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A method comprising: displaying, in a shrink mode, a folder icon at a first location on a touch screen , wherein the folder icon is indicative of a folder containing a plurality of individual files; detecting an activation event, wherein the activation event is a touch movement of a user's finger on the touch screen moving from the first location to a second location on the touch screen ; continuously measuring a distance, speed and elapsed time of the touch movement during the activation event; during said activation event, in an intermediate display mode, displaying file icons (104 -(n)), corresponding to said plurality of individual files, progressively fanning out, across the screen, from the folder icon , such that the longer is the distance, the higher is the speed, and/or the longer is the elapsed time, of the touch movement, the greater is the space on the screen occupied by the file icons fanning out; and when the user's finger is released and the measured distance, speed and elapsed time of the touch movement each are lower than a respective predetermined distance, speed and elapsed time, the fanned out file icons are displayed moving back into the folder icon ; and when the user's finger is released and the measured distance, speed and elapsed time each exceed said respective predetermined distance, speed and time , switching occurs from the shrink mode to an expanded mode, wherein all the file icons (104 -(n)) that were contained in the folder in the shrink mode are displayed externally to the folder icon . displaying, in a shrink mode, a folder icon at a first location on a touch screen , wherein the folder icon is indicative of a folder containing a plurality of individual files; detecting an activation event, wherein the activation event is a touch movement of a user's finger on the touch screen moving from the first location to a second location on the touch screen ; continuously measuring a distance, speed and elapsed time of the touch movement during the activation event; during said activation event, in an intermediate display mode, displaying file icons (104 -(n)), corresponding to said plurality of individual files, progressively fanning out, across the screen, from the folder icon , such that the longer is the distance, the higher is the speed, and/or the longer is the elapsed time, of the touch movement, the greater is the space on the screen occupied by the file icons fanning out; and when the user's finger is released and the measured distance, speed and elapsed time of the touch movement each are lower than a respective predetermined distance, speed and elapsed time, the fanned out file icons are displayed moving back into the folder icon ; and when the user's finger is released and the measured distance, speed and elapsed time each exceed said respective predetermined distance, speed and time , switching occurs from the shrink mode to an expanded mode, wherein all the file icons (104 -(n)) that were contained in the folder in the shrink mode are displayed externally to the folder icon .
An apparatus for treating meibomian gland disease in at least a portion of an eyelid by a clinician, wherein the portion of the eyelid being treated has a left end and a right end, the apparatus comprising: a heater configured to heat the eyelid tissue adjacent to and including the meibomian glands; a back plate sized and shaped to be positioned between an eyeball and an inner surface of the eyelid; a compression element sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent to an outer surface of the eyelid when the back plate is positioned between an eyeball and an inner surface of the eyelid such that at least one of the compression element and back plate applies a compression force to the eyelid, wherein the compression element is configured to slide toward the back plate to compress the eyelid between the backplate and compression element; a connecting structure extending from the back plate to the compression element such that the connecting structure connects the back plate to the compression element, wherein the connecting structure includes a first arm positioned adjacent to the right end of the portion of the eyelid being treated and a second arm positioned adjacent to the left end of the portion of the eyelid being treated, and wherein both the first and second arms connect to the compression element, and wherein an aperture is defined between the first and second arms, points of attachment between the first and second arms and the back plate, and points of attachment between the two arms and the compression element; wherein an eyelid margin along the portion of the eyelid being treated is viewable by a clinician through the aperture. a heater configured to heat the eyelid tissue adjacent to and including the meibomian glands; a back plate sized and shaped to be positioned between an eyeball and an inner surface of the eyelid; a compression element sized and shaped to be positioned adjacent to an outer surface of the eyelid when the back plate is positioned between an eyeball and an inner surface of the eyelid such that at least one of the compression element and back plate applies a compression force to the eyelid, wherein the compression element is configured to slide toward the back plate to compress the eyelid between the backplate and compression element; a connecting structure extending from the back plate to the compression element such that the connecting structure connects the back plate to the compression element, wherein the connecting structure includes a first arm positioned adjacent to the right end of the portion of the eyelid being treated and a second arm positioned adjacent to the left end of the portion of the eyelid being treated, and wherein both the first and second arms connect to the compression element, and wherein an aperture is defined between the first and second arms, points of attachment between the first and second arms and the back plate, and points of attachment between the two arms and the compression element; wherein an eyelid margin along the portion of the eyelid being treated is viewable by a clinician through the aperture.
