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An optically variable device for inclusion in or on a security document, such as a document of value, comprising a substrate having a transparent viewing region and a layer of optical interference structure material for selectively reflecting and transmitting incident light to generate an optically variable effect, the layer of optical interference structure material having a front side and a rear side, the device further comprising an absorbing layer comprising an at least partially light absorbing material on the rear side of the layer of optical interference structure material, such that, - when a region on the front side of the layer of optical interference structure material receives incident light and the device is viewed in reflected light, the absorbing layer is sufficiently opaque to absorb light that passes through the optical interference structure material and the optically variable effect is observable in reflected light; and - when the same region on the front side is viewed in transmitted light, the absorbing layer is sufficiently transparent to permit the passage of light with an intensity that exceeds the intensity of reflected light for the optically variable effect to be observable in transmitted light, characterised in that the absorbing layer is in the form of a screen. - when a region on the front side of the layer of optical interference structure material receives incident light and the device is viewed in reflected light, the absorbing layer is sufficiently opaque to absorb light that passes through the optical interference structure material and the optically variable effect is observable in reflected light; and - when the same region on the front side is viewed in transmitted light, the absorbing layer is sufficiently transparent to permit the passage of light with an intensity that exceeds the intensity of reflected light for the optically variable effect to be observable in transmitted light, characterised in that the absorbing layer is in the form of a screen.
A unit comprising: a part that is detachably attachable relative to an other unit, wherein the other unit includes an opening through which image forming powder is supplied from or received by the other unit, and a shutter configured to open and close the opening ; and a collecting member configured to collect the image forming powder falling from at least one of the opening and the shutter by making contact with the shutter when detaching the unit from the other unit, characterized in that the collecting member is made of a resilient material, wherein the collecting member , when attaching the unit to the other unit, makes contact with the shutter and is resiliently deformed in a direction opposite to a direction in which the unit is attached to the other unit, and wherein the collecting member , when detaching the unit from the other unit, is resiliently deformed while making contact with the shutter so as to return to its original state before the resilient deformation due to an elastic restoration force of the collecting member . a part that is detachably attachable relative to an other unit, wherein the other unit includes an opening through which image forming powder is supplied from or received by the other unit, and a shutter configured to open and close the opening ; and a collecting member configured to collect the image forming powder falling from at least one of the opening and the shutter by making contact with the shutter when detaching the unit from the other unit, characterized in that the collecting member is made of a resilient material, wherein the collecting member , when attaching the unit to the other unit, makes contact with the shutter and is resiliently deformed in a direction opposite to a direction in which the unit is attached to the other unit, and wherein the collecting member , when detaching the unit from the other unit, is resiliently deformed while making contact with the shutter so as to return to its original state before the resilient deformation due to an elastic restoration force of the collecting member .
A microphone state display method comprising: receiving a mute-on or a mute-off operation by each of a plurality of microphones ; displaying a state of a microphone that has received the mute-off operation as a first state on a display ; when receiving the mute-on operation, in a case in which at least one microphone among the plurality of microphones is in a mute-off state, displaying a state of a microphone that has received the mute-on operation as a second state on the display ; and when receiving the mute-on operation, in a case in which all of the plurality of microphones are in a mute-on state, displaying the state of a microphone that has received the mute-on operation as a third state on the display . receiving a mute-on or a mute-off operation by each of a plurality of microphones ; displaying a state of a microphone that has received the mute-off operation as a first state on a display ; when receiving the mute-on operation, in a case in which at least one microphone among the plurality of microphones is in a mute-off state, displaying a state of a microphone that has received the mute-on operation as a second state on the display ; and when receiving the mute-on operation, in a case in which all of the plurality of microphones are in a mute-on state, displaying the state of a microphone that has received the mute-on operation as a third state on the display .
