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A computer-implemented method for treating images to be viewed by patients with visual pathologies, the method comprising the stages of: - capturing video images with one or more digital cameras , thereby obtaining pixel signals defined by RGB values of the frames of the video images, - substituting, by means of a processing unit , the RGB values for R'G'B' values according to a table of equivalence previously installed in the processing unit , thereby obtaining pixel signals corresponding to the frames of the modified-colour images, - transmitting the modified-colour images on one or more digital screens , wherein the table of equivalence according to which the substitution of the RGB values for R'G'B' values consists of a table that, based on possible RGB values distinguishable in a pixel, returns R'G'B' values corresponding to a colour which spectral energy is reduced with respect to that of the original RGB colour, through a spectral-energy reduction wherein the reduction has greater magnitude for an original colour corresponding to the higher frequencies than an original colour corresponding to the lower frequencies of the visible spectrum. the method being characterized in that the 256 possible G values are grouped into a reduced number of possible values, in the same way as the 256 possible B values, so that the processing unit classifies the RGB values of each pixel into one of the possible combinations of G and B, without taking into account the R value, and said possible combinations of G and B being the input values of the tables of equivalence. - capturing video images with one or more digital cameras , thereby obtaining pixel signals defined by RGB values of the frames of the video images, - substituting, by means of a processing unit , the RGB values for R'G'B' values according to a table of equivalence previously installed in the processing unit , thereby obtaining pixel signals corresponding to the frames of the modified-colour images, - transmitting the modified-colour images on one or more digital screens ,
A method of producing a titanium dioxide pigment, comprising: producing titanium dioxide pigment particles; and improving the processability of said titanium dioxide pigment particles without adversely affecting the rheological properties of the titanium dioxide pigment by forming said titanium dioxide pigment particles into titanium dioxide agglomerates, said titanium dioxide pigment particles being formed into titanium dioxide agglomerates by: (a) feeding said titanium dioxide pigment particles into an agglomerator; (b) admixing a hydrophobic, organic treating agent with said titanium dioxide pigment particles by spraying said treating agent on said titanium dioxide pigment particles in said agglomerator; and (c) operating said agglomerator to form said titanium dioxide pigment particles into titanium dioxide agglomerates. producing titanium dioxide pigment particles; and improving the processability of said titanium dioxide pigment particles without adversely affecting the rheological properties of the titanium dioxide pigment by forming said titanium dioxide pigment particles into titanium dioxide agglomerates, said titanium dioxide pigment particles being formed into titanium dioxide agglomerates by: (a) feeding said titanium dioxide pigment particles into an agglomerator; (b) admixing a hydrophobic, organic treating agent with said titanium dioxide pigment particles by spraying said treating agent on said titanium dioxide pigment particles in said agglomerator; and (c) operating said agglomerator to form said titanium dioxide pigment particles into titanium dioxide agglomerates. (a) feeding said titanium dioxide pigment particles into an agglomerator; (b) admixing a hydrophobic, organic treating agent with said titanium dioxide pigment particles by spraying said treating agent on said titanium dioxide pigment particles in said agglomerator; and (c) operating said agglomerator to form said titanium dioxide pigment particles into titanium dioxide agglomerates.
A method for providing a brain computer interface comprising: within a first time window, detecting a first neural signal of a user in response to a calibration session having at least one of a first time-locked component and a first spontaneous component, wherein the first time-locked component comprises a first randomized factor occupying a first percentage of a first stimulus of the calibration session; generating a user-specific calibration model based on the first neural signal; prompting the user to undergo a verification session within a second time window; detecting a second neural signal contemporaneously with delivery of the verification session; based upon a comparison operation between processed outputs of the second neural signal with processed outputs of the user-specific calibration model, determining an authentication status of the user; and based upon the authentication status, performing an authenticated action. within a first time window, detecting a first neural signal of a user in response to a calibration session having at least one of a first time-locked component and a first spontaneous component, wherein the first time-locked component comprises a first randomized factor occupying a first percentage of a first stimulus of the calibration session; generating a user-specific calibration model based on the first neural signal; prompting the user to undergo a verification session within a second time window; detecting a second neural signal contemporaneously with delivery of the verification session; based upon a comparison operation between processed outputs of the second neural signal with processed outputs of the user-specific calibration model, determining an authentication status of the user; and based upon the authentication status, performing an authenticated action.
