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A computer implemented method for determining a two-point size of a workpiece , the method comprising the following steps: receiving a set of measuring points of the workpiece obtained from a helix-measurement of the workpiece , the helix-measurement measuring the workpiece along a path having a substantially helical trajectory; determining a longitudinal axis (L) of the workpiece based on the set of measuring points ; projecting at least a part of the set of measuring points into a projection plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L) to obtain a set of projection points; and determining a two-point size of the workpiece based on the projection points, wherein the two-point size is a distance between two points of the surface of the workpiece opposed to each other with respect to the longitudinal axis of the workpiece. receiving a set of measuring points of the workpiece obtained from a helix-measurement of the workpiece , the helix-measurement measuring the workpiece along a path having a substantially helical trajectory; determining a longitudinal axis (L) of the workpiece based on the set of measuring points ; projecting at least a part of the set of measuring points into a projection plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis (L) to obtain a set of projection points; and determining a two-point size of the workpiece based on the projection points, wherein the two-point size is a distance between two points of the surface of the workpiece opposed to each other with respect to the longitudinal axis of the workpiece.
Method for obtaining an implantable plate for healing a fractured joint of a patient, comprising the steps of: 1) providing a 3D representation of a bone structure in a zone around a joint fracture, the zone comprising all fragments of broken or ruptured bones and at least the ends of unbroken bones which form part of the fractured joint; 2) automatically identifying different bone fragments within said 3D representation; 3) simulating a reduction of said bone fragments into a full joint; 4) automatically calculating optimal parameter values for an implantable plate; 5) obtaining the implantable plate taking into account the calculated parameter values, whereby in step 3, the reduction is simulated by automatedly fitting positions and orientations of said bone fragments to a 3D representation of a healthy joint of said patient, and wherein all bone fragments which need to be directly fixated to the implantable plate are identified on the basis of the identification of the bone fragments in step 2 and/or on the basis of the simulation of the reduction in step 3, characterized in that in step 2, all different bone fragments comprising a size of at least a predefined limit size in the zone around the joint fracture are identified. 1) providing a 3D representation of a bone structure in a zone around a joint fracture, the zone comprising all fragments of broken or ruptured bones and at least the ends of unbroken bones which form part of the fractured joint; 2) automatically identifying different bone fragments within said 3D representation; 3) simulating a reduction of said bone fragments into a full joint; 4) automatically calculating optimal parameter values for an implantable plate; 5) obtaining the implantable plate taking into account the calculated parameter values,
An image forming apparatus including a controller and an image forming unit , the controller having a plurality of startup modes including a first startup mode and a second startup mode as startup modes for the controller, the second startup mode being configured in such a way that a startup time period of the controller in the second startup mode is shorter than a startup time period of the controller in the first startup mode, the apparatus comprising: setting means for setting either one startup mode from the plurality of startup modes in accordance with an instruction from a user; first control means for starting up the controller in the startup mode that is set by the setting means, when the image forming apparatus is to be started up; and characterized by : second control means for, when the image forming apparatus is to be started up, starting up the image forming unit by performing first predetermined initialization processes which include predetermined initialization operations on a device of the image forming unit in the case where the first startup mode for the controller is set by the setting means, and when the image forming apparatus is to be started up, starting up the image forming unit by performing second predetermined initialization processes which do not include some or all predetermined initialization operations on the device of the image forming unit in accordance with the startup time period for the controller and which take shorter time to initialize the image forming unit than the first predetermined initialization processes, in the case where the second startup mode for the controller is set by the setting means. setting means for setting either one startup mode from the plurality of startup modes in accordance with an instruction from a user; first control means for starting up the controller in the startup mode that is set by the setting means, when the image forming apparatus is to be started up; and characterized by : second control means for, when the image forming apparatus is to be started up, starting up the image forming unit by performing first predetermined initialization processes which include predetermined initialization operations on a device of the image forming unit in the case where the first startup mode for the controller is set by the setting means, and when the image forming apparatus is to be started up, starting up the image forming unit by performing second predetermined initialization processes which do not include some or all predetermined initialization operations on the device of the image forming unit in accordance with the startup time period for the controller and which take shorter time to initialize the image forming unit than the first predetermined initialization processes, in the case where the second startup mode for the controller is set by the setting means.
