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A piezoelectric generator comprising: a piezoelectric element ; a switching circuit coupled to the piezoelectric element; an inductive converter (4; 4'; 4"); and a circuit for controlling the switching circuit to, sequentially: - short the piezoelectric element; - place the piezoelectric element in open circuit; and - connect the piezoelectric element to the inductive converter. a piezoelectric element ; a switching circuit coupled to the piezoelectric element; an inductive converter (4; 4'; 4"); and a circuit for controlling the switching circuit to, sequentially: - short the piezoelectric element; - place the piezoelectric element in open circuit; and - connect the piezoelectric element to the inductive converter. - short the piezoelectric element; - place the piezoelectric element in open circuit; and - connect the piezoelectric element to the inductive converter.
A surgical staple cartridge comprising a deck that defines a plurality of staple cavities , and a buttress material for use with the staple cartridge comprising: a buttress body comprising a first cross-sectional thickness and compressed areas , the compressed areas including a second cross-sectional thickness that is less than the first cross-sectional thickness; and means for registering the buttress body on the deck such that when the buttress body is received on the deck, the compressed areas are in registration with the staple cavities . a buttress body comprising a first cross-sectional thickness and compressed areas , the compressed areas including a second cross-sectional thickness that is less than the first cross-sectional thickness; and means for registering the buttress body on the deck such that when the buttress body is received on the deck, the compressed areas are in registration with the staple cavities .
Arrangement having a first component , having a second component and having a fluid-transfer ring ; wherein the first component and the second component are rotatable relative to one another; wherein the first component has a first groove ; wherein the fluid-transfer ring is fixed to the second component and, by way of a first wall and a second wall , engages into the first groove in such a way that the fluid-transfer ring and the first groove form a first cavity ; wherein the first component has a second groove ; and wherein, by way of a third wall , the fluid-transfer ring engages into the second groove in such a way that the fluid-transfer ring and the second groove form a second cavity ; characterized in that the fluid-transfer ring engages into the second groove exclusively by way of the third wall . the first component and the second component are rotatable relative to one another; wherein the first component has a first groove ; wherein the fluid-transfer ring is fixed to the second component and, by way of a first wall and a second wall , engages into the first groove in such a way that the fluid-transfer ring and the first groove form a first cavity ; wherein the first component has a second groove ; and wherein, by way of a third wall , the fluid-transfer ring engages into the second groove in such a way that the fluid-transfer ring and the second groove form a second cavity ; characterized in that the fluid-transfer ring engages into the second groove exclusively by way of the third wall .
Sealing element for a coolant connection between two tool components of a tool, more particularly an injection-molding tool, which sealing element comprises a carrier element which has two mutually opposite end faces and, between these end faces , at least one narrow side on the outside, wherein the carrier element comprises a through-bore extending from its first to its second end face for the coolant connection and at least one annular groove surrounding the through-bore , wherein at least one annular seal of the sealing element is provided on the annular groove , wherein the carrier element is of annular shape in cross-section, and that the carrier element has a first annular groove provided on the first end face and a second annular groove , wherein the first annular groove comprises a first annular seal , and wherein the second annular groove comprises a second annular seal , characterized in that the first annular seal is designed as an O-ring and the second annular seal is designed as an O-ring, and in that the second annular groove is provided on the second end face and on the narrow side .
A method for checking the compliance of a workpiece (k) having at least one characteristic ( X ), the method comprising the following steps: - estimating a risk of non-compliance ( TNC k ) of characteristic ( X ) on the basis of a law of probability ( L k ) associated with the characteristic; and - verifying whether the estimated risk of non-compliance ( TNC k ) satisfies a decision criterion and, if so, declaring that the workpiece is compliant for characteristic ( X ); if not, measuring a value of the characteristic, determining whether or not the workpiece is compliant based on the measured value, and updating the law of probability ( L k ) associated with characteristic ( X ) based on the measured value. - estimating a risk of non-compliance ( TNC k ) of characteristic ( X ) on the basis of a law of probability ( L k ) associated with the characteristic; and - verifying whether the estimated risk of non-compliance ( TNC k ) satisfies a decision criterion and, if so, declaring that the workpiece is compliant for characteristic ( X ); if not, measuring a value of the characteristic, determining whether or not the workpiece is compliant based on the measured value, and updating the law of probability ( L k ) associated with characteristic ( X ) based on the measured value.