A razor assembly , comprising: a razor cartridge including at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge and a blade housing configured to receive the at least one shaving blade in a longitudinal direction; a razor handle connected to the razor cartridge and configured to be rotatable about a first rotational axis parallel to the longitudinal direction within a predetermined rotation range; and a recovering force-providing unit configured to provide the razor cartridge having been rotated about the first rotational axis from a rest position with a recovering force for returning the razor cartridge to the rest position, wherein the predetermined rotation range comprises: a first pivot section spanning from the rest position to a first angle, and a second pivot section spanning from the first angle to a second angle greater than the first angle, and wherein the recovering force increases as the razor cartridge rotates with an increasing rotational angle, the recovering force increasing at an increasing rate that differs between the first pivot section and the second pivot section, characterized in that the increasing rate of the recovering force according to the increasing rotational angle of the razor cartridge is greater in the second pivot section than in the first pivot section. a razor cartridge including at least one shaving blade having a cutting edge and a blade housing configured to receive the at least one shaving blade in a longitudinal direction; a razor handle connected to the razor cartridge and configured to be rotatable about a first rotational axis parallel to the longitudinal direction within a predetermined rotation range; and a recovering force-providing unit configured to provide the razor cartridge having been rotated about the first rotational axis from a rest position with a recovering force for returning the razor cartridge to the rest position, wherein the predetermined rotation range comprises: a first pivot section spanning from the rest position to a first angle, and a second pivot section spanning from the first angle to a second angle greater than the first angle, and a first pivot section spanning from the rest position to a first angle, and a second pivot section spanning from the first angle to a second angle greater than the first angle, and wherein the recovering force increases as the razor cartridge rotates with an increasing rotational angle, the recovering force increasing at an increasing rate that differs between the first pivot section and the second pivot section, characterized in that the increasing rate of the recovering force according to the increasing rotational angle of the razor cartridge is greater in the second pivot section than in the first pivot section.
A contact sensitive device for transmitting a tactile feedback to a user, comprising: an electroactive layer ; a plurality of first electrodes on one surface of the electroactive layer ; one or more second electrodes on another surface of the electroactive layer ; a bonding layer on the one surface of the electroactive layer , the bonding layer including a first part corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes and a second part excluding the first part , wherein an elastic modulus of the first part is higher than an elastic modulus of the second part , and wherein the first part and the second part are one continuous layer. an electroactive layer ; a plurality of first electrodes on one surface of the electroactive layer ; one or more second electrodes on another surface of the electroactive layer ; a bonding layer on the one surface of the electroactive layer , the bonding layer including a first part corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes and a second part excluding the first part , wherein an elastic modulus of the first part is higher than an elastic modulus of the second part , and wherein the first part and the second part are one continuous layer.
Tyre having a radial carcass reinforcement comprising a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown layers of reinforcing elements , a layer (C) of rubber compound being arranged between at least the ends of said at least two working crown layers , said crown reinforcement being capped radially with a tread , said tread being joined to two beads via two sidewalls, the crown reinforcement comprising at least one layer of circumferential reinforcing elements , the tensile elastic modulus at 10% elongation of the layer (C) is less than 8 MPa, the measurement of said modulus being performed under tension according to standard AFNOR-NFT-46002 of September 1988 in normal temperature and relative humidity conditions according to standard AFNOR-NFT-40101 of December 1979, the maximum value of tan(δ), denoted tan(δ) max , of the layer (C) being less than 0.100, the measurement of tan(δ) being performed according to Standard ASTM D 5992-96, said tread comprising a tread surface intended to come into contact with a road surface and form a contact surface, characterized in that said tread consists of at least one central part extending at least in the region of the equatorial plane and two axially exterior parts and has, at least in said central part, at least one obliquely-oriented cut , an obliquely-oriented cut being a cut in which the mean plane of at least a portion of the walls of said cut forms an angle with a radial plane of between 35° and 80°, in that the depth, measured on a new tyre in at least said central part, of said at least one obliquely-oriented cut is greater than or equal to 40% of the thickness of the tread, in that the ratio of the width (D f ) measured at the bottom of said at least one obliquely-oriented cut to the width (d S ) measured at the surface of the tread on a new tyre of said at least one obliquely-oriented cut is greater than 1.2.