A brake device for a vehicle with handle bars where either one of a front wheel brake and a rear wheel brake is formed of a hydraulic brake and the other brake is formed of a mechanical brake, the hydraulic brake is operated singly by operating a first brake operator by means of a master cylinder unit formed by combining a hydraulic master cylinder and a lever mechanism , the hydraulic brake and the mechanical brake are operated in an interlocking manner by operating a second brake operator by means of the master cylinder unit , the lever mechanism includes a first rotary lever , a second rotary lever , a knocker and an equalizer lever , a first brake connecting means connected to the first brake operator is connected to the first rotary lever , a piston of the hydraulic master cylinder is operated by operating the first brake operator by means of the knocker which the first rotary lever moves by pushing thus singly operating the hydraulic brake, a second brake connecting means connected to the second brake operator , a mechanical brake side connecting means connected to the mechanical brake and the second rotary lever are connected to the equalizer lever , the mechanical brake side connecting means is towed by operating the second brake operator by means of the equalizer lever thus operating the mechanical brake, and the equalizer lever rotates the second rotary lever so that the piston of the hydraulic master cylinder is operated by means of the knocker which the second rotary lever moves by pushing thus operating the hydraulic brake in an interlocking manner with the operation of the mechanical brake, wherein a guide portion which guides the mechanical brake side connecting means toward the equalizer lever is mounted on a cylinder body of the hydraulic master cylinder in a projecting manner, a second rotary lever contact surface brought into contact with the second rotary lever is formed on a cylinder body center axis side of the guide portion , the second rotary lever is biased so as to rotate in a non-operating direction about a fixing pin which forms a rotational fulcrum due to a repulsive force of a delay spring disposed between the second rotary lever and the cylinder body , and a guide portion contact surface which sets an initial position of the second rotary lever by being brought into contact with the second rotary lever contact surface is formed on the second rotary lever .
A manual park release device comprising: a bracket ; and a lever pivotably connected to the bracket at a pivot point and configured to rotate about the pivot point in response to a pull of the lever in a pulling direction, such that a first lever position corresponds to a park range of a transmission, and a second lever position corresponds to an out-of-park range of the transmission; characterized by a pin protruding outwardly from the bracket ; a channel formed in a body of the lever on a side of the lever toward which the pin protrudes, such that the pin interfaces with the channel and is movable in the channel when the lever rotates about the pivot point, wherein the channel is configured to retain the pin at a first channel position and at a second channel position , the lever is positioned in the first lever position when the pin is retained at the first channel position , and the lever is positioned in the second lever position when the pin is retained at the second channel position , the channel includes a first channel path from the first channel position to the second channel position and a second channel path differing from the first channel path from the second channel position to the first channel position , and a first pull of the lever in the pulling direction causes the pin to move along one of the first channel path and the second channel path, and a second pull of the lever in the pulling direction causes the pin to move along the other of the first channel path and the second channel path. a bracket ; and a lever pivotably connected to the bracket at a pivot point and configured to rotate about the pivot point in response to a pull of the lever in a pulling direction, such that a first lever position corresponds to a park range of a transmission, and a second lever position corresponds to an out-of-park range of the transmission; characterized by a pin protruding outwardly from the bracket ; a channel formed in a body of the lever on a side of the lever toward which the pin protrudes, such that the pin interfaces with the channel and is movable in the channel when the lever rotates about the pivot point, wherein the channel is configured to retain the pin at a first channel position and at a second channel position , the lever is positioned in the first lever position when the pin is retained at the first channel position , and the lever is positioned in the second lever position when the pin is retained at the second channel position , the channel includes a first channel path from the first channel position to the second channel position and a second channel path differing from the first channel path from the second channel position to the first channel position , and a first pull of the lever in the pulling direction causes the pin to move along one of the first channel path and the second channel path, and a second pull of the lever in the pulling direction causes the pin to move along the other of the first channel path and the second channel path.
