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A downhole acoustic transmitter for use in downhole communication, comprising: (a) an enclosure comprising a first end coupling , a second end coupling , a tubular outer housing having a first end coupled to the first end coupling and a second end coupled to the second end coupling , and an inner mandrel inside the outer housing and extending between the first and second end couplings such that an annular space is defined between the inner mandrel and the outer housing ; (b) a piezoelectric transducer in the annular space, and having a first end contacting an inner face of the first end coupling in an axial direction; (c) a transducer preload means in the annular space and contacting the piezoelectric transducer such that a compressive preload force is applied to the piezoelectric transducer in the axial direction; and (d) an acoustic tuning element in the annular space and having a first end attached to the transducer preload means or to the piezoelectric transducer , and a second end that is axially spaced from the second end coupling such that an axial gap is defined there between, and such that an assembly comprising the piezoelectric transducer , transducer preload means and acoustic tuning element is attached to the enclosure only at the first end coupling . (a) an enclosure comprising a first end coupling , a second end coupling , a tubular outer housing having a first end coupled to the first end coupling and a second end coupled to the second end coupling , and an inner mandrel inside the outer housing and extending between the first and second end couplings such that an annular space is defined between the inner mandrel and the outer housing ; (b) a piezoelectric transducer in the annular space, and having a first end contacting an inner face of the first end coupling in an axial direction; (c) a transducer preload means in the annular space and contacting the piezoelectric transducer such that a compressive preload force is applied to the piezoelectric transducer in the axial direction; and (d) an acoustic tuning element in the annular space and having a first end attached to the transducer preload means or to the piezoelectric transducer , and a second end that is axially spaced from the second end coupling such that an axial gap is defined there between, and such that an assembly comprising the piezoelectric transducer , transducer preload means and acoustic tuning element is attached to the enclosure only at the first end coupling .
A method for fall back procedures by a network entity in a communications environment, comprising: forwarding to a first mobile device an invitation for a session, the invitation being from a second mobile device and having packet switched bearers for media; holding the session as a function of a rejection to the invitation by the first mobile device based on a received Idle mode Signaling Reduction indication; receiving a circuit switched call from the first mobile device ; correlating the circuit switched call with the held session; and establishing a communication between the first mobile device and the second mobile device over circuit switched domain bearers and Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem bearers . forwarding to a first mobile device an invitation for a session, the invitation being from a second mobile device and having packet switched bearers for media; holding the session as a function of a rejection to the invitation by the first mobile device based on a received Idle mode Signaling Reduction indication; receiving a circuit switched call from the first mobile device ; correlating the circuit switched call with the held session; and establishing a communication between the first mobile device and the second mobile device over circuit switched domain bearers and Internet Protocol Multimedia Subsystem bearers .
A pipe connector comprising: - a tubular part (2; 2') having a first portion (2-1) with a first outer diameter and second portion (2-2) with a second outer diameter which is larger than the first outer diameter, which second portion has a circumferential groove , - a removable stop ring , which, when arranged in the groove , protrudes radially from the tubular part (2; 2'), and - a flange part having a central through opening for receiving the tubular part (2; 2'), wherein the flange part has a shoulder for abutting against the stop ring when the flange part is arranged around the stop ring , - a tubular plastic part (9-1), wherein the first portion (2-1) has a plastic external peripheral surface, and the second portion (2-2) of the tubular part has a metal external peripheral surface, characterised in that a plastic has been applied to the first portion (2-1), which plastic defines the tubular plastic part (9-1) of the pipe connector, the tubular plastic part (9-1) presenting the plastic external peripheral surface, wherein the tubular plastic part is arranged around a tubular metal surface of the first portion (2-1), wherein the second portion (2-2) and the tubular metal surface of the first portion (2-1) forms a one-piece metal unit, and wherein the pipe connector has a first end face (10-1) at its tubular plastic part (9-1) and a second end face (10-2) at the second portion (2-2), wherein the length of the pipe connector is defined by a distance (d) between the first end face (10-1) and the second end face (10-2). - a tubular part (2; 2') having a first portion (2-1) with a first outer diameter and second portion (2-2) with a second outer diameter which is larger than the first outer diameter, which second portion has a circumferential groove , - a removable stop ring , which, when arranged in the groove , protrudes radially from the tubular part (2; 2'), and - a flange part having a central through opening for receiving the tubular part (2; 2'), wherein the flange part has a shoulder for abutting against the stop ring when the flange part is arranged around the stop ring , - a tubular plastic part (9-1),
