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A piezoelectric actuator (A) comprising: a piezoelectric element configured to generate, as a displacement, a driving force necessary for an operation of an operating body ; a displacement enlarging mechanism partially including at least a spring element so as to enlarge a displacement of the piezoelectric element which acts on the operating body ; and a driving means configured to operate the operating body through the displacement enlarging mechanism by applying a voltage to the piezoelectric element based on a voltage command of a pulse waveform to extend the piezoelectric element , wherein the spring element constitutes a spring elasticity of an actuator body constituting the piezoelectric actuator, characterized in that the driving means comprises a notch filter as a resonance suppression processing unit having an inverse function characteristic of a mechanical resonance frequency by the spring elasticity when operating the displacement enlarging mechanism , and is configured to apply, a voltage based on the voltage command of a pulse waveform in which the mechanical resonance of the displacement enlarging mechanism is reduced, to the piezoelectric element through the notch filter , and cause the displacement of the piezoelectric element due to this voltage to act on the operating body via the displacement enlarging mechanism , as a result, the vibration of the actuator body is made suppressed. a piezoelectric element configured to generate, as a displacement, a driving force necessary for an operation of an operating body ; a displacement enlarging mechanism partially including at least a spring element so as to enlarge a displacement of the piezoelectric element which acts on the operating body ; and a driving means configured to operate the operating body through the displacement enlarging mechanism by applying a voltage to the piezoelectric element based on a voltage command of a pulse waveform to extend the piezoelectric element , wherein the spring element constitutes a spring elasticity of an actuator body constituting the piezoelectric actuator, characterized in that the driving means comprises a notch filter as a resonance suppression processing unit having an inverse function characteristic of a mechanical resonance frequency by the spring elasticity when operating the displacement enlarging mechanism , and is configured to apply, a voltage based on the voltage command of a pulse waveform in which the mechanical resonance of the displacement enlarging mechanism is reduced, to the piezoelectric element through the notch filter , and cause the displacement of the piezoelectric element due to this voltage to act on the operating body via the displacement enlarging mechanism , as a result, the vibration of the actuator body is made suppressed.
A nicotine formulation for use in an aerosol-generating system, the nicotine formulation comprising: one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols; one or more metal salts, and one or more organic acids, wherein the nicotine formulation has a metal salt content of greater than or equal to about 0.5 percent by weight, and wherein the one or more metal salts are selected from the group consisting of metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates and metal undecanoates, wherein the nicotine formulation has an organic acid content of between about 0.5 percent and about 4 percent by weight. one or more water-miscible polyhydric alcohols; one or more metal salts, and one or more organic acids, wherein the nicotine formulation has a metal salt content of greater than or equal to about 0.5 percent by weight, and wherein the one or more metal salts are selected from the group consisting of metal benzoates, metal cinnamates, metal cycloheptanecarboxylates, metal levulinates, metal propanoates, metal stearates and metal undecanoates, wherein the nicotine formulation has an organic acid content of between about 0.5 percent and about 4 percent by weight.
A semiconductor die assembly, comprising: a semiconductor wafer segment having no integrated circuitry thereon; a stack of semiconductor dice of lesser lateral dimensions than the semiconductor wafer segment secured to a surface of the semiconductor wafer segment in thermally conductive communication therewith and in electrical isolation therefrom, the semiconductor dice mutually operably coupled by conductive elements therebetween in conductive contact with conductive through vias of the semiconductor dice; a non-conductive material between the semiconductor dice of the stack; and at least one encapsulant material extending peripherally about the dice of the stack and in contact with the surface of the semiconductor wafer segment. a semiconductor wafer segment having no integrated circuitry thereon; a stack of semiconductor dice of lesser lateral dimensions than the semiconductor wafer segment secured to a surface of the semiconductor wafer segment in thermally conductive communication therewith and in electrical isolation therefrom, the semiconductor dice mutually operably coupled by conductive elements therebetween in conductive contact with conductive through vias of the semiconductor dice; a non-conductive material between the semiconductor dice of the stack; and at least one encapsulant material extending peripherally about the dice of the stack and in contact with the surface of the semiconductor wafer segment.
