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An image encoding device adapted to segment an image into blocks and encode the image in units of blocks resulting from segmenting the image, comprising: a block segmentation unit that recursively segments the image into rectangles of a predetermined size to generate a target block subject to encoding; an intra prediction unit that generates a predicted image signal using an image signal of a coded block neighboring the target block; and an encoding unit that encodes block segmentation information of the target block, wherein the block segmentation unit includes: a quartering unit that quarters the target block in recursive segmentation in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to generate four blocks; and a halving unit that halves the target block in recursive segmentation in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction to generate two blocks, wherein when previous recursive segmentation is halving and the target block is of a predetermined size or smaller, the halving unit prohibits the target block subject to current recursive segmentation from being segmented in the same direction as a direction in which the target block was segmented in the previous recursive segmentation. a block segmentation unit that recursively segments the image into rectangles of a predetermined size to generate a target block subject to encoding; an intra prediction unit that generates a predicted image signal using an image signal of a coded block neighboring the target block; and an encoding unit that encodes block segmentation information of the target block, wherein the block segmentation unit includes: a quartering unit that quarters the target block in recursive segmentation in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to generate four blocks; and a halving unit that halves the target block in recursive segmentation in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction to generate two blocks, wherein when previous recursive segmentation is halving and the target block is of a predetermined size or smaller, the halving unit prohibits the target block subject to current recursive segmentation from being segmented in the same direction as a direction in which the target block was segmented in the previous recursive segmentation. a quartering unit that quarters the target block in recursive segmentation in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction to generate four blocks; and a halving unit that halves the target block in recursive segmentation in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction to generate two blocks, wherein when previous recursive segmentation is halving and the target block is of a predetermined size or smaller, the halving unit prohibits the target block subject to current recursive segmentation from being segmented in the same direction as a direction in which the target block was segmented in the previous recursive segmentation.
Brake system of a vehicle which can be driven by way of muscle power and/or motor power, in particular of an electric bicycle, e-bike, pedelec or the like, with: - a brake booster , and - a valve arrangement : - the brake booster being configured for loading with a brake fluid, and having an input-side low pressure chamber and an output-side high pressure chamber , and - it being possible for the low pressure chamber and the high pressure chamber to be connected in a controllably fluid-mechanical manner by way of the valve arrangement , characterized in that the brake booster and/or the valve arrangement are/is configured on or in a brake calliper or as part of a brake calliper . - a brake booster , and - a valve arrangement : - the brake booster being configured for loading with a brake fluid, and having an input-side low pressure chamber and an output-side high pressure chamber , and - it being possible for the low pressure chamber and the high pressure chamber to be connected in a controllably fluid-mechanical manner by way of the valve arrangement ,
A workpiece support of a processing machine for processing workpieces, • with a flat workpiece support element , which has a workpiece side for supporting a workpiece during workpiece machining and an underside lying away from the workpiece side and which is permeable from the workpiece side to the underside for an exhaust air flow carrying machining-related emissions, and • with a suction device which comprises a vacuum generator and a suction line , wherein the exhaust air flow directed from the workpiece side to the underside of the workpiece support element can be generated by means of the vacuum generator , with a flow direction into the suction line and can then be discharged via the suction line , and wherein the suction line has a suction opening on the support element side arranged downstream of the workpiece side of the workpiece support element and having a flow cross-section with an opening width, and the flow cross-section of the suction opening of the suction line can be passed by the exhaust air flow in the flow direction due to the opening width, characterized in that the opening width of the flow cross-section of the suction line and/or the position of the suction opening on the suction line can be adjusted variably. • with a flat workpiece support element , which has a workpiece side for supporting a workpiece during workpiece machining and an underside lying away from the workpiece side and which is permeable from the workpiece side to the underside for an exhaust air flow carrying machining-related emissions, and • with a suction device which comprises a vacuum generator and a suction line , wherein the exhaust air flow directed from the workpiece side to the underside of the workpiece support element can be generated by means of the vacuum generator , with a flow direction into the suction line and can then be discharged via the suction line , and wherein the suction line has a suction opening on the support element side arranged downstream of the workpiece side of the workpiece support element and having a flow cross-section with an opening width, and the flow cross-section of the suction opening of the suction line can be passed by the exhaust air flow in the flow direction due to the opening width,
A method for extracting protein from protein-containing material derived from plants or algae, characterized in that said method comprises the following steps performed in the following order:: mixing said protein-containing material with water, thereby producing a suspension of said protein-containing material; extracting protein from said protein-containing material at pH > 7; producing a protein-fiber precipitate and a supernatant liquid by acidifying said suspension to a pH selected from the group consisting of (a) isoelectric point and (b) a pH of between 4.3 and 4.8; and, separating said protein/fiber precipitate from said supernatant liquid to recover a protein/fiber solid; and further characterized in that said step of acidifying occurs prior to any step of separating protein from fiber. mixing said protein-containing material with water, thereby producing a suspension of said protein-containing material; extracting protein from said protein-containing material at pH > 7; producing a protein-fiber precipitate and a supernatant liquid by acidifying said suspension to a pH selected from the group consisting of (a) isoelectric point and (b) a pH of between 4.3 and 4.8; and, separating said protein/fiber precipitate from said supernatant liquid to recover a protein/fiber solid; and further characterized in that said step of acidifying occurs prior to any step of separating protein from fiber.
