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A method of self-calibrating a lighting device, comprising: - monitoring a calibration area , which encompasses at least a part of an area being illuminable by the lighting device (L1); wherein said monitoring comprises repeating: - detecting a change comprising at least a light intensity change in the calibration area during a monitoring time (t1), while keeping the light output of the lighting device constant; - determining an amount of the change within the monitoring time; and - comparing the amount of the change with a limit value; until the amount of the change is below the limit value; and - calibrating one or more light output settings of the lighting device only when the amount of the change is below the limit value, characterized in that said detecting the change is preceded by one of: - randomly determining the monitoring (t1) time within a predetermined monitoring time interval; and - determining the monitoring time (t1) by picking a next monitoring time of a predetermined sequence of monitoring times. - monitoring a calibration area , which encompasses at least a part of an area being illuminable by the lighting device (L1); - detecting a change comprising at least a light intensity change in the calibration area during a monitoring time (t1), while keeping the light output of the lighting device constant; - determining an amount of the change within the monitoring time; and - comparing the amount of the change with a limit value; until the amount of the change is below the limit value; and - calibrating one or more light output settings of the lighting device only when the amount of the change is below the limit value, - randomly determining the monitoring (t1) time within a predetermined monitoring time interval; and - determining the monitoring time (t1) by picking a next monitoring time of a predetermined sequence of monitoring times.
An article, comprising: a substrate; and a functional polymeric phase change material (FP-PCM) chemically bound to the substrate, the article having at least one phase change temperature in the range between - 10° C and 100° C and a phase change enthalpy of at least 2.0 Joules per gram; and wherein the FP-PCM is blended with a binder containing a set of microcapsules that are dispersed in the binder, wherein the binder serves as a matrix within which the FP-PCM and the microcapsules are dispersed, the microcapsules comprising an additional PCM encapsulated within the microcapsules, wherein the FP-PCM comprises at least one crystallizable section, a backbone chain, and side chains, wherein the side chains form the crystallizable section, wherein the FP-PCM carries at least one reactive function, the reactive function being placed on any part of the FP-PCM, especially on a side chain, along the backbone chain or on at least one of the ends of the backbone chain or side chain, and wherein the reactive function is capable of reacting with another chemical group to form a covalent or electrovalent bond with reactive functions of the substrate, and wherein the binder includes a set of functional groups that allow chemical bonding to a complementary set of functional groups in the FP-PCM, the microcapsules and the substrate, thereby enhancing durability of the article during processing or during use. a substrate; and a functional polymeric phase change material (FP-PCM) chemically bound to the substrate, the article having at least one phase change temperature in the range between - 10° C and 100° C and a phase change enthalpy of at least 2.0 Joules per gram; and wherein the FP-PCM is blended with a binder containing a set of microcapsules that are dispersed in the binder, wherein the binder serves as a matrix within which the FP-PCM and the microcapsules are dispersed, the microcapsules comprising an additional PCM encapsulated within the microcapsules, wherein the FP-PCM comprises at least one crystallizable section, a backbone chain, and side chains, wherein the side chains form the crystallizable section, wherein the FP-PCM carries at least one reactive function, the reactive function being placed on any part of the FP-PCM, especially on a side chain, along the backbone chain or on at least one of the ends of the backbone chain or side chain, and wherein the reactive function is capable of reacting with another chemical group to form a covalent or electrovalent bond with reactive functions of the substrate, and wherein the binder includes a set of functional groups that allow chemical bonding to a complementary set of functional groups in the FP-PCM, the microcapsules and the substrate, thereby enhancing durability of the article during processing or during use.
A controller for a bicycle image capturing device comprising: a reception unit configured to obtain information related to a component of a bicycle and information related to human power that is input to the bicycle , the human power is detected by a human power sensor , which includes a torque sensor and a power meter , wherein the bicycle component is operable in at least a first state and a second state that differs from the first state; and a control unit that controls a first image capturing unit based on the information obtained by the reception unit , wherein, when the information obtained by the reception unit satisfies at least one image capturing start condition, the control unit switches an operation mode of the first image capturing unit to an image capturing mode that captures an image, the control unit changes the image capturing start condition based on an input for changing the image capturing start condition received by the control unit , and wherein the control unit is capable of controlling a second image capturing unit based on the information obtained by the reception unit and is configured to combine an image captured by the first image capturing unit with an image captured by the second image capturing unit , such that the image captured by the second image capturing unit is combined with a partial region of the image captured by the first image capturing unit or vice versa. a reception unit configured to obtain information related to a component of a bicycle and information related to human power that is input to the bicycle , the human power is detected by a human power sensor , which includes a torque sensor and a power meter , wherein the bicycle component is operable in at least a first state and a second state that differs from the first state; and a control unit that controls a first image capturing unit based on the information obtained by the reception unit , wherein, when the information obtained by the reception unit satisfies at least one image capturing start condition, the control unit switches an operation mode of the first image capturing unit to an image capturing mode that captures an image, the control unit changes the image capturing start condition based on an input for changing the image capturing start condition received by the control unit , and wherein the control unit is capable of controlling a second image capturing unit based on the information obtained by the reception unit and is configured to combine an image captured by the first image capturing unit with an image captured by the second image capturing unit , such that the image captured by the second image capturing unit is combined with a partial region of the image captured by the first image capturing unit or vice versa.