A containment cask for safely transporting and storing radioactive hazardous waste, the cask comprising: a single drum containing the radioactive hazardous waste; a containment vessel having an elongated cylindrical body extending between a top end and a bottom end, the body having an elongated cylindrical side wall , a circular planar bottom plate mounted to the side wall at the bottom end, and a circular planar lid mounted to the side wall at the top end, wherein the body defines an interior region that contains the single drum and provides shielding to inhibit radiation emitted from the single drum ; an outer container having an elongated cylindrical body extending between a top end and a bottom end, the body having an elongated cylindrical side wall , a circular planar bottom plate mounted to the side wall at the bottom end, and a circular planar lid mounted to the side wall at the top end, wherein the body defines an interior region that contains the containment vessel having the single drum containing the radioactive hazardous waste; characterized by a payload liner within the containment vessel , the liner having an elongated body having a top part with a cylindrical internal region, a lower part with a cylindrical internal region, and a planar platform between and separating the top and lower parts (126a, 126b, 126c; 124a, 124b, 124c). a single drum containing the radioactive hazardous waste; a containment vessel having an elongated cylindrical body extending between a top end and a bottom end, the body having an elongated cylindrical side wall , a circular planar bottom plate mounted to the side wall at the bottom end, and a circular planar lid mounted to the side wall at the top end, wherein the body defines an interior region that contains the single drum and provides shielding to inhibit radiation emitted from the single drum ; an outer container having an elongated cylindrical body extending between a top end and a bottom end, the body having an elongated cylindrical side wall , a circular planar bottom plate mounted to the side wall at the bottom end, and a circular planar lid mounted to the side wall at the top end, wherein the body defines an interior region that contains the containment vessel having the single drum containing the radioactive hazardous waste; characterized by a payload liner within the containment vessel , the liner having an elongated body having a top part with a cylindrical internal region, a lower part with a cylindrical internal region, and a planar platform between and separating the top and lower parts (126a, 126b, 126c; 124a, 124b, 124c).
An ultrasonic system for treating a submerged surface of a target structure , the target structure being a watercraft hull or an underwater static structure, the system comprising: an ultrasonic generator operable to generate electrical energy to drive first and second ultrasonic transducers , the electrical energy comprising at least two different frequencies including a first operation frequency and a second operation frequency; first ultrasonic transducers configured to be mounted as a first array to the target structure, and connectable to the ultrasonic generator and operable to generate a first ultrasound signal from the first operation frequency, the first ultrasonic transducers being distanced from one another by a first distance approximately equivalent to half of a wavelength, or multiples thereof, of the first operation frequency; and second ultrasonic transducers configured to be mounted as a second array to the target structure, and connectable to the ultrasonic generator and operable to generate a second ultrasound signal from the second operation frequency, the second ultrasonic transducers being distanced from one another by a second distance approximately equivalent to half of a wavelength, or multiples thereof, of the second operation frequency, wherein the first ultrasonic transducers of the first array and the second ultrasonic transducers of the second array are spaced from one another to produce guided ultrasonic waveforms through the target structure and wherein superposition of the first ultrasound signal and the second ultrasound signal in the target structure produces heterodyned frequencies. an ultrasonic generator operable to generate electrical energy to drive first and second ultrasonic transducers , the electrical energy comprising at least two different frequencies including a first operation frequency and a second operation frequency; first ultrasonic transducers configured to be mounted as a first array to the target structure, and connectable to the ultrasonic generator and operable to generate a first ultrasound signal from the first operation frequency, the first ultrasonic transducers being distanced from one another by a first distance approximately equivalent to half of a wavelength, or multiples thereof, of the first operation frequency; and second ultrasonic transducers configured to be mounted as a second array to the target structure, and connectable to the ultrasonic generator and operable to generate a second ultrasound signal from the second operation frequency, the second ultrasonic transducers being distanced from one another by a second distance approximately equivalent to half of a wavelength, or multiples thereof, of the second operation frequency, wherein the first ultrasonic transducers of the first array and the second ultrasonic transducers of the second array are spaced from one another to produce guided ultrasonic waveforms through the target structure and wherein superposition of the first ultrasound signal and the second ultrasound signal in the target structure produces heterodyned frequencies.