A topical preparation for use in the treatment of hyperhidrosis, comprising: water; oxybutynin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and one or more salts selected from the group consisting of lactate and acetate. water; oxybutynin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and one or more salts selected from the group consisting of lactate and acetate.
A non-thermal system for removing surface moisture from granulated coal or other materials in particulate form, the system comprising a dryer, wherein the dryer has: an in-feed for material particles ; an in-feed for entrainment gas(es) , to provide dilute phase gas entrainment of the particles; and turbulence-inducing means configured to subject the flow of gas-entrained particles to turbulence, wherein the turbulence-inducing means comprises a supply of dry gas(es) in use and that delivers the dry gas(es) so as to impinge on or intersect with the gas-entrained particle flow whereby inducing turbulence to strip water from the surface of the entrained particles substantially without applying heat energy to the entrained particles, wherein the dryer comprises a stator body having the form of a tubular main duct through which the gas-entrained particles flow in use, characterised in that the turbulence-inducing means comprises at least one port in the stator body that is configured to deliver high velocity compressed or pressurised dry turbulence-inducing gas(es) substantially directly radially inwardly and substantially orthogonally into the main duct to intersect with the gas-entrained particle flow.
An eyepiece for projecting an image to an eye of a viewer, the eyepiece comprising: a planar waveguide configured to propagate light in a first wavelength range; a grating coupled to the planar waveguide and configured to diffract a first portion of the light propagating in the planar waveguide out of a plane of the planar waveguide toward a first direction and to diffract a second portion of the light out of the plane of the planar waveguide toward a second direction opposite to the first direction; a front cover plate disposed substantially parallel to and in front of the planar waveguide ; and a wavelength-selective reflector coupled to the front cover plate and configured to reflect light in the first wavelength range and transmit light outside the first wavelength range, such that the wavelength-selective reflector reflects at least part of the second portion of the light back toward the first direction. a planar waveguide configured to propagate light in a first wavelength range; a grating coupled to the planar waveguide and configured to diffract a first portion of the light propagating in the planar waveguide out of a plane of the planar waveguide toward a first direction and to diffract a second portion of the light out of the plane of the planar waveguide toward a second direction opposite to the first direction; a front cover plate disposed substantially parallel to and in front of the planar waveguide ; and a wavelength-selective reflector coupled to the front cover plate and configured to reflect light in the first wavelength range and transmit light outside the first wavelength range, such that the wavelength-selective reflector reflects at least part of the second portion of the light back toward the first direction.
