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Product conveying device for an automatic dispenser comprising: a supporting element , configured to support the product being delivered; a thrusting element slidingly connected on guiding means to the supporting element , at least one pair of worm screws , counter-rotating with synchronous movement, rotatably connected to the supporting element and to the thrusting element , to advance said thrusting element along the guiding means in order to thrust the product towards a terminal end (A) of the supporting element , to make it fall towards an outlet mouth from the automatic dispenser, wherein the thrusting element is engaged in the worm screws in order to be advanced along the guiding means by a rotation of the screws, the thrusting element comprising a seat configured to be coupled with the screws , engaging the threads of the worm screws in order to advance the thrusting element along the guiding means , characterized in that the thrusting element is removable or liftable, to move it away from the screws and bring it back to its starting position, to load again the products in the dispenser, the guiding means comprising a slider sliding on a guide obtained in the supporting element the slider connected to the thrusting element with a locking screw which can be slackened to allow moving away the thrusting element from the guide . wherein the thrusting element is engaged in the worm screws in order to be advanced along the guiding means by a rotation of the screws, the thrusting element comprising a seat configured to be coupled with the screws , engaging the threads of the worm screws in order to advance the thrusting element along the guiding means , characterized in that the thrusting element is removable or liftable, to move it away from the screws and bring it back to its starting position, to load again the products in the dispenser, the guiding means comprising a slider sliding on a guide obtained in the supporting element the slider connected to the thrusting element with a locking screw which can be slackened to allow moving away the thrusting element from the guide .
A coating composition having an emulsion polymerized latex that is a reaction product of a method comprising: providing a first-stage copolymer having step-growth-functional groups, wherein the ethylenically-unsaturated step-growth-functional groups constitute greater than 5% of the monomers polymerized to make the first-stage copolymer; grafting a linkage monomer to one of the step-growth-functional groups to provide a pendant linkage group; and emulsion polymerizing a plurality of second-stage monomers in the presence of the first-stage copolymer to form a second-stage copolymer and to link the second-stage copolymer to the first-stage copolymer with a linkage derived from the pendant linkage group. providing a first-stage copolymer having step-growth-functional groups, wherein the ethylenically-unsaturated step-growth-functional groups constitute greater than 5% of the monomers polymerized to make the first-stage copolymer; grafting a linkage monomer to one of the step-growth-functional groups to provide a pendant linkage group; and emulsion polymerizing a plurality of second-stage monomers in the presence of the first-stage copolymer to form a second-stage copolymer and to link the second-stage copolymer to the first-stage copolymer with a linkage derived from the pendant linkage group.
A laundry product comprising: 50 to 95 wt. % polyethylene glycol, having a molecular weight of 2 000 to 30 000 and free oil perfume comprising phenolic aldehyde, characterised in that the composition further comprises at least 1 wt. % of starch.
A hexagonal boron nitride powder having: an average longer diameter (L) of primary particles in the hexagonal boron nitride powder of more than 10.0 μm and 30.0 μm or less; an average thickness (D) of the primary particles in the hexagonal boron nitride powder of 1.0 μm or more; a ratio of the average longer diameter (L) to the average thickness (D), [L/D], of 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less; and a content of primary particles having a ratio of a longer diameter (l) to a thickness (d), [l/d], of 3.0 or more and 5.0 or less of 25% or more; wherein the hexagonal boron nitride powder comprises an aggregate of two or more primary particles, and when the hexagonal boron nitride powder is put through a sieve having an opening of 106 μm, the hexagonal boron nitride powder passing through the sieve has a 50% volume cumulative particle size D 50 of 25 μm or more and 100 μm or less, and a dispersion liquid obtained by dispersing in water the hexagonal boron nitride powder passing through the sieve has a 50% volume cumulative particle size D 50 of 50 μm or less after the dispersion liquid is subjected to an ultrasonic treatment for 3 minutes.