An antifouling composite coating film comprising a stack comprising an epoxy resin-based coating film (P) formed from an epoxy resin-based coating composition (p) and an antifouling coating film (Q) formed from a hydrolyzable antifouling coating composition (q), wherein the epoxy resin-based coating composition (p) comprises 100 parts by mass of a bisphenol-type epoxy resin (p-1), 5 to 40 parts by mass of a vinyl-based copolymer (p-2 , and 10 to 80 parts by mass of an amine-based curing agent (p-3), wherein the hydrolyzable antifouling coating composition (q) comprises (A) a hydrolyzable copolymer including a structural unit derived from triisopropylsilyl methacrylate (i), a structural unit derived from 2-methoxyethyl (meth)acrylate (ii), and a structural unit derived from a polymerizable monomer (iii) having a polymerizable double bond with the proviso that triisopropylsilyl methacrylate and 2-methoxyethyl (meth)acrylate are excluded, and (B) a rosin and/or a monocarboxylic acid compound, wherein the 2-methoxyethyl (meth)acrylate (ii) comprises 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate, and wherein the ratio of the mass of the structural units to the total mass of the structural units , and is 10/100 to 30/100. wherein the epoxy resin-based coating composition (p) comprises 100 parts by mass of a bisphenol-type epoxy resin (p-1), 5 to 40 parts by mass of a vinyl-based copolymer (p-2 , and 10 to 80 parts by mass of an amine-based curing agent (p-3), wherein the hydrolyzable antifouling coating composition (q) comprises (A) a hydrolyzable copolymer including a structural unit derived from triisopropylsilyl methacrylate (i), a structural unit derived from 2-methoxyethyl (meth)acrylate (ii), and a structural unit derived from a polymerizable monomer (iii) having a polymerizable double bond with the proviso that triisopropylsilyl methacrylate and 2-methoxyethyl (meth)acrylate are excluded, and (B) a rosin and/or a monocarboxylic acid compound, wherein the 2-methoxyethyl (meth)acrylate (ii) comprises 2-methoxyethyl methacrylate, and wherein the ratio of the mass of the structural units to the total mass of the structural units , and is 10/100 to 30/100.
A molten fuel reactor comprising: a reactor core defined at least partially by an upper reflector , a lower reflector , and at least one side reflector , wherein the reactor core is substantially a right-circular cylinder shape, and wherein the reactor core has a longitudinal axis and an inner diameter ; at least one inlet configured to channel fuel salt into the reactor core; at least one outlet configured to channel fuel salt out of the reactor core, wherein the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet at least partially define a flow loop of fuel salt with respect to the reactor core; and an orifice ring plate disposed within the reactor core and proximate the at least one inlet, wherein the orifice ring plate is configured to condition a flow of fuel salt entering the reactor core from the at least one inlet, wherein the orifice ring plate forms a continuous ring and extends circumferentially about the longitudinal axis and has a height defined in a direction along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the orifice ring plate includes a plurality of radial apertures configured to allow the flow of fuel salt therethrough. a reactor core defined at least partially by an upper reflector , a lower reflector , and at least one side reflector , wherein the reactor core is substantially a right-circular cylinder shape, and wherein the reactor core has a longitudinal axis and an inner diameter ; at least one inlet configured to channel fuel salt into the reactor core; at least one outlet configured to channel fuel salt out of the reactor core, wherein the at least one inlet and the at least one outlet at least partially define a flow loop of fuel salt with respect to the reactor core; and an orifice ring plate disposed within the reactor core and proximate the at least one inlet, wherein the orifice ring plate is configured to condition a flow of fuel salt entering the reactor core from the at least one inlet, wherein the orifice ring plate forms a continuous ring and extends circumferentially about the longitudinal axis and has a height defined in a direction along the longitudinal axis, and wherein the orifice ring plate includes a plurality of radial apertures configured to allow the flow of fuel salt therethrough.
A photovoltaic device comprising a stack of layers subsequently including a first electrode layer , a photovoltaic layer , a charge carrier transport layer forming an intermediate layer and a second electrode layer , the photovoltaic device having a plurality of mutually subsequent photovoltaic device cells (1A, ..., 1F) arranged in a first direction (D1), each pair of a photovoltaic cell and a subsequent photovoltaic cell being serially connected in an interface region , the interface region comprising an elongate region (R0) that partitions the first electrode layer into first electrode layer portions , a first elongate region (R1) that partitions the photovoltaic layer into photovoltaic layer portions , a second elongate region (R2) that partitions the intermediate layer into intermediate layer portions and a third elongate region (R3) that partitions the second electrode layer into second electrode layer portions , characterized in that the second elongate region (R2) extends within the first elongate region (R1), wherein lateral boundaries of the second elongate region (R2) are distinct from those of the first elongate region (R1).