An apparatus for molding or casting an article of manufacture having a mold cavity and a feed system for filling the mold cavity with a fluid material, said feed system comprising: a nozzle that defines a plunge axis and that is configured for plunging along the plunge axis, and structural members that define a series of voids including a waste reservoir , a runner , a passage that connects the waste reservoir to the runner , allowing fluid communication between the waste reservoir and the runner , an injection point for introducing fluid into the waste reservoir , and a gate that provides fluid communication between the runner and the mold cavity , characterized in that the waste reservoir is immediately adjacent the injection point along the plunge axis, the passage is further away from the injection point than the waste reservoir and is immediately adjacent the waste reservoir along the plunge axis, the runner is further away from the injection point than the passage and is immediately adjacent the passage along the plunge axis, the gate is further away from the injection point than the runner and is immediately adjacent the runner along the plunge axis, and the mold cavity is furthest away from the injection point than any other void along the plunge axis. a nozzle that defines a plunge axis and that is configured for plunging along the plunge axis, and structural members that define a series of voids including a waste reservoir , a runner , a passage that connects the waste reservoir to the runner , allowing fluid communication between the waste reservoir and the runner , an injection point for introducing fluid into the waste reservoir , and a gate that provides fluid communication between the runner and the mold cavity , characterized in that the waste reservoir is immediately adjacent the injection point along the plunge axis, the passage is further away from the injection point than the waste reservoir and is immediately adjacent the waste reservoir along the plunge axis, the runner is further away from the injection point than the passage and is immediately adjacent the passage along the plunge axis, the gate is further away from the injection point than the runner and is immediately adjacent the runner along the plunge axis, and the mold cavity is furthest away from the injection point than any other void along the plunge axis.
An automated process for preparing a moulded article from a plurality of pre-pregs comprising the steps of: (a) providing a mould ; (b) disposing a laminar pre-preg into or onto said mould by an automated conveying member which applies a prehensile force to said pre-preg to convey said pre-preg from a starting position to a finishing position in or on said mould; (c) repeating step (b) at least once to dispose one or more further pre-pregs into or onto said mould; wherein said laminar pre-preg is a fibre-reinforced curable composite material, wherein said pre-preg comprises a core layer having a first surface and a second surface and further comprises a surface layer disposed directly on at least one surface of said core layer, wherein said core layer comprises one or more layer(s) of reinforcing fibres impregnated with a first curable resin, and wherein said surface layer comprises a second curable resin; and wherein the prehensile force is applied by said automated conveying member directly to the external surface of said surface layer of said pre-preg, wherein the second curable resin exhibits a viscosity at 21°C of at least 500,000Pa.s, preferably at least 1,000,000Pa.s, preferably at least 5,000,000Pa.s, and/or an uncured Tg of at least 8°C, preferably from about 12 to 30°C and wherein the first curable resin exhibits a viscosity at 21°C of less than 500,000 Pa.s, preferably no more than 300,000 Pa.s, preferably no more than 100,000 Pa.s and/or an uncured Tg of less than 8°C, preferably no more than 6°C, preferably no more than 3°C. (a) providing a mould ; (b) disposing a laminar pre-preg into or onto said mould by an automated conveying member which applies a prehensile force to said pre-preg to convey said pre-preg from a starting position to a finishing position in or on said mould; (c) repeating step (b) at least once to dispose one or more further pre-pregs into or onto said mould; wherein said laminar pre-preg is a fibre-reinforced curable composite material, wherein said pre-preg comprises a core layer having a first surface and a second surface and further comprises a surface layer disposed directly on at least one surface of said core layer, wherein said core layer comprises one or more layer(s) of reinforcing fibres impregnated with a first curable resin, and wherein said surface layer comprises a second curable resin; and wherein the prehensile force is applied by said automated conveying member directly to the external surface of said surface layer of said pre-preg, wherein the second curable resin exhibits a viscosity at 21°C of at least 500,000Pa.s, preferably at least 1,000,000Pa.s, preferably at least 5,000,000Pa.s, and/or an uncured Tg of at least 8°C, preferably from about 12 to 30°C and wherein the first curable resin exhibits a viscosity at 21°C of less than 500,000 Pa.s, preferably no more than 300,000 Pa.s, preferably no more than 100,000 Pa.s and/or an uncured Tg of less than 8°C, preferably no more than 6°C, preferably no more than 3°C.
