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An electrostatic adsorption apparatus suitable to be applied to a cooker hood, wherein the electrostatic adsorption apparatus is suitable for being applied to a cooker hood which comprises a power supply module for supplying power to the electrostatic adsorption apparatus , the power supply module comprising a power supply circuit and a micro switch for controlling on and off of the power supply circuit, and the power supply module supplying power to the electrostatic adsorption apparatus in an insertion manner, wherein further the electrostatic adsorption apparatus comprises an abutting element; the electrostatic adsorption apparatus is configured to be mounted to the cooker hood, such that the abutting element is configured to abut against the micro switch; and the abutting element is disposed to be adapted to elastic compression when abutting against the micro switch, wherein further the elastic compression of the abutting element is configured to be recovered when the abutting element is detached from the micro switch , the abutting element comprises a spring , the spring is configured to be pressed by the micro switch to implement the elastic compression and the electrostatic adsorption apparatus further comprises a mounting hole which is disposed on a rear plate piece of the electrostatic adsorption apparatus ,the abutting element further comprises a base , a spring and an abutting end , and the spring abuts against the side of the base opposite to the abutting end , to enable the abutting end to pass through the mounting hole, and the base is stopped by an edge of the mounting hole.
A dual piston apparatus for use in a combustion engine, comprising: a first cylinder housing a first piston therein; a second cylinder housing a second piston therein, wherein the first and second cylinders are located adjacent to each other such that at least a portion of a surface of the first cylinder is adjacent to and fluidly coupled to at least a portion of a surface of the second cylinder, wherein the portion of the first cylinder is adjacent to the portion of the second cylinder; an intake valve coupled to the first cylinder for allowing a fuel mixture to enter into the first cylinder, wherein the first piston performs only intake and compression strokes; an exhaust valve positioned at a head of the second cylinder and coupled to the second cylinder for allowing an exhaust gas to exit the second cylinder, wherein the second piston performs only combustion and exhaust strokes; and an interstage valve located proximate to the adjacent surface portions of the first and second cylinders so as to fluidly couple an internal chamber of the first cylinder to an internal chamber of the second cylinder; characterised in that the first and second cylinders are located parallel and in tandem to each other such that at least a portion of a top surface of the first cylinder is adjacent to and fluidly coupled to at least a portion of a top surface of the second cylinder. cylinder, so as to minimize dead space between the first and second cylinders. a first cylinder housing a first piston therein; a second cylinder housing a second piston therein, wherein the first and second cylinders are located adjacent to each other such that at least a portion of a surface of the first cylinder is adjacent to and fluidly coupled to at least a portion of a surface of the second cylinder, wherein the portion of the first cylinder is adjacent to the portion of the second cylinder; an intake valve coupled to the first cylinder for allowing a fuel mixture to enter into the first cylinder, wherein the first piston performs only intake and compression strokes; an exhaust valve positioned at a head of the second cylinder and coupled to the second cylinder for allowing an exhaust gas to exit the second cylinder, wherein the second piston performs only combustion and exhaust strokes; and an interstage valve located proximate to the adjacent surface portions of the first and second cylinders so as to fluidly couple an internal chamber of the first cylinder to an internal chamber of the second cylinder; characterised in that the first and second cylinders are located parallel and in tandem to each other such that at least a portion of a top surface of the first cylinder is adjacent to and fluidly coupled to at least a portion of a top surface of the second cylinder. cylinder, so as to minimize dead space between the first and second cylinders.
An input device for generating a control signal for controlling operation of an electronic device , the input device comprising: a control element and a control base ; the control element being movable by a user over the control base and comprising at least one control element magnet ; the control base comprising: an array of support magnets constructed and arranged to support the control element via magnetic levitation as the control element is moved over the control base ; and a planar array of sensors constructed and arranged to determine at least one of a location of the control element and a movement of the control element parallel to the planar array of sensors and to generate a corresponding control signal, wherein each of the sensors is a magnetic field sensor. a control element and a control base ; the control element being movable by a user over the control base and comprising at least one control element magnet ; the control base comprising: an array of support magnets constructed and arranged to support the control element via magnetic levitation as the control element is moved over the control base ; and a planar array of sensors constructed and arranged to determine at least one of a location of the control element and a movement of the control element parallel to the planar array of sensors and to generate a corresponding control signal, wherein each of the sensors is a magnetic field sensor.
