protrudes from an outer surface of the closed bottom end of the container and the adapter is parallel to the central axis (AA').
A conductive adhesive, such as an anisotropic conductive adhesive, comprising a population of initially spherical conductive particles and a population of initially spherical signal particles in an adhesive, the signal particles comprising a dye, pigment or fluorescing component that is exposed when the particle cracks; wherein both the population of initially spherical conductive particles and the population of initially spherical signal particles each have an average particle diameter of <200μm with a coefficient of variance of <10%; wherein the signal particles are particles that will crack and provide an indication comprising exposure of the dye, pigment or fluorescing component when they are deformed to a pre-determined height; and wherein the conductive particles are particles that will not fail, e.g. crack or fracture, when deformed to a height larger than or equal to the pre-determined height at which the signal particles provide the indication.
A method executed at a slave system, connected to a master system, via a communication system, for reacting on an environment, controlled by the master system, the method comprising: - receiving (3:10) a control message, initiated from the master system, the control message comprising control data, associated with the environment, the control message further comprising a time stamp, indicative of a first master model version of the environment on which the master system has based the control data; - initiating applying (3:20) of the control data to a slave model version of the environment identified as a first slave model version of the environment, based on the time stamp, resulting in a first control output, and to a second slave model version of the environment, being the slave model version most recently used by the slave system, resulting in a second control output, wherein the master and slave model versions are model versions of at least one device, controllable from the master system, and of the surroundings of the at least one controllable device, and - initiating a first reaction (3:40a) on the environment according to the control data, in case a discrepancy between the first control output and the second control output is below a first threshold value, or - initiating a second reaction (3:40b) on the environment, according to the control data in combination with rules applicable to the slave system, in case a discrepancy between the first control output and the second control output exceeds the first threshold value. - receiving (3:10) a control message, initiated from the master system, the control message comprising control data, associated with the environment, the control message further comprising a time stamp, indicative of a first master model version of the environment on which the master system has based the control data; - initiating applying (3:20) of the control data to a slave model version of the environment identified as a first slave model version of the environment, based on the time stamp, resulting in a first control output, and to a second slave model version of the environment, being the slave model version most recently used by the slave system, resulting in a second control output, wherein the master and slave model versions are model versions of at least one device, controllable from the master system, and of the surroundings of the at least one controllable device, and - initiating a first reaction (3:40a) on the environment according to the control data, in case a discrepancy between the first control output and the second control output is below a first threshold value, or - initiating a second reaction (3:40b) on the environment, according to the control data in combination with rules applicable to the slave system, in case a discrepancy between the first control output and the second control output exceeds the first threshold value.
A method of forming a digitally printed image (P) with colour pigments on a surface of a building panel , comprising the steps of: • scattering dry colour pigments on the surface , • bonding a part of the dry colour pigments to the surface , • removing the non-bonded dry colour pigments from the surface such that a digitally created image (P) is formed by the bonded colour pigments , and • applying heat and pressure to the surface of the building panel , wherein the step of bonding said part of the dry colour pigments to the surface comprises applying a liquid substance by a digital coating head . • scattering dry colour pigments on the surface , • bonding a part of the dry colour pigments to the surface , • removing the non-bonded dry colour pigments from the surface such that a digitally created image (P) is formed by the bonded colour pigments , and • applying heat and pressure to the surface of the building panel , wherein the step of bonding said part of the dry colour pigments to the surface comprises applying a liquid substance by a digital coating head .