A printed circuit board, PCB, assembly comprising: a PCB , the PCB being arranged to define a through-hole therein, the through-hole having a surface, wherein the PCB includes a top surface and a bottom surface; a slug arrangement , the slug arrangement being formed from an electrically and thermally conductive material and including at least a first portion and a second portion, wherein at least a part of the first portion is positioned in the through-hole, and wherein the second portion is coupled to the bottom surface; and a surface mount component , the surface mount component being positioned over the through-hole and the top surface, the surface mount component having a first surface configured to contact the first portion via a first solder interface , wherein the second portion is coupled to the bottom surface through a second solder interface , characterised in that the first portion is a vertical compensation element that is configured to be positioned relative to the rest of the slug arrangement to adjust vertically for a variation in thickness of the PCB and is further configured to be secured in place relative to the rest of the slug arrangement after the vertical compensation element is positioned in a desired position. a PCB , the PCB being arranged to define a through-hole therein, the through-hole having a surface, wherein the PCB includes a top surface and a bottom surface; a slug arrangement , the slug arrangement being formed from an electrically and thermally conductive material and including at least a first portion and a second portion, wherein at least a part of the first portion is positioned in the through-hole, and wherein the second portion is coupled to the bottom surface; and a surface mount component , the surface mount component being positioned over the through-hole and the top surface, the surface mount component having a first surface configured to contact the first portion via a first solder interface , wherein the second portion is coupled to the bottom surface through a second solder interface , characterised in that the first portion is a vertical compensation element that is configured to be positioned relative to the rest of the slug arrangement to adjust vertically for a variation in thickness of the PCB and is further configured to be secured in place relative to the rest of the slug arrangement after the vertical compensation element is positioned in a desired position.
A device for use in an augmented reality display, the device comprising: a substrate ; a diffractive optical element configured to couple light from a light source into the substrate for total internal reflection within the substrate, or to couple out of the substrate light which is totally internally reflected within the substrate, the diffractive optical element comprising a surface relief grating and a remnant layer that have the same refractive index, wherein the remnant layer is provided between the surface relief grating and the substrate; wherein a partially reflective interface is provided between the substrate and the remnant layer, and wherein the thickness of the remnant layer is controlled to enable thin-film constructive interference for light having a range of wavelengths around a predetermined wavelength that is received at the partially reflective interface from the substrate at a range of angles around a predetermined angle of incidence. a substrate ; a diffractive optical element configured to couple light from a light source into the substrate for total internal reflection within the substrate, or to couple out of the substrate light which is totally internally reflected within the substrate, the diffractive optical element comprising a surface relief grating and a remnant layer that have the same refractive index, wherein the remnant layer is provided between the surface relief grating and the substrate; wherein a partially reflective interface is provided between the substrate and the remnant layer, and wherein the thickness of the remnant layer is controlled to enable thin-film constructive interference for light having a range of wavelengths around a predetermined wavelength that is received at the partially reflective interface from the substrate at a range of angles around a predetermined angle of incidence.
A vertical ferroelectric field effect transistor construction for fabricating on a base substrate to be provided, the construction comprising: an isolating core ; a transition metal dichalcogenide or indium disulphide or indium diselenide material encircling the isolating core and having a lateral wall thickness of 1 monolayer to 7 monolayers; a ferroelectric gate dielectric material encircling the transition metal dichalcogenide or indium disulphide or indium diselenide material ; conductive gate material encircling the ferroelectric gate dielectric material , the transition metal dichalcogenide or indium disulphide or indium diselenide material extending vertically below and vertically above the conductive gate material ; and a conductive contact directly against a lateral outer sidewall of the transition metal dichalcogenide or indium disulphide or indium diselenide material that is a) vertically below the conductive gate material , or b) vertically above the conductive gate material ; wherein 'vertically' is with reference to a vertical direction relative to the base substrate to be provided. an isolating core ; a transition metal dichalcogenide or indium disulphide or indium diselenide material encircling the isolating core and having a lateral wall thickness of 1 monolayer to 7 monolayers; a ferroelectric gate dielectric material encircling the transition metal dichalcogenide or indium disulphide or indium diselenide material ; conductive gate material encircling the ferroelectric gate dielectric material , the transition metal dichalcogenide or indium disulphide or indium diselenide material extending vertically below and vertically above the conductive gate material ; and a conductive contact directly against a lateral outer sidewall of the transition metal dichalcogenide or indium disulphide or indium diselenide material that is a) vertically below the conductive gate material , or b) vertically above the conductive gate material ; wherein 'vertically' is with reference to a vertical direction relative to the base substrate to be provided.