A method comprising: a) determining a position of a mobile terminal ; b) obtaining an image associated with the position ; c) determining an orientation of the mobile terminal ; d) determining the portion of the image that is visible at the orientation of the mobile terminal ; e) based at least in part upon the position and orientation of the mobile terminal and map data associated therewith, providing for augmentation of a display of the portion of the image that is visible at the orientation of the mobile terminal, wherein providing for augmentation of the display of the portion of the image that is visible at the orientation of the mobile terminal comprises causing navigational information to be presented upon a sidewall surface of a structure within the image , wherein causing navigational information to be presented upon the sidewall surface of the structure within the image comprises causing a direction sign to be presented upon the sidewall surface of the structure within the image, and wherein the image is an image captured by the mobile terminal; f) determining whether the orientation of the mobile terminal has changed to a different orientation ; and g) in an instance in which the orientation of the mobile terminal has changed, repeating the steps d) to e) (3 8-42). a) determining a position of a mobile terminal ; b) obtaining an image associated with the position ; c) determining an orientation of the mobile terminal ; d) determining the portion of the image that is visible at the orientation of the mobile terminal ; e) based at least in part upon the position and orientation of the mobile terminal and map data associated therewith, providing for augmentation of a display of the portion of the image that is visible at the orientation of the mobile terminal, wherein providing for augmentation of the display of the portion of the image that is visible at the orientation of the mobile terminal comprises causing navigational information to be presented upon a sidewall surface of a structure within the image , wherein causing navigational information to be presented upon the sidewall surface of the structure within the image comprises causing a direction sign to be presented upon the sidewall surface of the structure within the image, and wherein the image is an image captured by the mobile terminal; f) determining whether the orientation of the mobile terminal has changed to a different orientation ; and g) in an instance in which the orientation of the mobile terminal has changed, repeating the steps d) to e) (3 8-42).
A computer-implemented method, comprising: modeling a plurality of electrically conducting wire loops of a probe as respective polygons, wherein the probe has a distal end having a framework disposed on the distal end, the framework comprising the wire loops defining a chamber, the wire loops being independently connected to a receiver; subdividing the polygons into a plurality of triangles; exposing the wire loops to magnetic fluxes atrespective frequencies; reading signals from the wire loops responsively to the magnetic fluxes at the respective frequencies; computing the theoretical magnetic fluxes in the polygons as respective sums of theoretical magnetic fluxes in the triangles thereof; and determining a location and orientation of the framework by relating the computed theoretical magnetic fluxes to the signals. modeling a plurality of electrically conducting wire loops of a probe as respective polygons, wherein the probe has a distal end having a framework disposed on the distal end, the framework comprising the wire loops defining a chamber, the wire loops being independently connected to a receiver; subdividing the polygons into a plurality of triangles; exposing the wire loops to magnetic fluxes atrespective frequencies; reading signals from the wire loops responsively to the magnetic fluxes at the respective frequencies; computing the theoretical magnetic fluxes in the polygons as respective sums of theoretical magnetic fluxes in the triangles thereof; and determining a location and orientation of the framework by relating the computed theoretical magnetic fluxes to the signals.