An architectural covering comprising: an end cap including a boss ; a roller tube rotatably supported at least partially by said end cap ; and a motor assembly including a housing in splined engagement with said end cap to non-rotatably secure said motor assembly to said end cap , said motor assembly received at least partially within said roller tube and in driving engagement with said roller tube , characterised in that said housing is in splined engagement within said boss of said end cap . an end cap including a boss ; a roller tube rotatably supported at least partially by said end cap ; and a motor assembly including a housing in splined engagement with said end cap to non-rotatably secure said motor assembly to said end cap , said motor assembly received at least partially within said roller tube and in driving engagement with said roller tube , characterised in that said housing is in splined engagement within said boss of said end cap .
Cargo container , comprising at a periphery thereof, a coupling that is configured to be connected to at least one complementary cargo container of a same or similar type, to define, in an assembled state, a cargo container assembly , wherein: - in the assembled state, the cargo container and the at least one complementary cargo container are connected with the coupling to mutually define the cargo container assembly ; and - in a disassembled state, the cargo container is configured to store cargo and thereby allows said cargo container to be loaded and unloaded at a remote location that may be different from a location where the at least one complementary cargo container is loaded or unloaded; - the cargo container comprises one or more than one connector side that is configured to face, in the assembled state, a complementary connector side of the at least one complementary cargo container to which it is connected, characterized in that said connector side comprises a lightweight non-structural partition . - in the assembled state, the cargo container and the at least one complementary cargo container are connected with the coupling to mutually define the cargo container assembly ; and - in a disassembled state, the cargo container is configured to store cargo and thereby allows said cargo container to be loaded and unloaded at a remote location that may be different from a location where the at least one complementary cargo container is loaded or unloaded; - the cargo container comprises one or more than one connector side that is configured to face, in the assembled state, a complementary connector side of the at least one complementary cargo container to which it is connected,
A welding system that identifies connectivity of components, comprising: a power source that generates and delivers power to at least one wire feeder or to a welding consumable within an electric arc weld operation; the least one wire feeder connected to the power source, which delivers the welding consumable to a weld location; and an output component associated with the power source or wire feeder; characterized by an input component , associated with the wire feeder or power source, which initiates a data transmission; and in that the output component generates a notification based at least in part upon the data transmission initiated by the input component to identify connectivity of the wire feeder and the power source. a power source that generates and delivers power to at least one wire feeder or to a welding consumable within an electric arc weld operation; the least one wire feeder connected to the power source, which delivers the welding consumable to a weld location; and an output component associated with the power source or wire feeder; characterized by an input component , associated with the wire feeder or power source, which initiates a data transmission; and in that the output component generates a notification based at least in part upon the data transmission initiated by the input component to identify connectivity of the wire feeder and the power source.
A method for reducing drag, comprising: forming smooth surfaces on a plurality of first portions of a physical object ; forming periodic riblets on a plurality of second portions of the physical object , wherein: each riblet of the periodic riblets is the same length; the smooth surface of each of the plurality of first portions of the physical object is the same length as the periodic riblets ; adjacent first portions of smooth surfaces and second portions of riblets form an intermittent repeating riblet pattern along a predetermined length of the physical object and along a predetermined direction of flow; and further wherein each riblet of the periodic riblets of the plurality of second portions of the physical object is depressed below a plane of the smooth surface of the plurality of first portions of the physical object ; generating a flow over the periodic riblets of the plurality of second portions of the physical object and over the smooth surface of the plurality of first portions of the physical object , wherein a length of each riblet of the periodic riblets runs parallel to the direction of the flow. forming smooth surfaces on a plurality of first portions of a physical object ; forming periodic riblets on a plurality of second portions of the physical object , wherein: each riblet of the periodic riblets is the same length; the smooth surface of each of the plurality of first portions of the physical object is the same length as the periodic riblets ; adjacent first portions of smooth surfaces and second portions of riblets form an intermittent repeating riblet pattern along a predetermined length of the physical object and along a predetermined direction of flow; and further wherein each riblet of the periodic riblets of the plurality of second portions of the physical object is depressed below a plane of the smooth surface of the plurality of first portions of the physical object ; generating a flow over the periodic riblets of the plurality of second portions of the physical object and over the smooth surface of the plurality of first portions of the physical object , wherein a length of each riblet of the periodic riblets runs parallel to the direction of the flow. each riblet of the periodic riblets is the same length; the smooth surface of each of the plurality of first portions of the physical object is the same length as the periodic riblets ; adjacent first portions of smooth surfaces and second portions of riblets form an intermittent repeating riblet pattern along a predetermined length of the physical object and along a predetermined direction of flow; and further wherein each riblet of the periodic riblets of the plurality of second portions of the physical object is depressed below a plane of the smooth surface of the plurality of first portions of the physical object ; generating a flow over the periodic riblets of the plurality of second portions of the physical object and over the smooth surface of the plurality of first portions of the physical object , wherein a length of each riblet of the periodic riblets runs parallel to the direction of the flow.