A honeycomb-type metal substrate formed by alternately layering a metal flat foil and a metal corrugated foil , a plurality of holes being formed in the metal flat foil and the metal corrugated foil , a burr having a small height being formed on an edge of each hole , among the metal flat foil and the metal corrugated foil , at least surfaces of the burrs are covered with an oxide coating film containing α-alumina, characterized in that , when a triangle is drawn by connecting the centers of three adjacent holes with lines and an area inside the triangle is defined as an entire area, and areas of parts where the triangle overlaps with the holes are defined as hole areas, a ratio of the hole areas to the entire area is defined as an aperture ratio R, an average hole diameter of the plurality of holes is defined as D, and an average height of the burrs is defined as L, the following expressions to are satisfied 0.2 mm ≤ D ≤ 4.0 mm 5 % ≤ R ≤ 70 % 0.1 μ m ≤ L ≤ 30 μm a plurality of holes being formed in the metal flat foil and the metal corrugated foil , a burr having a small height being formed on an edge of each hole , among the metal flat foil and the metal corrugated foil , at least surfaces of the burrs are covered with an oxide coating film containing α-alumina, characterized in that , when a triangle is drawn by connecting the centers of three adjacent holes with lines and an area inside the triangle is defined as an entire area, and areas of parts where the triangle overlaps with the holes are defined as hole areas, a ratio of the hole areas to the entire area is defined as an aperture ratio R, an average hole diameter of the plurality of holes is defined as D, and an average height of the burrs is defined as L, the following expressions to are satisfied 0.2 mm ≤ D ≤ 4.0 mm 5 % ≤ R ≤ 70 % 0.1 μ m ≤ L ≤ 30 μm
A device-to-device (D2D) content providing method for a device to receive the content from another device storing all or a part of the content, the method comprising steps of: at the device : creating a neighboring device list by discovering at least one connectible neighboring device; transmitting to a communication control server which is configured to register and manage information about devices participating in the D2D communication 1 and to control the transmission of content between the devices participating in the D2D communication 2 : the neighboring device list and information about an available communication interface of the device, and a content possession list, which is a list of one or more contents possessed by the device ; receiving identification information about one or more optimal 3 content providing device specified by the communication control server from among neighboring devices contained in the neighboring device list, based on the information about the communication interface and as a response to a request for D2D communication regarding specific content 4 ; and requesting the content to the one or more optimal content providing device and receiving the content from the one or more optimal content providing device. at the device : creating a neighboring device list by discovering at least one connectible neighboring device; transmitting to a communication control server which is configured to register and manage information about devices participating in the D2D communication 1 and to control the transmission of content between the devices participating in the D2D communication 2 : the neighboring device list and information about an available communication interface of the device, and a content possession list, which is a list of one or more contents possessed by the device ; the neighboring device list and information about an available communication interface of the device, and a content possession list, which is a list of one or more contents possessed by the device ; receiving identification information about one or more optimal 3 content providing device specified by the communication control server from among neighboring devices contained in the neighboring device list, based on the information about the communication interface and as a response to a request for D2D communication regarding specific content 4 ; and requesting the content to the one or more optimal content providing device and receiving the content from the one or more optimal content providing device.
A method for color correction of an image in a processing device, the method comprising: obtaining an image; determining a Laplacian matrix of the image; obtaining a first region of the image, the first region being indicative of a part of the image to be color corrected; obtaining a second region of the image, wherein the second region corresponds to a background of the image; obtaining a first recoloring image based on the second region by adjusting a color value of at least a portion of the background; determining a first corrected image based on the Laplacian matrix and the first recoloring image, the first corrected image having the first region corrected; and obtaining and outputting an output image based on the first corrected image. obtaining an image; determining a Laplacian matrix of the image; obtaining a first region of the image, the first region being indicative of a part of the image to be color corrected; obtaining a second region of the image, wherein the second region corresponds to a background of the image; obtaining a first recoloring image based on the second region by adjusting a color value of at least a portion of the background; determining a first corrected image based on the Laplacian matrix and the first recoloring image, the first corrected image having the first region corrected; and obtaining and outputting an output image based on the first corrected image.
A pneumatic tire in which at least one main groove is formed in each tread portion on either side of a tire equator S to form a plurality of land portions , and a microgroove that extends in a width direction and closes at a time of grounding, and a crossing microgroove that crosses the microgroove and closes at the time of grounding, are formed in at least one of the land portions , such that block groups , each consisting of a plurality of blocks aligned along the microgroove , are arranged in the at least one of the land portions repeatedly in a circumferential direction, wherein widthwise sidewalls of blocks in a block group arranged adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction are displaced from each other along the microgroove by a distance L corresponding to from 1/3 to 1/2 of an arrangement pitch P of the blocks , the arrangement pitch P being the distance between the same points in blocks adjacent to each other in the width direction, and is a value measured along the existing direction of a microgroove , wherein a groove depth D of the microgroove and the crossing microgroove formed in the at least one of the land portions is larger than a groove depth F of a main groove that comes into contact with the land portion at a widthwise outer side.