A method of generating hydrogen and oxygen from water, the method comprising: providing a membrane electrode assembly comprising an electrolyzer anode comprising an electrolyzer anode catalyst capable of catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction, the electrolyzer anode catalyst comprising nanostructured whiskers having thereon multiple alternating layers comprising respectively in any order Pt and Ir, the membrane electrode assembly further comprising a cathode, wherein providing a membrane electrode assembly comprises: sputtering Pt and Ir onto nanostructured whiskers; and radiation annealing at least some of the Pt and Ir on the nanostructured whiskers at least in part in an atmosphere comprising an absolute oxygen partial pressure of at least 2 kPa oxygen; providing water in contact with the electrolyzer anode catalyst; and providing an electrical potential with sufficient current across the membrane electrode assembly to convert at least a portion of the water to hydrogen and oxygen on the cathode and electrolyzer anode respectively, wherein the whiskers have an average cross-sectional dimension in a range from 20 nm to 60 nm and an average length in a range from 0.3 micrometer to 3 micrometers. providing a membrane electrode assembly comprising an electrolyzer anode comprising an electrolyzer anode catalyst capable of catalyzing the oxygen evolution reaction, the electrolyzer anode catalyst comprising nanostructured whiskers having thereon multiple alternating layers comprising respectively in any order Pt and Ir, the membrane electrode assembly further comprising a cathode, wherein providing a membrane electrode assembly comprises: sputtering Pt and Ir onto nanostructured whiskers; and radiation annealing at least some of the Pt and Ir on the nanostructured whiskers at least in part in an atmosphere comprising an absolute oxygen partial pressure of at least 2 kPa oxygen; sputtering Pt and Ir onto nanostructured whiskers; and radiation annealing at least some of the Pt and Ir on the nanostructured whiskers at least in part in an atmosphere comprising an absolute oxygen partial pressure of at least 2 kPa oxygen; providing water in contact with the electrolyzer anode catalyst; and providing an electrical potential with sufficient current across the membrane electrode assembly to convert at least a portion of the water to hydrogen and oxygen on the cathode and electrolyzer anode respectively, wherein the whiskers have an average cross-sectional dimension in a range from 20 nm to 60 nm and an average length in a range from 0.3 micrometer to 3 micrometers.
A reception device comprising: a tuning control unit configured to perform tuning control for tuning digital broadcasting using an Internet Protocol, IP, transmission scheme; a communication unit configured to access a communication server via a network to request distribution of streams of content; and an acquisition control unit configured to perform acquisition control for acquiring content transmitted in the digital broadcasting according to a result of a matching process on first answer information indicating an answer set by a provider that provides content to a question on preference of a user included in transmission information transmitted in an upper layer of an IP layer of protocol layers of the IP transmission scheme and second answer information indicating an answer set by the user to the question in the digital broadcasting; characterized by a signaling information analysis unit configured to perform said matching process, specify a distribution path of streams of said content, when the first answer information and the second answer information match, wherein said distribution path of said content is for said digital broadcasting or for communication with the communication server via the network , and stop reproduction of said content, when the first answer information and the second answer information do not match. a tuning control unit configured to perform tuning control for tuning digital broadcasting using an Internet Protocol, IP, transmission scheme; a communication unit configured to access a communication server via a network to request distribution of streams of content; and an acquisition control unit configured to perform acquisition control for acquiring content transmitted in the digital broadcasting according to a result of a matching process on first answer information indicating an answer set by a provider that provides content to a question on preference of a user included in transmission information transmitted in an upper layer of an IP layer of protocol layers of the IP transmission scheme and second answer information indicating an answer set by the user to the question in the digital broadcasting; characterized by a signaling information analysis unit configured to perform said matching process, specify a distribution path of streams of said content, when the first answer information and the second answer information match, wherein said distribution path of said content is for said digital broadcasting or for communication with the communication server via the network , and stop reproduction of said content, when the first answer information and the second answer information do not match. perform said matching process, specify a distribution path of streams of said content, when the first answer information and the second answer information match, wherein said distribution path of said content is for said digital broadcasting or for communication with the communication server via the network , and stop reproduction of said content, when the first answer information and the second answer information do not match.
Interface module comprising a connector housing made of an electrically insulating material, wherein the connector housing receives at least one contact element , said at least one contact element being provided with a contact leg projecting below a planar supporting surface for contacting a contact surface on the surface of a male contact element in a preassembled state, the planar supporting surface being defined by the connector housing , characterized in that the interface module further comprises a spring element adapted to elastically abut against an underside of the male contact element in an assembled state of the male contact element , wherein, in said assembled state, the contact leg of the at least one contact element abuts the contact surface on an upside of the male contact element and the upside of the male contact element abuts against the planar supporting surface by means of the spring element , and a base defining a planar sliding surface for the male contact element , in that the connector housing is movably received in a receptacle of the base , in that the contact element is arranged above the sliding surface , in that the connector housing has an insertion opening adapted to receive the male contact element , in that the spring element is arranged opposite to the at least one contact element in a direction perpendicular to the sliding surface , and in that the male contact element is received within the insertion opening of the connector housing in the assembled state.