A method for producing fragrance capsules with improved surfactant stability, comprising the following steps: (a) provision of a fragrance composition comprising at least one fragrance which has at least one functional group that is capable by oxidation or hydrolysis of forming an acid group, and (b) encapsulation of the fragrance mixture, characterized in that a fragrance composition is used that has an acid number immediately prior to encapsulation of at most 5 mg KOH/g. (a) provision of a fragrance composition comprising at least one fragrance which has at least one functional group that is capable by oxidation or hydrolysis of forming an acid group, and (b) encapsulation of the fragrance mixture,
Process for connecting at least one electrical contact element to a flat conductor for an on-board electrical system of a motor vehicle, comprising the following steps: - Provision of the at least one electrical contact element , which has a contact area for contacting a further contact element and is manufactured from at least one stainless steel sheet (S) with a curvature which exceeds the rest of the stainless steel sheet (S); - Arrangement of the electrical contact element with its curvature on the flat conductor ; - Carrying out a friction welding process by setting the curvature of the electrical contact element arranged on the flat conductor in relative movement to the flat conductor by means of a friction welding tool, thereby producing a weld between the flat conductor and the electrical contact element . - Provision of the at least one electrical contact element , which has a contact area for contacting a further contact element and is manufactured from at least one stainless steel sheet (S) with a curvature which exceeds the rest of the stainless steel sheet (S); - Arrangement of the electrical contact element with its curvature on the flat conductor ; - Carrying out a friction welding process by setting the curvature of the electrical contact element arranged on the flat conductor in relative movement to the flat conductor by means of a friction welding tool, thereby producing a weld between the flat conductor and the electrical contact element .
Process for producing a semiconductor wafer with an epitaxial layer in a deposition chamber , comprising depositing of a substrate wafer in the edge region of the rear side of the substrate wafer onto a depositing surface of a susceptor in a load lock chamber , the susceptor being designed as a ring; loading the deposition chamber with the susceptor and the substrate wafer lying on the susceptor by contacting only the susceptor and transporting the susceptor and the substrate wafer lying on the susceptor from the load lock chamber into the deposition chamber ; depositing an epitaxial layer on the substrate wafer; unloading the deposition chamber by contacting only the susceptor and transporting the susceptor and a semiconductor wafer with epitaxial layer , which was formed in the course of the deposition of the epitaxial layer and lies on the susceptor, from the deposition chamber into the load lock chamber ; characterized by separating of the susceptor and the semiconductor wafer with epitaxial layer in the load lock chamber , and during the deposition of the epitaxial layer on the substrate wafer, providing a further substrate wafer in the load lock chamber for the transport of the further substrate wafer into the deposition chamber .
A food processing apparatus comprising: a container including an engagement member protruding outwardly from a surface of the container , a contact surface disposed at an upper surface of the engagement member ; a locking surface disposed at the engagement member ; a lid configured to engage with the container ; an arm moveable relative to the lid , the arm comprising a camming surface and a locking member , the locking member being configured such that, when the lid is engaged with the container in a locked configuration, contact between the locking surface of the engagement member and the locking member prohibits movement of the lid in a direction away from the container , wherein rotation of the arm relative to the lid causes the camming surface to contact the contact surface of the engagement member to exert an upward force on the arm causing at least a portion of the lid to move in a direction away from the container , characterised in that the engagement member is received within a recess of the locking member in a locked configuration, and in that the contact surface disposed at an upper side of the engagement member is curved. a container including an engagement member protruding outwardly from a surface of the container , a contact surface disposed at an upper surface of the engagement member ; a locking surface disposed at the engagement member ; a lid configured to engage with the container ; an arm moveable relative to the lid , the arm comprising a camming surface and a locking member , the locking member being configured such that, when the lid is engaged with the container in a locked configuration, contact between the locking surface of the engagement member and the locking member prohibits movement of the lid in a direction away from the container , wherein rotation of the arm relative to the lid causes the camming surface to contact the contact surface of the engagement member to exert an upward force on the arm causing at least a portion of the lid to move in a direction away from the container , characterised in that the engagement member is received within a recess of the locking member in a locked configuration, and in that the contact surface disposed at an upper side of the engagement member is curved.