Heat exchange system , with - at least one heat exchange chamber with heat exchange chamber boundaries which surround at least one heat exchange chamber interior of the at least one heat exchange chamber , wherein - the heat exchange chamber boundaries comprise at least one first opening for guiding in an inflow of at least one heat transfer fluid into the at least one heat exchange chamber interior and at least one second opening for guiding out an outflow of the at least one heat transfer fluid out of the at least one heat exchange chamber interior ; - at least one heat storage material is arranged in the at least one heat exchange chamber interior such that a heat exchange flow of the at least one heat transfer fluid through the at least one heat exchange chamber interior causes a heat exchange between the at least one heat storage material and the at least one heat transfer fluid ; - the at least one heat exchange chamber is at least partly covered by at least one foil ; - the at least one foil is arranged at least partly on top of the at least one heat exchange chamber ; - the at least one foil is a dimension adaption foil for compensation of a packing of the at least one heat storage material in the at least one heat storage chamber interior ; the at least one heat storage material comprises stones; and wherein the at least one heat transfer fluid comprises a gas at ambient gas pressure. - at least one heat exchange chamber with heat exchange chamber boundaries which surround at least one heat exchange chamber interior of the at least one heat exchange chamber , wherein - the heat exchange chamber boundaries comprise at least one first opening for guiding in an inflow of at least one heat transfer fluid into the at least one heat exchange chamber interior and at least one second opening for guiding out an outflow of the at least one heat transfer fluid out of the at least one heat exchange chamber interior ; - at least one heat storage material is arranged in the at least one heat exchange chamber interior such that a heat exchange flow of the at least one heat transfer fluid through the at least one heat exchange chamber interior causes a heat exchange between the at least one heat storage material and the at least one heat transfer fluid ; - the at least one heat exchange chamber is at least partly covered by at least one foil ; - the at least one foil is arranged at least partly on top of the at least one heat exchange chamber ; - the at least one foil is a dimension adaption foil for compensation of a packing of the at least one heat storage material in the at least one heat storage chamber interior ;
A holding unit comprising a device retaining mechanism configured for retaining a handheld electronic device therein, the device retaining mechanism comprising: a housing ; at least one latch , the at least one latch (a) operably connected to the housing, (b) comprising a latch engagement structure , and (c) being moveable between a first position and a second position; a clip , the clip (a) disposed at least in part within the housing, (b) comprising at least one clip engagement structure , and (c) being moveable between a released position and a locked position when the latch is in the second position; and at least one retaining pin affixed to the clip, wherein: when the latch is in the first position and the clip is in the locked position, the latch engagement structure engages the clip engagement structure, such that the locked position is configured to cause the retaining pin to engage the handheld electronic device, when the clip is in the released position, the latch engagement structure does not engage the clip engagement structure and the retaining pin does not engage the handheld electronic device. a housing ; at least one latch , the at least one latch (a) operably connected to the housing, (b) comprising a latch engagement structure , and (c) being moveable between a first position and a second position; a clip , the clip (a) disposed at least in part within the housing, (b) comprising at least one clip engagement structure , and (c) being moveable between a released position and a locked position when the latch is in the second position; and at least one retaining pin affixed to the clip, wherein: when the latch is in the first position and the clip is in the locked position, the latch engagement structure engages the clip engagement structure, such that the locked position is configured to cause the retaining pin to engage the handheld electronic device, when the clip is in the released position, the latch engagement structure does not engage the clip engagement structure and the retaining pin does not engage the handheld electronic device. when the latch is in the first position and the clip is in the locked position, the latch engagement structure engages the clip engagement structure, such that the locked position is configured to cause the retaining pin to engage the handheld electronic device, when the clip is in the released position, the latch engagement structure does not engage the clip engagement structure and the retaining pin does not engage the handheld electronic device.
A heat transfer plate extending in an imaginary central extension plane and comprising an upper end portion , a center portion and a lower end portion arranged in succession along a longitudinal center axis (L) of the heat transfer plate , the upper end portion comprising a first and a second port hole and an upper distribution area provided with an upper distribution pattern, the lower end portion comprising a third and a fourth port hole and a lower distribution area provided with a lower distribution pattern, and the center portion comprising a heat transfer area provided with a heat transfer pattern differing from the upper and lower distribution patterns, the upper end portion adjoining the center portion along an upper borderline and the lower end portion adjoining the center portion along a lower borderline , wherein the upper distribution pattern comprises elongate upper distribution ridges and elongate upper distribution valleys , a respective top portion of the upper distribution ridges extending in an imaginary upper plane and having a rounded first, a rounded second, a rounded third and a rounded fourth corner , and a respective bottom portion of the upper distribution valleys extending in an imaginary lower plane and having a rounded first, a rounded second, a rounded third and a rounded fourth corner , the upper distribution ridges longitudinally extending along a plurality of separated imaginary upper ridge lines extending from the upper borderline towards the first port hole , the upper distribution valleys longitudinally extending along a plurality of separated imaginary upper valley lines extending from the upper borderline towards the second port hole , characterized in that, for each of a first number > 1 of the upper distribution ridges extending along a top upper ridge line of the upper ridge lines , which top upper ridge line is arranged closest to the second porthole , a curvature radius of the first corner of the top portion is larger than a curvature radius of the second corner of the top portion , the first and second corners being arranged on opposite sides of the top upper ridge line , the second corner being arranged closer to the second porthole than the first corner , and the first and third corners being arranged on the same side of the top upper ridge line.