A stove , using biomass pellets as fuels, comprising: a stove body that includes a firebox ; at least one hopper for storing fuels; and at least one feed tube extending between the at least one hopper and the firebox; and at least one control lever disposed on the at least one feed tube; wherein, fuels within the at least one hopper are prevented from entering the firebox along the at least one feed tube when the at least one control lever is in a first position, and fuels within the at least one hopper enter the firebox along the at least one feed tube under gravity when the at least one control lever is in a second position, wherein said at least one control lever is disposed laterally on the at least one feed tube, and the at least one control lever includes a fork having a plurality of tines extending from a first side of the at least one control lever and movable respectively out of and into an intersection portion of the feed tube, characterized in that the fork is movable along a lateral direction of the feed tube, and the at least one control lever includes a handle portion for being gripped by a user of the stove for lifting and/or moving the stove. a stove body that includes a firebox ; at least one hopper for storing fuels; and at least one feed tube extending between the at least one hopper and the firebox; and at least one control lever disposed on the at least one feed tube; wherein, fuels within the at least one hopper are prevented from entering the firebox along the at least one feed tube when the at least one control lever is in a first position, and fuels within the at least one hopper enter the firebox along the at least one feed tube under gravity when the at least one control lever is in a second position, wherein said at least one control lever is disposed laterally on the at least one feed tube, and the at least one control lever includes a fork having a plurality of tines extending from a first side of the at least one control lever and movable respectively out of and into an intersection portion of the feed tube, characterized in that the fork is movable along a lateral direction of the feed tube, and the at least one control lever includes a handle portion for being gripped by a user of the stove for lifting and/or moving the stove.
A method of stopping an autonomous vehicle to pick up or drop off a passenger at a location, the method comprising: causing maneuvering , by one or more processors, an autonomous vehicle towards the location; estimating , by the one or more processors, an amount of time for the passenger to enter or exit the autonomous vehicle; once the autonomous vehicle is a predetermined distance from the location, determining , by the one or more processors, a set of possible places to stop the autonomous vehicle; for each place of the set of possible places, determining a corresponding threshold amount of time the autonomous vehicle can stop without substantially impeding other traffic, wherein the corresponding threshold amount of time is based on current traffic conditions; for each place of the set of possible places, comparing , by the one or more processors, the estimated amount of time to the corresponding threshold amount of time; filtering the set of possible places based on the comparisons to remove places from the set of possible places when the estimated amount of time is greater than the corresponding threshold amount of time; identifying , by the one or more processors, a particular one of the set of possible places based on the comparisons and the filtering; and causing stopping , by the one or more processors, of the autonomous vehicle at the particular one to allow the passenger to enter or exit the autonomous vehicle. causing maneuvering , by one or more processors, an autonomous vehicle towards the location; estimating , by the one or more processors, an amount of time for the passenger to enter or exit the autonomous vehicle; once the autonomous vehicle is a predetermined distance from the location, determining , by the one or more processors, a set of possible places to stop the autonomous vehicle; for each place of the set of possible places, determining a corresponding threshold amount of time the autonomous vehicle can stop without substantially impeding other traffic, wherein the corresponding threshold amount of time is based on current traffic conditions; for each place of the set of possible places, comparing , by the one or more processors, the estimated amount of time to the corresponding threshold amount of time; filtering the set of possible places based on the comparisons to remove places from the set of possible places when the estimated amount of time is greater than the corresponding threshold amount of time; identifying , by the one or more processors, a particular one of the set of possible places based on the comparisons and the filtering; and causing stopping , by the one or more processors, of the autonomous vehicle at the particular one to allow the passenger to enter or exit the autonomous vehicle.