A composition comprising: an amount of clay particles having an average shape factor below 60, a sediment void volume greater than 48%, and less than 30% by mass of particles less than 1 micrometer in size as measured by Sedigraph, wherein the sediment void volume is measured as follows: dispersing the clay in water to form a slurry at 50% by weight solids; centrifuging a 70g sample of the slurry at 8000g for 90 minutes; pouring the supernatant water off the settled clay and weighing the supernatant water X; determining the weight of remaining water in the settled clay as Y= 70/2-X (g); determining the volume of the remaining water as Vw=Y/1 g/cc; determining the volume of the clay Vc as 70/2 /Z, where Z is a known density of the clay in g/cc; and determining the void volume percent as Vw / (Vw+Vc) ∗ 100%. an amount of clay particles having an average shape factor below 60, a sediment void volume greater than 48%, and less than 30% by mass of particles less than 1 micrometer in size as measured by Sedigraph, wherein the sediment void volume is measured as follows: dispersing the clay in water to form a slurry at 50% by weight solids; centrifuging a 70g sample of the slurry at 8000g for 90 minutes; pouring the supernatant water off the settled clay and weighing the supernatant water X; determining the weight of remaining water in the settled clay as Y= 70/2-X (g); determining the volume of the remaining water as Vw=Y/1 g/cc; determining the volume of the clay Vc as 70/2 /Z, where Z is a known density of the clay in g/cc; and determining the void volume percent as Vw / (Vw+Vc) ∗ 100%. dispersing the clay in water to form a slurry at 50% by weight solids; centrifuging a 70g sample of the slurry at 8000g for 90 minutes; pouring the supernatant water off the settled clay and weighing the supernatant water X; determining the weight of remaining water in the settled clay as Y= 70/2-X (g); determining the volume of the remaining water as Vw=Y/1 g/cc; determining the volume of the clay Vc as 70/2 /Z, where Z is a known density of the clay in g/cc; and determining the void volume percent as Vw / (Vw+Vc) ∗ 100%.
An intraocular lens, IOL, system for simplifying access to IOLs, the system comprising: a base housing for receiving a plurality of IOL packages ; one or more RFID sensors configured to detect a presence of individual IOL packages and a diopter power associated with each IOL package; a computer unit comprising a communication module and a processor , wherein the processor is associated with the base housing and configured to receive, from the one or more RFID sensors, information relating to a number of the IOL packages disposed within the base housing and a diopter power of each of the IOL packages disposed within the base housing, the processor being further configured to provide the information, via the communication module, to an inventory database management system stored in a network-based storage location; and a plurality of visual indicators actuatable by the processor, wherein in the IOL inventory management information further comprises a location for each of the IOL packages in the housing, and wherein the processor is further configured to receive a request from a user relating to a desired IOL, compare the IOL inventory management information to the received request related to a desired IOL, select an IOL package with a diopter power associated IOL power information closest to a desired IOL power, and cause one or more of the plurality of visual indicators to actuate adjacent to the location of the IOL package with the diopter power closest to the desired IOL power. a base housing for receiving a plurality of IOL packages ; one or more RFID sensors configured to detect a presence of individual IOL packages and a diopter power associated with each IOL package; a computer unit comprising a communication module and a processor , wherein the processor is associated with the base housing and configured to receive, from the one or more RFID sensors, information relating to a number of the IOL packages disposed within the base housing and a diopter power of each of the IOL packages disposed within the base housing, the processor being further configured to provide the information, via the communication module, to an inventory database management system stored in a network-based storage location; and a plurality of visual indicators actuatable by the processor, wherein in the IOL inventory management information further comprises a location for each of the IOL packages in the housing, and wherein the processor is further configured to receive a request from a user relating to a desired IOL, compare the IOL inventory management information to the received request related to a desired IOL, select an IOL package with a diopter power associated IOL power information closest to a desired IOL power, and cause one or more of the plurality of visual indicators to actuate adjacent to the location of the IOL package with the diopter power closest to the desired IOL power.