A suction device for a domestic vacuum cleaner , comprising: - a main casing comprising an air intake part provided with several air passage openings , - a suction motor disposed in the main casing and comprising an air inlet opening located opposite at least a part of the air passage openings provided on the air intake part , the suction motor being configured to generate an air flow through the air passage openings and the air inlet opening , and - a sound absorption element fastened to the main casing and disposed upstream of the air intake part , the sound absorption element being made of porous material and at least partially covering the air passage openings , the sound absorption element comprising a first face (21.1) oriented towards the air passage openings and a second face (21.2) opposite the first face (21.1), characterized in that the sound absorption element includes at least one through orifice which emerges respectively into the first and second faces (21.1, 21.2) of the sound absorption element and which is located opposite at least a part of the air passage openings . - a main casing comprising an air intake part provided with several air passage openings , - a suction motor disposed in the main casing and comprising an air inlet opening located opposite at least a part of the air passage openings provided on the air intake part , the suction motor being configured to generate an air flow through the air passage openings and the air inlet opening , and - a sound absorption element fastened to the main casing and disposed upstream of the air intake part , the sound absorption element being made of porous material and at least partially covering the air passage openings , the sound absorption element comprising a first face (21.1) oriented towards the air passage openings and a second face (21.2) opposite the first face (21.1), characterized in that the sound absorption element includes at least one through orifice which emerges respectively into the first and second faces (21.1, 21.2) of the sound absorption element and which is located opposite at least a part of the air passage openings .
Method for producing a machining segment (11A, 11B; 21A, 21B; 31; 37; 41) from a first matrix material and first hard material particles for a machining tool (10A, 10B; 20A, 20B; 30; 36), wherein the machining segment is connected by an underside to a basic body (12A, 12B; 22A, 22B; 32; 38) of the machining tool (10A, 10B; 20A, 20B; 30; 36) and the projection (T1) at least of a first hard material particle with respect to the first matrix material is greater than 400 μm, with the following steps: • a green body is built up from the first matrix material and the first hard material particles , wherein the first hard material particles are placed in the first matrix material according to a defined particle pattern, and • the green body is further processed by hot pressing under the action of temperature and the action of pressure between a first press punch , which forms the underside of the machining segment, and a second press punch , which forms an upper side of the machining segment opposite from the underside , in a pressing direction perpendicular to the cross-sectional area of the green body , to form the machining segment , wherein a second press punch , which has depressions in a pressing surface, is used when hot pressing the green body , wherein the arrangement of the depressions corresponds to the defined particle pattern of the first hard material particles . • a green body is built up from the first matrix material and the first hard material particles , wherein the first hard material particles are placed in the first matrix material according to a defined particle pattern, and • the green body is further processed by hot pressing under the action of temperature and the action of pressure between a first press punch , which forms the underside of the machining segment, and a second press punch , which forms an upper side of the machining segment opposite from the underside , in a pressing direction perpendicular to the cross-sectional area of the green body , to form the machining segment ,
A bowl assembly for an appliance , comprising a bowl , a blanking plug and a tool mount , the bowl having a bottom surface , wherein the bottom surface of the bowl includes an aperture configured to receive a component to seal the aperture, the component being either the blanking plug or the tool mount; the blanking plug being arranged to fit within the aperture, and comprising a body portion and a cap portion , wherein the cap portion is arranged to extend across the aperture the bowl and comprises a material with a thermal conductivity comparable to the material of the bowl.