A method for controlling at least one array of M cross-directional actuators in a moving web manufacturing process, comprising: determining N sets of cross-directional property profiles from at least two at different locations on said moving web and generating an N x M array of nominal responses, according to R = R 11 R 12 ⋯ R 1 ⁢ M R 21 R 22 ⋯ R 2 ⁢ M ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ R N 1 R N 2 ⋯ R NM where R ij is the nominal response from the j th array of cross-directional actuators to the i th set of cross-directional property profiles; generating a set of multivariable profile predictions calculated from said nominal responses to said cross-directional property profiles; generating a set of multivariable control targets based on said plurality of cross-directional property profiles; and adjusting control of said at least one array of M cross-directional actuators by minimizing error between said set of multivariable control targets and said set of multivariable profile predictions, wherein different ones of said profiles have different resolutions and individual mapping arrays to each of the actuator arrays. determining N sets of cross-directional property profiles from at least two at different locations on said moving web and generating an N x M array of nominal responses, according to R = R 11 R 12 ⋯ R 1 ⁢ M R 21 R 22 ⋯ R 2 ⁢ M ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ ⋯ R N 1 R N 2 ⋯ R NM where R ij is the nominal response from the j th array of cross-directional actuators to the i th set of cross-directional property profiles; generating a set of multivariable profile predictions calculated from said nominal responses to said cross-directional property profiles; generating a set of multivariable control targets based on said plurality of cross-directional property profiles; and adjusting control of said at least one array of M cross-directional actuators by minimizing error between said set of multivariable control targets and said set of multivariable profile predictions, wherein different ones of said profiles have different resolutions and individual mapping arrays to each of the actuator arrays.
Translucent multiphase adhesive comprising at least one continuous phase and also dispersely distributed domains, the at least one continuous phase being an adhesive based on styrene block copolymer, polybutylene or polyolefin and having • a refractive index, as determined in the Test Methods section of the description, of more than 1.45 and • a water vapor permeation rate, as determined in the Test Methods section of the description, the value being standardized to an adhesive thickness of 50 μm, of less than 100 g/m 2 d, and the disperse domains • being present with their average diameter in a size range from 0.1 μm to 50 μm, • being present in a weight fraction of not more than 10 wt% in the adhesive, and also characterized in that the disperse domains are polymeric in nature, have a WVTR, as determined in the Test Methods section of the description, the value being standardized to a thickness of 50 μm, of less than 100 g/m 2 d, and have a refractive index, as determined in the Test Methods section of the description, of less than 1.45. • a refractive index, as determined in the Test Methods section of the description, of more than 1.45 and • a water vapor permeation rate, as determined in the Test Methods section of the description, the value being standardized to an adhesive thickness of 50 μm, of less than 100 g/m 2 d, and the disperse domains • being present with their average diameter in a size range from 0.1 μm to 50 μm, • being present in a weight fraction of not more than 10 wt% in the adhesive, and also
A process for preparation of a recycled aggregate comprising the steps of: (a) mixing a waste material with cement and at least one silicate; (b) first curing of the material in arrival from stage (a); (c) crushing of the material subjected to the first curing; (d) second curing of the material obtained by the crushing stage (c). (a) mixing a waste material with cement and at least one silicate; (b) first curing of the material in arrival from stage (a); (c) crushing of the material subjected to the first curing; (d) second curing of the material obtained by the crushing stage (c).
A computer-implemented method, comprising: receiving information expressing a user's interest in a media program ; determining that the media program is new; identifying a series associated with the media program; identifying , using the series identification, recommended series as being something in which the user would be interested in given the user's interest in the media program wherein the recommended series are other series having common genres, plot descriptions or actors; ranking the recommended series according to a degree of commonality with the media program and a popularity measure of the other series; searching for episodes of the recommended series that will be airing in the near future; and returning information about the episodes to the user. receiving information expressing a user's interest in a media program ; determining that the media program is new; identifying a series associated with the media program; identifying , using the series identification, recommended series as being something in which the user would be interested in given the user's interest in the media program wherein the recommended series are other series having common genres, plot descriptions or actors; ranking the recommended series according to a degree of commonality with the media program and a popularity measure of the other series; searching for episodes of the recommended series that will be airing in the near future; and returning information about the episodes to the user.
A scroll pump tip seal to be fitted to a tip face of a scroll wall of a first scroll of a scroll pump to seal between said tip face and a base plate of a second scroll of said scroll pump , said tip seal having a first end and a second end characterised in that said tip seal is made of a polymer having a flexural modulus of at least 2.0 GPa and in that said tip seal comprises a plurality of flexure formations comprising at least partial discontinuities in at least one external wall of said tip seal disposed at spaced apart intervals between said first and second ends to facilitate lateral flexure of said tip seal.