A light modulating device comprising: a metal layer ; a variable resistance material layer above the metal layer, wherein a resistance of the variable resistance material layer varies depending on a voltage applied thereto; and a meta surface layer (MS) above the variable resistance material layer, the meta surface layer comprising a nano structure comprising a conductive material and having a sub-wavelength dimension; characterized in that : the variable resistance material layer comprises a material that forms conductive nano-filaments by a voltage applied thereto; or the variable resistance material layer comprises MO x , where x is real number, and where M is Ni, Ta, Ni, Hf, Fe, W, Mn, or Co, wherein a low resistance region comprising M and a high resistance region comprising MO x are formed in the variable resistance material layer by a voltage applied thereto, and wherein the area of the low resistance region is controllable by the voltage applied thereto. a metal layer ; a variable resistance material layer above the metal layer, wherein a resistance of the variable resistance material layer varies depending on a voltage applied thereto; and a meta surface layer (MS) above the variable resistance material layer, the meta surface layer comprising a nano structure comprising a conductive material and having a sub-wavelength dimension; characterized in that : the variable resistance material layer comprises a material that forms conductive nano-filaments by a voltage applied thereto; or the variable resistance material layer comprises MO x , where x is real number, and where M is Ni, Ta, Ni, Hf, Fe, W, Mn, or Co, wherein a low resistance region comprising M and a high resistance region comprising MO x are formed in the variable resistance material layer by a voltage applied thereto, and wherein the area of the low resistance region is controllable by the voltage applied thereto. the variable resistance material layer comprises a material that forms conductive nano-filaments by a voltage applied thereto; or the variable resistance material layer comprises MO x , where x is real number, and where M is Ni, Ta, Ni, Hf, Fe, W, Mn, or Co, wherein a low resistance region comprising M and a high resistance region comprising MO x are formed in the variable resistance material layer by a voltage applied thereto, and wherein the area of the low resistance region is controllable by the voltage applied thereto.
A surgical dissection tool for cutting bone and other tissue, comprising: - a shank ; and - a cutting head extending from the shank , the cutting head and the shank having a central longitudinal axis , the cutting head having an outer surface with an odd number of flutes formed therein, each flute comprising: i) a helix-shaped rake surface having a leading portion and a trailing portion and intersecting the outer surface to form a cutting edge ; ii) a relief surface opposite the rake surface ; and iii) a leading angled surface extending from the relief surface to a distal end portion of the outer surface ; wherein the helix-shaped rake surface increases shearing action during a bone-cutting procedure. - a shank ; and - a cutting head extending from the shank , the cutting head and the shank having a central longitudinal axis , the cutting head having an outer surface with an odd number of flutes formed therein, each flute comprising: i) a helix-shaped rake surface having a leading portion and a trailing portion and intersecting the outer surface to form a cutting edge ; ii) a relief surface opposite the rake surface ; and iii) a leading angled surface extending from the relief surface to a distal end portion of the outer surface ; wherein the helix-shaped rake surface increases shearing action during a bone-cutting procedure. i) a helix-shaped rake surface having a leading portion and a trailing portion and intersecting the outer surface to form a cutting edge ; ii) a relief surface opposite the rake surface ; and iii) a leading angled surface extending from the relief surface to a distal end portion of the outer surface ;
An apparatus for generating truly random numbers , comprising: a container that is at least partially filled with a fluid; one or more objects suspended freely in the fluid; one or more cameras configured to capture one or more images of the one or more objects ; and a random number generation circuit coupled to the one or more cameras , wherein the random number generation circuit is configured to generate random numbers based on the one or more images captured by the one or more cameras ; characterized in that : the apparatus further comprises one or more agitators configured to stir the fluid; when the one or more agitators stir the fluid, the one or more objects move freely in the fluid in the container . a container that is at least partially filled with a fluid; one or more objects suspended freely in the fluid; one or more cameras configured to capture one or more images of the one or more objects ; and a random number generation circuit coupled to the one or more cameras , wherein the random number generation circuit is configured to generate random numbers based on the one or more images captured by the one or more cameras ; characterized in that : the apparatus further comprises one or more agitators configured to stir the fluid; when the one or more agitators stir the fluid, the one or more objects move freely in the fluid in the container . the apparatus further comprises one or more agitators configured to stir the fluid; when the one or more agitators stir the fluid, the one or more objects move freely in the fluid in the container .