An engine, characterized in that the engine comprises: a mirror-image planetary-gear assembly ; a gear-pin assembly ; a piston-and-connecting rod assembly ; the mirror-image planetary-gear assembly comprises a first planetary-gear assembly and a second planetary-gear assembly ; the first planetary-gear assembly and the second planetary-gear assembly each comprise a sun gear , a primary planet gear , a plurality of secondary planet gears , and a ring gear ; the first planetary-gear assembly and the second planetary-gear assembly being separate from each other; the sun gear from the first planetary-gear assembly and the sun gear from the second planetary-gear assembly being concentrically positioned with each other about a main rotation axis ; the primary planet gear from the first planetary-gear assembly and the primary planet gear from the second planetary-gear assembly being concentrically positioned with each other along a shared rotation axis ; the gear-pin assembly being connected in between the primary planet gear from the first planetary-gear assembly and the primary planet gear from the second planetary-gear assembly ; and the piston-and-connecting rod assembly being mechanically coupled to the gear-pin assembly . a mirror-image planetary-gear assembly ; a gear-pin assembly ; a piston-and-connecting rod assembly ; the mirror-image planetary-gear assembly comprises a first planetary-gear assembly and a second planetary-gear assembly ; the first planetary-gear assembly and the second planetary-gear assembly each comprise a sun gear , a primary planet gear , a plurality of secondary planet gears , and a ring gear ; the first planetary-gear assembly and the second planetary-gear assembly being separate from each other; the sun gear from the first planetary-gear assembly and the sun gear from the second planetary-gear assembly being concentrically positioned with each other about a main rotation axis ; the primary planet gear from the first planetary-gear assembly and the primary planet gear from the second planetary-gear assembly being concentrically positioned with each other along a shared rotation axis ; the gear-pin assembly being connected in between the primary planet gear from the first planetary-gear assembly and the primary planet gear from the second planetary-gear assembly ; and the piston-and-connecting rod assembly being mechanically coupled to the gear-pin assembly .
A multilayer structure comprising: at least one skin sealant layer, wherein the skin layer comprises an oriented polyethylene having a crystallinity, C s ; a tie layer which comprises a first polyethylene having a crystallinity, C T , wherein the tie layer is adhered to the skin layer, wherein the first polyethylene of the tie layer has a cumulative weight fraction greater than 0.18 for the fractions with a temperature from 95 to 115 °C; and a bulk layer which comprises a second polyethylene having a crystallinity, C B , wherein the tie layer is disposed between the bulk layer and the skin sealant layer, wherein C B is from 42 to 63%, wherein the second polyethylene has a density from 0.910 to 0.940 g/cc, measured according to ASTM D792; wherein C B >C T >C S ; wherein the density of the second polyethylene is at least 0.005 g/cc greater than the density of the oriented polyethylene; and wherein the layers are coextruded and the multilayer structure oriented by a semi-molten orientation process. at least one skin sealant layer, wherein the skin layer comprises an oriented polyethylene having a crystallinity, C s ; a tie layer which comprises a first polyethylene having a crystallinity, C T , wherein the tie layer is adhered to the skin layer, wherein the first polyethylene of the tie layer has a cumulative weight fraction greater than 0.18 for the fractions with a temperature from 95 to 115 °C; and a bulk layer which comprises a second polyethylene having a crystallinity, C B , wherein the tie layer is disposed between the bulk layer and the skin sealant layer, wherein C B is from 42 to 63%, wherein the second polyethylene has a density from 0.910 to 0.940 g/cc, measured according to ASTM D792; wherein C B >C T >C S ; wherein the density of the second polyethylene is at least 0.005 g/cc greater than the density of the oriented polyethylene; and wherein the layers are coextruded and the multilayer structure oriented by a semi-molten orientation process. wherein the density of the second polyethylene is at least 0.005 g/cc greater than the density of the oriented polyethylene; and wherein the layers are coextruded and the multilayer structure oriented by a semi-molten orientation process.