Extrusion die for producing a plastic profile with a first die plate , which has a flow channel for the plastic profile to be produced, wherein at least one recess is provided in the first die plate , wherein at least one air supply bore leads into each recess from a connection on the outside of the first die plate , characterised in that an exchangeable air nozzle insert is accommodated in the at least one recess, which air nozzle insert has an air channel with at least one air outlet nozzle, and in that an air channel of the air nozzle insert has a plurality of supply openings for connection to the air supply bore ; and/or in that the air channel is connected to a distribution chamber ; and/or in that the air nozzle insert comprises a recess communicating with the air channel and forming an air outlet nozzle . an air channel of the air nozzle insert has a plurality of supply openings for connection to the air supply bore ; and/or in that the air channel is connected to a distribution chamber ; and/or in that the air nozzle insert comprises a recess communicating with the air channel and forming an air outlet nozzle .
A method for creating a secure execution environment, comprising: receiving a request to create a master enclave, the master enclave being associated with a private key of a customer and a public key of the customer; creating the master enclave in an on premises or private cloud environment; instantiating the master enclave, as part of a public cloud service, such that it includes code and data provided by the customer; distributing the code and data to one or more member enclaves according to a master manifest associated with the master enclave; and operating the one or more member enclaves such that a first member enclave of the one or more member enclaves uses the public key to validate that a transaction is associated with the master enclave. receiving a request to create a master enclave, the master enclave being associated with a private key of a customer and a public key of the customer; creating the master enclave in an on premises or private cloud environment; instantiating the master enclave, as part of a public cloud service, such that it includes code and data provided by the customer; distributing the code and data to one or more member enclaves according to a master manifest associated with the master enclave; and operating the one or more member enclaves such that a first member enclave of the one or more member enclaves uses the public key to validate that a transaction is associated with the master enclave.
A thermal transfer image-receiving sheet comprising a receiving layer provided on one surface of a support , the receiving layer being located on an outermost surface, wherein an inorganic pigment-containing layer is provided between the support and the receiving layer , and the inorganic pigment-containing layer contains a pearl pigment as inorganic pigment and a polyurethane resin, wherein when a value obtained by dividing a total mass of the inorganic pigment in the inorganic pigment-containing layer by a total mass of the polyurethane resin is denoted as A, and a thickness of the inorganic pigment-containing layer is denoted as B given in μm, the B is 0.2 μm or more and 6 μm or less, a value obtained by dividing the A by the B is 0.7 or more and 2 or less, and when light is allowed to enter a surface on a side of the receiving layer at an incident angle of 45°, ΔL* between receiving angles of 110° and 15° with respect to a specular reflection angle of the incident light is 25 or more and 50 or less as measured and calculated in compliance with JIS-Z-8781-4 in a gonio-colorimeter. an inorganic pigment-containing layer is provided between the support and the receiving layer , and the inorganic pigment-containing layer contains a pearl pigment as inorganic pigment and a polyurethane resin, wherein when a value obtained by dividing a total mass of the inorganic pigment in the inorganic pigment-containing layer by a total mass of the polyurethane resin is denoted as A, and a thickness of the inorganic pigment-containing layer is denoted as B given in μm, the B is 0.2 μm or more and 6 μm or less, a value obtained by dividing the A by the B is 0.7 or more and 2 or less, and when light is allowed to enter a surface on a side of the receiving layer at an incident angle of 45°, ΔL* between receiving angles of 110° and 15° with respect to a specular reflection angle of the incident light is 25 or more and 50 or less as measured and calculated in compliance with JIS-Z-8781-4 in a gonio-colorimeter.
A drafting system for a spinning machine, having an output roller pair formed by a top output roller and a bottom output roller , and having a fiber condensation for condensing a drafted fiber strand disposed downstream of an output roller pair of the drafting system , which fiber condensation has a pneumatic condensing device having a fiber bundling zone and having a suctionable suction tube enlaced by a lattice element , the fiber bundling zone being bounded by two clamping points (K1, K2) each having a length (L1, L2), a first clamping point (K1) being defined by the two rollers of the output roller pair and a second clamping point (K2) being defined by the top output roller and the lattice element , characterized in that the length (L1) of the first clamping point (K1) is greater than the length (L2) of the second clamping point (K2) as seen in the longitudinal direction of the fiber strand and a press force (F2) of the second clamping point (K2) is less than a press force (F1) of the first clamping point (K1).