A method for welding a first powder metallurgical (PM) part to a second powder metallurgical (PM) part, the method comprising: working a first face of the first PM part; working a first face of the second PM part; heat treating at least along the first faces of the first PM part and the second PM part; and friction welding the first face of the first part to the first face of the second part, wherein the first PM part and the second PM part are nickel-based superalloy, characterised in that : the working of the first faces of the first PM part and the second PM part is sufficient to achieve enough local compressive residual stress to introduce sufficient strain energy into the part faces prior to welding to refine grain; after the heat treating, along the first surfaces of the first part and the second part there is gamma grain size of ASTM 9 or finer; and before the working, along the first surfaces of the first part and the second part there is gamma grain size of ASTM 8 or coarser. working a first face of the first PM part; working a first face of the second PM part; heat treating at least along the first faces of the first PM part and the second PM part; and friction welding the first face of the first part to the first face of the second part, wherein the first PM part and the second PM part are nickel-based superalloy, the working of the first faces of the first PM part and the second PM part is sufficient to achieve enough local compressive residual stress to introduce sufficient strain energy into the part faces prior to welding to refine grain; after the heat treating, along the first surfaces of the first part and the second part there is gamma grain size of ASTM 9 or finer; and before the working, along the first surfaces of the first part and the second part there is gamma grain size of ASTM 8 or coarser.
An electrostatic atomizer comprising: a first spray electrode for atomizing a substance; a second reference electrode being one of two electrodes across which a voltage is applied, the first electrode being another one of the two electrodes, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are provided in parallel with each other; a current control section for controlling a value of a current flowing through the second electrode so that the value of the current is within a prescribed range; and a voltage application section for applying a voltage across the first electrode and the second electrode , based on the value of the current controlled by the current control section , the second electrode having a tip whose shape has a curvature radius of 0.025 mm or more and 0.25 mm or less. a first spray electrode for atomizing a substance; a second reference electrode being one of two electrodes across which a voltage is applied, the first electrode being another one of the two electrodes, wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are provided in parallel with each other; a current control section for controlling a value of a current flowing through the second electrode so that the value of the current is within a prescribed range; and a voltage application section for applying a voltage across the first electrode and the second electrode , based on the value of the current controlled by the current control section , the second electrode having a tip whose shape has a curvature radius of 0.025 mm or more and 0.25 mm or less.
A base station configured to operate a plurality of different scanning beam devices , the base station comprising: a housing comprising an interface that is configured to releasably receive a connector member of a scanning beam device , the scanning beam device comprising a scanning element ; a controller that is configured to be electrically coupled to the scanning beam device through the interface ; characterised by the base station further comprising: a memory coupled to the controller , the memory configured to store a plurality of code modules which when executed by the controller cause the controller to: read parametric data stored in a memory of the scanning beam device , the parametric data including a resonant frequency range of the scanning element ; determine a resonant frequency of the scanning element by searching the resonant frequency range of the parametric data read from the memory of the scanning beam device ; and generate or reconfigure a control routine for a drive assembly of the scanning beam device to scan the scanning element at the determined scan frequency. a housing comprising an interface that is configured to releasably receive a connector member of a scanning beam device , the scanning beam device comprising a scanning element ; a controller that is configured to be electrically coupled to the scanning beam device through the interface ; characterised by the base station further comprising: a memory coupled to the controller , the memory configured to store a plurality of code modules which when executed by the controller cause the controller to: read parametric data stored in a memory of the scanning beam device , the parametric data including a resonant frequency range of the scanning element ; determine a resonant frequency of the scanning element by searching the resonant frequency range of the parametric data read from the memory of the scanning beam device ; and generate or reconfigure a control routine for a drive assembly of the scanning beam device to scan the scanning element at the determined scan frequency. read parametric data stored in a memory of the scanning beam device , the parametric data including a resonant frequency range of the scanning element ; determine a resonant frequency of the scanning element by searching the resonant frequency range of the parametric data read from the memory of the scanning beam device ; and generate or reconfigure a control routine for a drive assembly of the scanning beam device to scan the scanning element at the determined scan frequency.