An aluminum electrolytic bath having a continuous aluminum-frame anode with built-in conductors, comprising the aluminum-frame anode and a cathode located under the aluminum-frame anode, wherein the aluminum-frame anode includes an aluminum frame with a carbon material and the conductors arranged therein and a wall thickness of the aluminum frame is 0.1-5cm; a first holding frame and a second holding frame are arranged around the aluminum frame ; a plurality of vertically placed anode guide rods are respectively arranged between the first holding frame and the aluminum frame and between the second holding frame and the aluminum frame ; an anode beam bus is arranged at and connected to upper parts of the anode guide rods ; a shelling, blanking and exhausting mechanism is arranged around the aluminum frame .
An apparatus comprising: at least one processor ; and at least one memory including computer program instructions , the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, with the at least one processor , cause the apparatus at least to perform: determining an intensity of ambient light; determining whether the intensity of ambient light is above a threshold light intensity or below said threshold light intensity; if the intensity of ambient light is below said threshold light intensity, controlling a flash unit to provide light only over a time period (T 3 ) common to exposure time periods of the plurality of rows of image sensor elements of a rolling shutter image sensor array ; and if the intensity of ambient light is above said threshold light intensity, controlling the flash unit to provide light over a time period (T 1 ) that is substantially equal to the overall exposure time of all the sensor elements of the rolling shutter image sensor array . at least one processor ; and at least one memory including computer program instructions , the at least one memory and the computer program instructions configured to, with the at least one processor , cause the apparatus at least to perform: determining an intensity of ambient light; determining whether the intensity of ambient light is above a threshold light intensity or below said threshold light intensity; if the intensity of ambient light is below said threshold light intensity, controlling a flash unit to provide light only over a time period (T 3 ) common to exposure time periods of the plurality of rows of image sensor elements of a rolling shutter image sensor array ; and if the intensity of ambient light is above said threshold light intensity, controlling the flash unit to provide light over a time period (T 1 ) that is substantially equal to the overall exposure time of all the sensor elements of the rolling shutter image sensor array . determining an intensity of ambient light; determining whether the intensity of ambient light is above a threshold light intensity or below said threshold light intensity; if the intensity of ambient light is below said threshold light intensity, controlling a flash unit to provide light only over a time period (T 3 ) common to exposure time periods of the plurality of rows of image sensor elements of a rolling shutter image sensor array ; and if the intensity of ambient light is above said threshold light intensity, controlling the flash unit to provide light over a time period (T 1 ) that is substantially equal to the overall exposure time of all the sensor elements of the rolling shutter image sensor array .
A method of forming an asymmetric graphene oxide membrane suitable for the separation of molecules with a molecular weight in the range of 200-800 Da in a membrane separation process, wherein the membrane is prepared by a method of forming a film of a stabilised solution of discotic graphene oxide on a substrate surface, the method including: applying an amount of the solution of discotic graphene oxide in a nematic liquid crystalline state with a graphene oxide concentration of 16 mg/ml or greater to the substrate surface; drawing the solution through a rectangular channel defined by two opposing surfaces having a gap there between at a shear rate of from 1,000 to 10,000 per second determined according to the Navier-Stokes equation assuming that fluid flow is Newtonian as disclosed herein, wherein a first opposing surface of the channel is the substrate surface; and forming a film of the solution of aligned discotic graphene oxide having a thickness corresponding to a length of the gap; wherein the substrate is a porous substrate selected from the group consisting of polymers, metals, and ceramics, having pore sizes in the range of from 20 nm to 1000 nm; wherein the step of drawing the solution through the channel includes moving the two opposing surfaces relative to one another, a second opposing surface is an applicator surface of a coating apparatus selected from the group consisting of: a rod coater, a roll coater, a knife coater, a flexible applicator, a curtain coater, and a gravure coater. applying an amount of the solution of discotic graphene oxide in a nematic liquid crystalline state with a graphene oxide concentration of 16 mg/ml or greater to the substrate surface; drawing the solution through a rectangular channel defined by two opposing surfaces having a gap there between at a shear rate of from 1,000 to 10,000 per second determined according to the Navier-Stokes equation assuming that fluid flow is Newtonian as disclosed herein, wherein a first opposing surface of the channel is the substrate surface; and forming a film of the solution of aligned discotic graphene oxide having a thickness corresponding to a length of the gap; wherein the substrate is a porous substrate selected from the group consisting of polymers, metals, and ceramics, having pore sizes in the range of from 20 nm to 1000 nm; wherein the step of drawing the solution through the channel includes moving the two opposing surfaces relative to one another, a second opposing surface is an applicator surface of a coating apparatus selected from the group consisting of: a rod coater, a roll coater, a knife coater, a flexible applicator, a curtain coater, and a gravure coater.