A closing device for closing an opening delimited by a wave of a tile, the device being monolithic and taking the form of a closing plate , characterized in that the closing plate comprises a foldable cutout portion for transitioning from a flat position integrated within the plane of the plate , where the plate is capable of being fixed to a gutter board, to a folded position in a hook shape capable of being hooked onto an edge of the tile , in counter support with an upper portion of the closing plate .
A method of reducing the amount of one or more solutes in an aqueous mixture to produce a liquid with an altered ratio of the concentration of one or more solutes relative to the concentration of one or more other solutes; the method comprising: (a) contacting a first face of a graphene oxide laminate membrane with the aqueous mixture comprising the solutes; and (b) recovering the liquid having the altered concentration ratio from or downstream from a second face of the membrane; wherein the graphene oxide laminate membrane has a thickness greater than 100 nm and wherein the graphene oxide flakes of which the laminate is comprised have an average oxygen:carbon weight ratio in the range of from 0.3:1.0 to 0.4:1.0. (a) contacting a first face of a graphene oxide laminate membrane with the aqueous mixture comprising the solutes; and (b) recovering the liquid having the altered concentration ratio from or downstream from a second face of the membrane;
A switchgear comprising: an arc optical sensor configured to detect an arc fault, a relay configured to determine an occurrence or non-occurrence of a fault current by receiving an arc signal detected by the arc optical sensor , and an arc eliminator configured to earth a bus bar of the switchgear upon occurrence of an arc fault on the bus bar in response to an operating signal with respect to the fault current, wherein the arc eliminator is coupled to a cradle conveyer to be horizontally movable back and forth within the switchgear so as to be located at a test position or a service position, characterized in: that the switchgear has a riser panel structure comprising an upstream bus bar and a downstream bus bar , and that the arc eliminator is connected between the upstream bus bar and the downstream bus bar . an arc optical sensor configured to detect an arc fault, a relay configured to determine an occurrence or non-occurrence of a fault current by receiving an arc signal detected by the arc optical sensor , and an arc eliminator configured to earth a bus bar of the switchgear upon occurrence of an arc fault on the bus bar in response to an operating signal with respect to the fault current, wherein the arc eliminator is coupled to a cradle conveyer to be horizontally movable back and forth within the switchgear so as to be located at a test position or a service position, characterized in: that the switchgear has a riser panel structure comprising an upstream bus bar and a downstream bus bar , and that the arc eliminator is connected between the upstream bus bar and the downstream bus bar . that the switchgear has a riser panel structure comprising an upstream bus bar and a downstream bus bar , and that the arc eliminator is connected between the upstream bus bar and the downstream bus bar .
An electronic device comprising: a housing ; a display viewed through a part of the housing ; a conductive coil ; a wireless charging circuit electrically connected to the conductive coil ; a sensor circuit electrically connected to the wireless charging circuit and the conductive coil ; and a processor operatively connected with the display , the wireless charging circuit and the sensor circuit , characterised in that the sensor circuit is configured to: receive at least one analog ping signal for wireless charging from an external electronic device, through the conductive coil, and identify a wireless charging status of the electronic device based on the number and a strength of the analog ping signals received for a reference time, wherein, if the number of the analog ping signals received for the reference time exceeds a first threshold and the strength of the analog ping signals received for the reference time exceeds a second threshold, the sensor circuit is configured to determine that the electronic device is abnormally mounted on the external electronic device. a housing ; a display viewed through a part of the housing ; a conductive coil ; a wireless charging circuit electrically connected to the conductive coil ; a sensor circuit electrically connected to the wireless charging circuit and the conductive coil ; and a processor operatively connected with the display , the wireless charging circuit and the sensor circuit , characterised in that the sensor circuit is configured to: receive at least one analog ping signal for wireless charging from an external electronic device, through the conductive coil, and identify a wireless charging status of the electronic device based on the number and a strength of the analog ping signals received for a reference time, wherein, if the number of the analog ping signals received for the reference time exceeds a first threshold and the strength of the analog ping signals received for the reference time exceeds a second threshold, the sensor circuit is configured to determine that the electronic device is abnormally mounted on the external electronic device.