A set associative cache memory , comprising: an array of storage elements arranged as M sets by N ways, wherein each set of the M sets belongs in one of L mutually exclusive groups, and each of the L mutually exclusive groups comprises two or more sets of the M sets; an allocation unit that allocates the storage elements of the array in response to memory accesses that miss in the cache memory ; wherein each of the memory accesses selects a set of the M sets; wherein each of the memory accesses has an associated memory access type, MAT, of a plurality of predetermined MATs, wherein the MAT is received by the cache memory ; a mapping that, for each group of the L mutually exclusive groups: for each MAT of the plurality of predetermined MATs, associates the MAT with a subset of one or more of the N ways of the array; wherein for each memory access of the memory accesses, the allocation unit allocates into a way of the subset of one or more ways of the selected set that the mapping associates with the MAT of the memory access and with one of the L mutually exclusive groups in which the selected set belongs; and wherein the allocation unit comprises selection logic that receives as input the memory access and generates an indicator of the one of the L mutually exclusive groups in which the selected set belongs. an array of storage elements arranged as M sets by N ways, wherein each set of the M sets belongs in one of L mutually exclusive groups, and each of the L mutually exclusive groups comprises two or more sets of the M sets; an allocation unit that allocates the storage elements of the array in response to memory accesses that miss in the cache memory ; wherein each of the memory accesses selects a set of the M sets; wherein each of the memory accesses has an associated memory access type, MAT, of a plurality of predetermined MATs, wherein the MAT is received by the cache memory ; a mapping that, for each group of the L mutually exclusive groups: for each MAT of the plurality of predetermined MATs, associates the MAT with a subset of one or more of the N ways of the array; wherein for each memory access of the memory accesses, the allocation unit allocates into a way of the subset of one or more ways of the selected set that the mapping associates with the MAT of the memory access and with one of the L mutually exclusive groups in which the selected set belongs; and wherein the allocation unit comprises selection logic that receives as input the memory access and generates an indicator of the one of the L mutually exclusive groups in which the selected set belongs.
A network switch comprising: a data bus ; and a register configured to store a descriptor that is i) generated by a device driver of a host system and ii) transmitted from the host system to the network switch, the descriptor identifying an address of a buffer in a memory of the host system; an endpoint controller configured to communicate with a root complex controller of the host system to receive the descriptor, store the descriptor in the register, and transfer data between the root complex controller and the data bus, and a direct memory access controller, serving as a receive direct memory access controller or as a transmit direct memory access controller , configured to receive the address of the buffer from the endpoint controller or the register and, based on the address and an indication generated by the device driver grant control of the buffer of the host system to the network switch, independently control transfer of the data between (i) the memory of the host system and (ii) a network device separate from the network switch and the host system. a data bus ; and a register configured to store a descriptor that is i) generated by a device driver of a host system and ii) transmitted from the host system to the network switch, the descriptor identifying an address of a buffer in a memory of the host system; an endpoint controller configured to communicate with a root complex controller of the host system to receive the descriptor, store the descriptor in the register, and transfer data between the root complex controller and the data bus, and a direct memory access controller, serving as a receive direct memory access controller or as a transmit direct memory access controller , configured to receive the address of the buffer from the endpoint controller or the register and, based on the address and an indication generated by the device driver grant control of the buffer of the host system to the network switch, independently control transfer of the data between (i) the memory of the host system and (ii) a network device separate from the network switch and the host system.
A solid-state image sensor comprising an image sensing unit including a plurality of pixel blocks , and a readout unit configured to read out a signal from the image sensing unit , wherein each of the plurality of pixel blocks includes a first photoelectric converter (PD in 112a), a first transistor (M1), a second photoelectric converter (PD in 112b), a second transistor (M2), and a current source (M3), a first main electrode of the first transistor (M1) and a first main electrode of the second transistor (M2) are connected to a common node (CN), a second main electrode of the first transistor (M1) is connected to one of a first vertical signal line and a second vertical signal line , a second main electrode of the second transistor (M2) is connected to the other of the first vertical signal line and the second vertical signal line , and the current source (M3) is provided in a path between the common node (CN) and a predetermined voltage, and wherein the sensor is characterized by comprising a readout unit connected to the first and second vertical signal lines , and configured to read out signals from the first and second photoelectric converters by comparing a magnitude of an electric current flowing through the first vertical signal line and a magnitude of an electric current flowing through the second vertical signal line , and wherein the readout unit is configured to read out a signal from the first photoelectric converter (PD in 112a) in a first period, during which a voltage corresponding to charges generated in the first photoelectric converter (PD in 112a) is supplied to a control electrode of the first transistor (M1), and a ramp signal (VRMP) is supplied to a control electrode of the second transistor (M2), and wherein the readout unit is configured to read out a signal from the second photoelectric converter (PD in 112b) in a second period, during which a voltage corresponding to charges generated in the second photoelectric converter (PD in 112b) is supplied to the control electrode of the second transistor (M2), and the ramp signal is supplied to the control electrode of the first transistor (M1).