Method of field joint coating, comprising the steps of: - providing two lengths of pipe coated with a thermoplastic polymeric material coating , preferably a thermo-insulating coating, wherein at least one end of each length of pipe is uncoated along a certain part of the length of pipe; - placing the ends against each other; - applying a girth weld to join the ends to form a pipeline coated with the coating and with a gap in the coating surrounding the girth weld; and - filling the gap in the coating with a coating, preferably a thermo-insulating coating, by placing in the gap a mixture of solid elements and a thermoplastic polymeric material in fluid state; and letting the thermoplastic polymeric material in fluid state solidify, wherein the method step of placing the mixture in the gap comprises: - providing the solid elements , which comprise polymeric material, and introducing the solid elements into the gap by - forming a stack of the solid elements or pre-bonding the solid elements into a pre-form while leaving interconnected spaces between the solid elements; and - forcing the thermoplastic material in fluid state through and into the interconnected spaces between the solid elements, thereby filling the volume of the interconnected spaces between the solid elements with the thermoplastic material in fluid state. - providing two lengths of pipe coated with a thermoplastic polymeric material coating , preferably a thermo-insulating coating, wherein at least one end of each length of pipe is uncoated along a certain part of the length of pipe; - placing the ends against each other; - applying a girth weld to join the ends to form a pipeline coated with the coating and with a gap in the coating surrounding the girth weld; and - filling the gap in the coating with a coating, preferably a thermo-insulating coating, by placing in the gap a mixture of solid elements and a thermoplastic polymeric material in fluid state; and letting the thermoplastic polymeric material in fluid state solidify, wherein the method step of placing the mixture in the gap comprises: - providing the solid elements , which comprise polymeric material, and introducing the solid elements into the gap by - forming a stack of the solid elements or pre-bonding the solid elements into a pre-form while leaving interconnected spaces between the solid elements; and - forcing the thermoplastic material in fluid state through and into the interconnected spaces between the solid elements, thereby filling the volume of the interconnected spaces between the solid elements with the thermoplastic material in fluid state. - providing the solid elements , which comprise polymeric material, and introducing the solid elements into the gap by - forming a stack of the solid elements or pre-bonding the solid elements into a pre-form while leaving interconnected spaces between the solid elements; and - forcing the thermoplastic material in fluid state through and into the interconnected spaces between the solid elements, thereby filling the volume of the interconnected spaces between the solid elements with the thermoplastic material in fluid state.
A tamper-evident closure for a container neck, the tamper-evident closure comprising: a first portion , and a second portion comprising a window through which a view of the first portion is visible; the second portion rotatable relative to the first portion upon first opening of the tamper-evident closure , in a first direction of rotation, from a first position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a first relative relation to a second position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a second relative relation; and rotation of the second portion relative to the first portion causes rotation of the window relative to the first portion , a first view of the first portion is visible through the window when the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in the first relative relation, and a second, different view of the first portion is visible through the window when the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in the second relative relation; characterized in that the closure further comprises a locking mechanism for irreversibly locking the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) in the second relative relation; whereby the view of the first portion through the window of the second portion is irreversibly changed during first opening of the tamper-evident closure . a first portion , and a second portion comprising a window through which a view of the first portion is visible; the second portion rotatable relative to the first portion upon first opening of the tamper-evident closure , in a first direction of rotation, from a first position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a first relative relation to a second position in which the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in a second relative relation; and rotation of the second portion relative to the first portion causes rotation of the window relative to the first portion , a first view of the first portion is visible through the window when the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in the first relative relation, and a second, different view of the first portion is visible through the window when the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) are in the second relative relation; characterized in that the closure further comprises a locking mechanism for irreversibly locking the first and second portions (105, 106; 102, 104) in the second relative relation; whereby the view of the first portion through the window of the second portion is irreversibly changed during first opening of the tamper-evident closure .