An extractor comprising: a base movable along a surface to be cleaned; a handle configured to be gripped by a user to move the base along the surface to be cleaned; a liquid distribution system including a supply tank and a distributor in fluid communication configured to deliver solution to the surface in a distributing mode and to not deliver solution to the surface in a non-distributing mode; an encoder operable to generate an encoder signal as a first signal based on user-initiated movement of the base along the surface in a forward direction and as a second signal based on user-initiated movement of the base along the surface in a rearward direction; and a controller operatively connected to the encoder and the liquid distribution system, the controller being configured to operate the liquid distribution system in the distributing mode during movement of the base based on the first signal during operation of the extractor and in the non-distributing mode during movement of the base based on the second signal during operation of the extractor , wherein the controller changes from the distributing mode to the non-distributing mode based on the encoder signal and independent of user interaction with the extractor other than the user-initiated movement. a base movable along a surface to be cleaned; a handle configured to be gripped by a user to move the base along the surface to be cleaned; a liquid distribution system including a supply tank and a distributor in fluid communication configured to deliver solution to the surface in a distributing mode and to not deliver solution to the surface in a non-distributing mode; an encoder operable to generate an encoder signal as a first signal based on user-initiated movement of the base along the surface in a forward direction and as a second signal based on user-initiated movement of the base along the surface in a rearward direction; and a controller operatively connected to the encoder and the liquid distribution system, the controller being configured to operate the liquid distribution system in the distributing mode during movement of the base based on the first signal during operation of the extractor and in the non-distributing mode during movement of the base based on the second signal during operation of the extractor , wherein the controller changes from the distributing mode to the non-distributing mode based on the encoder signal and independent of user interaction with the extractor other than the user-initiated movement.
A screw capable of reducing drilling torque comprising a shank , a head disposed at one end of said shank , a drilling portion disposed at another end of said shank and located opposite to said head , and a plurality of cutting threads spirally disposed on said shank , wherein each of said plurality of cutting threads includes an upper flank surface , a lower flank surface opposite to said upper flank surface , and a thread crest formed at a convergence of said upper and lower flank surfaces , a plurality of notches cutting into said thread crest to thereby define a plurality of spaced apart crest portions , each of said plurality of crest portions being formed between every two adjacent notches , each of said plurality of notches having a first cutting wall and a second cutting wall which converge at a root , said first cutting wall being provided with a first cutting edge meeting both of said upper and lower flank surfaces , said second cutting wall being provided with a second cutting edge connected to said first cutting edge ; characterized in that a plurality of grooves being recessedly formed on said plurality of crest portions to thereby allow each of said grooves to form an upper crest edge and a lower crest edge which meet said upper flank surface and said lower flank surface respectively, said plurality of notches and said plurality of grooves being cross-sectionally arranged in alternation. a plurality of notches cutting into said thread crest to thereby define a plurality of spaced apart crest portions , each of said plurality of crest portions being formed between every two adjacent notches , each of said plurality of notches having a first cutting wall and a second cutting wall which converge at a root , said first cutting wall being provided with a first cutting edge meeting both of said upper and lower flank surfaces , said second cutting wall being provided with a second cutting edge connected to said first cutting edge ; characterized in that a plurality of grooves being recessedly formed on said plurality of crest portions to thereby allow each of said grooves to form an upper crest edge and a lower crest edge which meet said upper flank surface and said lower flank surface respectively, said plurality of notches and said plurality of grooves being cross-sectionally arranged in alternation.
A foldable self-opening bag, having an outer pocket and at least one first, pocket-like storage compartment which is arranged in the outer pocket and which is enclosed at least at the bottom and also laterally by a foldable and collapsible sheathing and which has an upper filling opening, wherein the outer pocket comprises at least two partial pocket parts which can be folded apart in an opening direction (R) and folded towards each other in a closing direction and which are firmly or detachably connected to each other, wherein erecting means are provided, which are arranged and set up in such a way that when the two partial pocket parts of the outer pocket are folded apart in the opening direction (R), the first storage compartment is self-acting moved from a collapsed position into a ready-to-receive set-up position by raising the collapsible sheathing, wherein the ends of at least one, preferably two, carrying loops are arranged on the sides or the upper edges of the collapsible sheathing of the storage compartments (4 and/or 5), wherein the erecting means are established by spring means, in particular spring means which are incorporated in the material of the collapsible sheathing or connected to the collapsible sheathing at least at the upper edge and supported with a lower end on the outer pocket , characterized in that at least one second, pocket-like receiving region is provided in the outer pocket , which storage compartment is moved automatically from a folded position into a ready-to-receive set-up position by setting up a collapsible sheathing of the second storage compartment and a shape of the second storage compartment is identical to the shape of the first storage compartment and the first storage compartment is attached to one of the two partial pocket parts, while the second storage compartment is then arranged on the other partial pocket part.