A coffee maker comprising: a stator frame ; a grinding chamber , having a cavity ; and a cover ; wherein the cavity is mounted on the stator frame , the cavity is covered by the cover to form a grinding cavity , a bottom of the grinding cavity is provided with a beverage outlet ; a grinding device, having a grinding knife tackle , provided in the grinding cavity ; and a motor , provided outside the grinding cavity and configured for driving the grinding knife tackle to rotate; a coffee strainer , circularly arranged on a periphery of the grinding knife tackle ; wherein, a lower part of the coffee strainer abuts a bottom wall of the grinding cavity so as to separate the grinding cavity into a grinding bean cavity and a beverage cavity that is disposed around the periphery of the grinding bean cavity , the beverage outlet is communicated with the beverage cavity ; a hot water supply device , communicated with the grinding cavity and configured to supply hot water into the grinding bean cavity ; a pressure space is formed in an upper part of the grinding bean cavity after a preset volume of the hot water is injected into the grinding bean cavity characterized in that , the hot water supply device is configured to inject air to the grinding bean cavity , to increase or maintain an air pressure in the pressure space, wherein the air pressure in the pressure space is greater than or equal to 1 bar, and less than or equal to 2 bar. a stator frame ; a grinding chamber , having a cavity ; and a cover ; wherein the cavity is mounted on the stator frame , the cavity is covered by the cover to form a grinding cavity , a bottom of the grinding cavity is provided with a beverage outlet ; a cavity ; and a cover ; wherein the cavity is mounted on the stator frame , the cavity is covered by the cover to form a grinding cavity , a bottom of the grinding cavity is provided with a beverage outlet ; a grinding device, having a grinding knife tackle , provided in the grinding cavity ; and a motor , provided outside the grinding cavity and configured for driving the grinding knife tackle to rotate; a coffee strainer , circularly arranged on a periphery of the grinding knife tackle ; wherein, a lower part of the coffee strainer abuts a bottom wall of the grinding cavity so as to separate the grinding cavity into a grinding bean cavity and a beverage cavity that is disposed around the periphery of the grinding bean cavity , the beverage outlet is communicated with the beverage cavity ; a hot water supply device , communicated with the grinding cavity and configured to supply hot water into the grinding bean cavity ; a pressure space is formed in an upper part of the grinding bean cavity after a preset volume of the hot water is injected into the grinding bean cavity characterized in that , the hot water supply device is configured to inject air to the grinding bean cavity , to increase or maintain an air pressure in the pressure space, wherein the air pressure in the pressure space is greater than or equal to 1 bar, and less than or equal to 2 bar.
A variable transmission electro-optic medium comprising: a plurality of capsules and a binder, each capsule containing a plurality of electrically charged particles and a fluid, the charged particles being movable by application of an electric field and being capable of being switched between an open state and a closed state, wherein absorbance of light of the capsules is greater in the closed state than the open state, and wherein the binder comprises a tinting agent consisting of a pigment, the electro-optic medium being characterized in that the tinting agent comprises a mixture of black, cyan and magenta particles, wherein a mass ratio of black to cyan particles is between 10:1 and 3:2, and a mass ratio of black to magenta particles is between 10:1 and 3:2. a plurality of capsules and a binder, each capsule containing a plurality of electrically charged particles and a fluid, the charged particles being movable by application of an electric field and being capable of being switched between an open state and a closed state, wherein absorbance of light of the capsules is greater in the closed state than the open state, and wherein the binder comprises a tinting agent consisting of a pigment, the electro-optic medium being characterized in that the tinting agent comprises a mixture of black, cyan and magenta particles, wherein a mass ratio of black to cyan particles is between 10:1 and 3:2, and a mass ratio of black to magenta particles is between 10:1 and 3:2.
A heat exchange system including: a shell having an interior with an inlet and an outlet wherein a first fluid circuit is defined from the inlet , through a heat exchange volume within the interior of the shell , to the outlet ; a set of tubes extending through the heat exchange volume , and a spray nozzle , a tubesheet is mounted within the shell dividing between the heat exchange volume and a plenum of a second fluid circuit within the interior of the shell ; that a respective interior passage of each tube is in fluid communication with the plenum through a respective opening through the tubesheet , wherein the second fluid circuit includes the plenum and interior passages of the tubes ; characterised in that the spray nozzle is mounted in the plenum of the second fluid circuit with a spray outlet directed toward the tubesheet (110. 112) for cleaning the tubesheet with a submerged impingement jet issued from the spray nozzle ; and in that the spray nozzle includes a mechanism configured to move the spray outlet through a procession of angles relative to the tubesheet in two directions (A, B) to move the impingement jet over an area of the tubesheet . a shell having an interior with an inlet and an outlet wherein a first fluid circuit is defined from the inlet , through a heat exchange volume within the interior of the shell , to the outlet ; a set of tubes extending through the heat exchange volume , and a spray nozzle , a tubesheet is mounted within the shell dividing between the heat exchange volume and a plenum of a second fluid circuit within the interior of the shell ; that a respective interior passage of each tube is in fluid communication with the plenum through a respective opening through the tubesheet , wherein the second fluid circuit includes the plenum and interior passages of the tubes ; characterised in that the spray nozzle is mounted in the plenum of the second fluid circuit with a spray outlet directed toward the tubesheet (110. 112) for cleaning the tubesheet with a submerged impingement jet issued from the spray nozzle ; and in that the spray nozzle includes a mechanism configured to move the spray outlet through a procession of angles relative to the tubesheet in two directions (A, B) to move the impingement jet over an area of the tubesheet .