Optical component (100; 100'; 700; 700') for an attenuated total reflection interferometric imaging device, characterised in that it includes: - a planar waveguide (110; 110'; 710), especially delimited by a front face , a rear face , and side faces, with the front face and the rear face being parallel to each other and forming the two largest faces of the planar waveguide; - an injection zone (120; 120'; 720; 720'), including two input facets (121, 122; 121', 122') formed into the planar waveguide, said input facets being obliquely tilted relative to the plane of the front and rear faces of the planar waveguide, said input facets each extending from a first side face (113; 113'; 713) of the planar waveguide, and said input facets being configured to separate an initial light beam into two sub-beams each deflected in a respective direction as they enter the planar waveguide; and - an extraction zone (130; 130'; 730; 730'), comprising two outlet facets (131, 132; 131', 132'; 731, 732) formed into the planar waveguide, said outlet facets being obliquely tilted relative to the plane of the front and rear faces of the planar waveguide, and said outlet facets being configured to receive the two sub-beams and to deflect the latter as they exit the planar waveguide; the optical component (100; 100'; 700; 700') being configured so that the two sub-beams can interfere with each other after emerging out of the planar waveguide. - a planar waveguide (110; 110'; 710), especially delimited by a front face , a rear face , and side faces, with the front face and the rear face being parallel to each other and forming the two largest faces of the planar waveguide; - an injection zone (120; 120'; 720; 720'), including two input facets (121, 122; 121', 122') formed into the planar waveguide, said input facets being obliquely tilted relative to the plane of the front and rear faces of the planar waveguide, said input facets each extending from a first side face (113; 113'; 713) of the planar waveguide, and said input facets being configured to separate an initial light beam into two sub-beams each deflected in a respective direction as they enter the planar waveguide; and - an extraction zone (130; 130'; 730; 730'), comprising two outlet facets (131, 132; 131', 132'; 731, 732) formed into the planar waveguide, said outlet facets being obliquely tilted relative to the plane of the front and rear faces of the planar waveguide, and said outlet facets being configured to receive the two sub-beams and to deflect the latter as they exit the planar waveguide;
A hydrophilic and antimicrobial flat membrane comprising: • a polymeric membrane, and • a polymerized coating thereof obtained by polymerization of a cast layer of a polymerisable bicontinuous microemulsion, wherein the polymerisable bicontinuous microemulsion comprises a oil phase monomer, a surfactant, a co-surfactant, water, a cross-linker and an initiator; characterized in that the surfactant is one or more surfactants of general formula wherein: L is a carbon chain (CH 2 ) n linker with n ranging from 2 to 20; R is an alkyl group; X is Cl, Br or I or a mixture of halogens, wherein the polymeric membrane is selected from the group consisting of polyamide (PA), polyethersulphone (PES), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polysulphone (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), wherein the oil phase monomer of the polymerized coating of a polymerisable bicontinuous microemulsion is selected from the group of organic monomers able to undergo radical polymerization, namely styrene, acrylonitrile, or acrylates, and wherein hydrophilicity of the membrane surfaces can be expressed in terms of a water (liquid) contact angle θ being in the range of 0°<θ<90°. • a polymeric membrane, and • a polymerized coating thereof obtained by polymerization of a cast layer of a polymerisable bicontinuous microemulsion, wherein the polymerisable bicontinuous microemulsion comprises a oil phase monomer, a surfactant, a co-surfactant, water, a cross-linker and an initiator; characterized in that the surfactant is one or more surfactants of general formula wherein: L is a carbon chain (CH 2 ) n linker with n ranging from 2 to 20; R is an alkyl group; X is Cl, Br or I or a mixture of halogens, wherein the polymeric membrane is selected from the group consisting of polyamide (PA), polyethersulphone (PES), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polysulphone (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), wherein the oil phase monomer of the polymerized coating of a polymerisable bicontinuous microemulsion is selected from the group of organic monomers able to undergo radical polymerization, namely styrene, acrylonitrile, or acrylates, and wherein hydrophilicity of the membrane surfaces can be expressed in terms of a water (liquid) contact angle θ being in the range of 0°<θ<90°. L is a carbon chain (CH 2 ) n linker with n ranging from 2 to 20; R is an alkyl group; X is Cl, Br or I or a mixture of halogens, wherein the polymeric membrane is selected from the group consisting of polyamide (PA), polyethersulphone (PES), polyvinylchloride (PVC), polyetheretherketone (PEEK), polysulphone (PS), polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), wherein the oil phase monomer of the polymerized coating of a polymerisable bicontinuous microemulsion is selected from the group of organic monomers able to undergo radical polymerization, namely styrene, acrylonitrile, or acrylates, and wherein hydrophilicity of the membrane surfaces can be expressed in terms of a water (liquid) contact angle θ being in the range of 0°<θ<90°.