A dark-environment simultaneous culturing-observing apparatus comprising: - an observation-subject holding unit for holding an observation subject ; - a dark-environment culturing chamber for culturing, under a dark environment, bacteria in the observation subject held by the observation-subject holding unit ; - an infrared light source for irradiating, with infrared light the observation subject held by the observation-subject holding unit kept in the dark-environment culturing chamber ; and - an infrared light camera for photographing the observation subject irradiated with infrared light from the infrared light source ; characterized in that the infrared light source and infrared light camera are arranged in the dark-environment culturing chamber . - an observation-subject holding unit for holding an observation subject ; - a dark-environment culturing chamber for culturing, under a dark environment, bacteria in the observation subject held by the observation-subject holding unit ; - an infrared light source for irradiating, with infrared light the observation subject held by the observation-subject holding unit kept in the dark-environment culturing chamber ; and - an infrared light camera for photographing the observation subject irradiated with infrared light from the infrared light source ;
Method for controlling the stopping of a motor for a covering device, the motor being a brushless DC synchronous motor driven by a control device via a control circuit , the brushless DC synchronous motor comprising coils, each coil having a first and a second end, the first ends being connected to one another and the second ends being supplied with energy so as to cause the motor to rotate, characterized in that the method comprises the steps, carried out by the control device , of: - detecting (E30) a command to stop the covering device, - interrupting (E31) the delivery of control signals to the control circuit , - determining (E33) the stopping of the motor, - controlling (E34) a switching device to connect the second ends of the coils only when the motor is determined as having stopped. - detecting (E30) a command to stop the covering device, - interrupting (E31) the delivery of control signals to the control circuit , - determining (E33) the stopping of the motor, - controlling (E34) a switching device to connect the second ends of the coils only when the motor is determined as having stopped.
A succinimide dispersant which is a reaction product of a hydrocarbyl succinimide and a heteroaromatic glycidyl ether having a Structure I: wherein R 1 is a heteroaryl or heteroarylalkyl group having 4 to 20 carbon atoms, and R 2 and R 3 are independently a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aryl group.
A balloon catheter suturing system comprising: an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion ; a balloon (108; 610; 710) attached to the distal end portion, the balloon having a transparent balloon wall; at least a first pledget (126; 646; 746) that is part of the balloon wall and adapted to tear away from the balloon wall; and at least one fastener adapted to fasten the first pledget to an anatomic structure when the balloon catheter suturing system is positioned within a patient. an elongate shaft defining a lumen and having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion ; a balloon (108; 610; 710) attached to the distal end portion, the balloon having a transparent balloon wall; at least a first pledget (126; 646; 746) that is part of the balloon wall and adapted to tear away from the balloon wall; and at least one fastener adapted to fasten the first pledget to an anatomic structure when the balloon catheter suturing system is positioned within a patient.
A PON system wherein a station-side terminal apparatus and a subscriber-side terminal apparatus (10-1 to 10-3) are connected by using an optical line , wherein the subscriber-side terminal apparatus (10-1 to 10-3) comprises: an optical transmitter configured to transmit an optical signal to the station-side terminal apparatus; a PON control unit configured to perform processing on upstream data that is to be transmitted to the station-side terminal apparatus via the optical transmitter , and a transmission buffer configured to store the upstream data which is to be transmitted from the optical transmitter , wherein the subscriber-side terminal apparatus is configured to operate in power-saving modes including a first power-saving mode and a second power-saving mode and in a normal mode, wherein in the first power-saving mode, the optical transmitter , an upstream control message processing function part of the PON control unit and the transmission buffer are in a power-saving state, in the second power-saving mode, transmission and reception of a control message to and from the station-side terminal apparatus is possible, operation is performed in accordance with a control message received from the station-side terminal apparatus , and the transmission buffer is in a power-saving state, and in the normal mode, transmission and reception of data is possible, and wherein the station-side terminal apparatus includes : a control message transmitting unit configured to transmit control messages to the subscriber-side terminal apparatus (10-1 to 10-3), and a control unit configured to control transitions of the subscriber-side terminal apparatus between the normal mode and the first and second power saving modes by using a control message transmitted via the control message transmitting unit . an optical transmitter configured to transmit an optical signal to the station-side terminal apparatus; a PON control unit configured to perform processing on upstream data that is to be transmitted to the station-side terminal apparatus via the optical transmitter , and a transmission buffer configured to store the upstream data which is to be transmitted from the optical transmitter , a control message transmitting unit configured to transmit control messages to the subscriber-side terminal apparatus (10-1 to 10-3), and a control unit configured to control transitions of the subscriber-side terminal apparatus between the normal mode and the first and second power saving modes by using a control message transmitted via the control message transmitting unit .