A method for fabricating a CI(G)S-based thin film for a solar cell using a flux having a low melting point, the method comprising the steps of: (a) preparing CI(G)S-based nanoparticles; (b) preparing a slurry containing the CI(G)S-based nanoparticles and a flux having a melting point of 30 to 400 °C; (c) coating the slurry on a substrate in a non-vacuum to form a CI(G)S-based precursor thin film; (d) drying the CI(G)S-based precursor thin film; and (e) performing selenization heat treatment of the CI(G)S-based precursor thin film using selenium (Se) vapor at a temperature of 250 to 450 °C for 30-120 minutes, characterized in that the flux is any one selected from the group consisting of sulfamide, sodium selenate decahydrate, sodium selenite and sulfamic acid. (a) preparing CI(G)S-based nanoparticles; (b) preparing a slurry containing the CI(G)S-based nanoparticles and a flux having a melting point of 30 to 400 °C; (c) coating the slurry on a substrate in a non-vacuum to form a CI(G)S-based precursor thin film; (d) drying the CI(G)S-based precursor thin film; and (e) performing selenization heat treatment of the CI(G)S-based precursor thin film using selenium (Se) vapor at a temperature of 250 to 450 °C for 30-120 minutes, characterized in that the flux is any one selected from the group consisting of sulfamide, sodium selenate decahydrate, sodium selenite and sulfamic acid.
A method for coding video data, the method comprising: coding information indicative of reference pictures that belong to a reference picture set, wherein the reference picture set identifies the reference pictures that can potentially be used for inter-predicting a current picture and can potentially be used for inter-predicting one or more pictures following the current picture in decoding order; deriving the reference picture set based on the coded information; characterized by determining, for each decoded picture stored in the decoded picture buffer, DPB, whether the decoded picture is not needed for output and is not identified in the reference picture set; removing all the decoded pictures from the DPB that are not needed for output and are not identified in the reference picture set; and subsequent to the removing of all such decoded pictures, coding the current picture. coding information indicative of reference pictures that belong to a reference picture set, wherein the reference picture set identifies the reference pictures that can potentially be used for inter-predicting a current picture and can potentially be used for inter-predicting one or more pictures following the current picture in decoding order; deriving the reference picture set based on the coded information; characterized by determining, for each decoded picture stored in the decoded picture buffer, DPB, whether the decoded picture is not needed for output and is not identified in the reference picture set; removing all the decoded pictures from the DPB that are not needed for output and are not identified in the reference picture set; and subsequent to the removing of all such decoded pictures, coding the current picture.
A method of identifying a stable phase of an alloy system comprising a solute element and a solvent element, the method comprising: (A) determining at least a first thermodynamic parameter associated with grain boundary segregation of the alloy system, a second thermodynamic parameter associated with phase separation of the alloy system, and a third thermodynamic parameter associated with intermetallic compound formation of the alloy system; and (B) identifying the stable phase of the alloy system based on the first thermodynamic parameter, the second thermodynamic parameter, and the third thermodynamic parameter by comparing the first thermodynamic parameter, the second thermodynamic parameter and the third thermodynamic parameter with a predetermined set of respective thermodynamic parameters to identify the stable phase; wherein: the stable phase is one of a stable nanocrystalline phase, a metastable nanocrystalline phase, and a non-nanocrystalline phase, the alloy system is one in which an intermetallic compound may be formed, and the alloy system has a negative enthalpy of mixing. (A) determining at least a first thermodynamic parameter associated with grain boundary segregation of the alloy system, a second thermodynamic parameter associated with phase separation of the alloy system, and a third thermodynamic parameter associated with intermetallic compound formation of the alloy system; and (B) identifying the stable phase of the alloy system based on the first thermodynamic parameter, the second thermodynamic parameter, and the third thermodynamic parameter by comparing the first thermodynamic parameter, the second thermodynamic parameter and the third thermodynamic parameter with a predetermined set of respective thermodynamic parameters to identify the stable phase; wherein: the stable phase is one of a stable nanocrystalline phase, a metastable nanocrystalline phase, and a non-nanocrystalline phase, the alloy system is one in which an intermetallic compound may be formed, and the alloy system has a negative enthalpy of mixing. the stable phase is one of a stable nanocrystalline phase, a metastable nanocrystalline phase, and a non-nanocrystalline phase, the alloy system is one in which an intermetallic compound may be formed, and the alloy system has a negative enthalpy of mixing.
A method for video coding, the method comprising: processing a Supplemental Enhancement Information, SEI, Network Abstraction Layer, NAL, unit, comprising a raw byte sequence payload, RBSP, that comprises at least one bitstream partition nesting SEI message structure containing one or more sei _message syntax structures, the processing comprising: coding , within the at least one bitstream partition nesting SEI message structure or from the at least one bitstream partition nesting SEI message structure, a num_seis_in_bsp_minus1 syntax element, the num_seis_in_bsp_minus1 plus 1 specifying a number of the one or more sei _message syntax structures contained within the at least one bitstream partition nesting SEI message structure, the num_seis_in_bsp_minus1 syntax element being distinct from the one or more sei_message() syntax structures.