A metering system , comprising: one or more metrology devices configured to generate a first signal in digital format that relates to an analog signal that conveys information about material in a conduit and the one or more metrology devices further configured to supply validation data ; and an accessory coupled with the one or more metrology devices , the accessory configured to use the information of the first signal to generate a second signal , the second signal conveying information that defines a measured parameter for the material ; wherein the accessory comprises executable instructions wherein the executable instructions configure the accessory to exchange information with the one or more metrology devices and to compare the information of the first signal and/or the validation data to a listing of stored data, entries on the list having a value that indicates whether a metrology device identified in the entry is approved or disapproved for use in said metering system based on independent testing and certification of the one or more metrology devices done prior to use in said metering system, and to complete a handshake between the metrology device and the accessory. one or more metrology devices configured to generate a first signal in digital format that relates to an analog signal that conveys information about material in a conduit and the one or more metrology devices further configured to supply validation data ; and an accessory coupled with the one or more metrology devices , the accessory configured to use the information of the first signal to generate a second signal , the second signal conveying information that defines a measured parameter for the material ; wherein the accessory comprises executable instructions wherein the executable instructions configure the accessory to exchange information with the one or more metrology devices and to compare the information of the first signal and/or the validation data to a listing of stored data, entries on the list having a value that indicates whether a metrology device identified in the entry is approved or disapproved for use in said metering system based on independent testing and certification of the one or more metrology devices done prior to use in said metering system, and to complete a handshake between the metrology device and the accessory.
An information processing device on a shopping basket or a shopping cart , comprising: a communication interface configured to communicate with an imaging device on the shopping basket or cart and beacons at product display areas ; and a processor configured to: identify a commodity by either reading a commodity code included in an image of the commodity from the imaging device or performing object recognition on the commodity in the image, according to a signal received from at least one beacon , switch between a first mode in which the commodity is identified by reading the commodity code and a second mode in which the commodity can be identified by either reading the commodity code or object recognition, calculate upon receipt of signals from at least three beacons a current position of the shopping basket or cart based on a strength of the signals, calculate a distance from the shopping cart or basket to a product display area for a commodity without a commodity code attached, and switch to the second mode when the distance is less than a threshold value. a communication interface configured to communicate with an imaging device on the shopping basket or cart and beacons at product display areas ; and a processor configured to: identify a commodity by either reading a commodity code included in an image of the commodity from the imaging device or performing object recognition on the commodity in the image, according to a signal received from at least one beacon , switch between a first mode in which the commodity is identified by reading the commodity code and a second mode in which the commodity can be identified by either reading the commodity code or object recognition, calculate upon receipt of signals from at least three beacons a current position of the shopping basket or cart based on a strength of the signals, calculate a distance from the shopping cart or basket to a product display area for a commodity without a commodity code attached, and switch to the second mode when the distance is less than a threshold value. identify a commodity by either reading a commodity code included in an image of the commodity from the imaging device or performing object recognition on the commodity in the image, according to a signal received from at least one beacon , switch between a first mode in which the commodity is identified by reading the commodity code and a second mode in which the commodity can be identified by either reading the commodity code or object recognition, calculate upon receipt of signals from at least three beacons a current position of the shopping basket or cart based on a strength of the signals, calculate a distance from the shopping cart or basket to a product display area for a commodity without a commodity code attached, and switch to the second mode when the distance is less than a threshold value.
An endoprosthesis comprising: a graft component and a support component defining a lumen and comprising at least a first segment , second segment , and a third segment , wherein the graft component is fixedly secured or coupled at one or more locations to an abluminal or luminal surface of the support component , wherein the lumen is continuous through the first segment, second segment, and the third segment, and wherein the first and third segments have greater longitudinal compressibility than the second segment , wherein the support component comprises at least a helical member having a pitch or a series of rings defining a space between neighboring rings, wherein the pitch of the helical member or the space between neighboring rings is greater in the first segment and third segment than in the second segment ; and wherein a percentage of lateral surface area of the support component that is fixedly secured to the graft component is lower in the first segment and third segment than in the second segment . a graft component and a support component defining a lumen and comprising at least a first segment , second segment , and a third segment , wherein the graft component is fixedly secured or coupled at one or more locations to an abluminal or luminal surface of the support component , wherein the lumen is continuous through the first segment, second segment, and the third segment, and wherein the first and third segments have greater longitudinal compressibility than the second segment , wherein the support component comprises at least a helical member having a pitch or a series of rings defining a space between neighboring rings, wherein the pitch of the helical member or the space between neighboring rings is greater in the first segment and third segment than in the second segment ; and wherein a percentage of lateral surface area of the support component that is fixedly secured to the graft component is lower in the first segment and third segment than in the second segment .