A system for a vehicle , the system comprising: a door ; an electric actuating motor that opens and closes the door , the electric actuating motor configured for actuating at a hinge of the door ; a push-open actuator mounted at a rear of the door , the push-open actuator configured for pushing the door away from a body of the vehicle by pushing against the body of the vehicle ; and a wireless device configured for communications to the vehicle , wherein the system is configured for detecting the presence of the wireless device within a first detection zone dedicated to the door , wherein: the system is configured for partially opening the door to a first angle in response to the detection of the wireless device by actuating the electric motor ; the door is a front door , the system further comprising a rear door behind the front door , the rear door having a dual-hinge design that opens and closes in a substantially vertical direction; and the first angle is selected so as to allow a user to grab a rear edge of the front door and have sufficient clearance to a swing pattern of the rear door . a door ; an electric actuating motor that opens and closes the door , the electric actuating motor configured for actuating at a hinge of the door ; a push-open actuator mounted at a rear of the door , the push-open actuator configured for pushing the door away from a body of the vehicle by pushing against the body of the vehicle ; and a wireless device configured for communications to the vehicle , wherein the system is configured for detecting the presence of the wireless device within a first detection zone dedicated to the door , the system is configured for partially opening the door to a first angle in response to the detection of the wireless device by actuating the electric motor ; the door is a front door , the system further comprising a rear door behind the front door , the rear door having a dual-hinge design that opens and closes in a substantially vertical direction; and the first angle is selected so as to allow a user to grab a rear edge of the front door and have sufficient clearance to a swing pattern of the rear door .
Wood-drying method in a drying kiln comprising the steps of placing the wood on spacers inside the drying kiln, thereafter providing steam to the interior of kiln and heating it until said steam has displaced the atmospheric air in the kiln, continue the heating until the steam Is superheated, characterised by ,during a first stage of the drying process, stopping the increase in the temperature when the inside temperature In the drying kiln has reached 70°C, and keeping the temperature in the kiln in the range of 70-80°C during a period of at least 2 hours with a maximum of 3 hours to relax the wood, thereafter ,in a second stage of the drying process, carrying out a drying phase at a temperature of 120°C maximum, preferably at a temperature in the range of 105-110°C, while measuring moisture content of the wood and stopping the drying phase when the wood has reached a desired final moisture content, thereafter, in a final stage of the drying process, letting the wood cool spontaneously, where the entire process is carried out in conditions of atmospheric pressure.
Rubber composition based at least on a reinforcing filler and on a modified diene elastomer, which diene elastomer bears one or more pendant associative groups comprising at least one nitrogen atom, characterized in that : - the diene elastomer before modification is obtained by stereospecific polymerization in the presence of a neodymium-based Ziegler-Natta catalytic system, - and the composition comprises an acid which is a Lewis acid selected from the group consisting of aluminium oxides, titanium oxides and the compounds M(L) n or a Bronsted acid selected from the group consisting of sulfonic acids, M being boron, magnesium, aluminium, titanium, iron, zinc, indium or ytterbium, L being a monodentate or bidentate ligand, n being an integer ranging from 2 to 4. - the diene elastomer before modification is obtained by stereospecific polymerization in the presence of a neodymium-based Ziegler-Natta catalytic system, - and the composition comprises an acid which is a Lewis acid selected from the group consisting of aluminium oxides, titanium oxides and the compounds M(L) n or a Bronsted acid selected from the group consisting of sulfonic acids,
Method for operating a packaging machine comprising the following method steps: - intermittently advancing a transport chain along a chain deflection , where chain clips are arranged on said transport chain and moved during the advancing motion of said transport chain along a run-on contour , so that at least one of said chain clips is opened. - introducing a flat material blank into said at least one open chain clip by way of a feed device or by entraining said flat material blank by way of a connection to a second material blank preceding said flat material blank , where said material blank enters said open chain clip during an advancing motion of said transport chain . - subsequent to the introducing: closing said chain clip by leaving said run-on contour , so that said material blank is secured in said chain clip . - transporting said material blank to a work station by way of said transport chain . - intermittently advancing a transport chain along a chain deflection , where chain clips are arranged on said transport chain and moved during the advancing motion of said transport chain along a run-on contour , so that at least one of said chain clips is opened. - introducing a flat material blank into said at least one open chain clip by way of a feed device or by entraining said flat material blank by way of a connection to a second material blank preceding said flat material blank , where said material blank enters said open chain clip during an advancing motion of said transport chain . - subsequent to the introducing: closing said chain clip by leaving said run-on contour , so that said material blank is secured in said chain clip . - transporting said material blank to a work station by way of said transport chain .
A method for operating a liquid droplet dispensation system comprising a reservoir , the method comprising: pressurizing a first fluid sample in the reservoir to a first pressure, the first fluid sample having a first amount of entrained air contained therein; dispensing a first droplet of the first fluid sample from the reservoir at the first pressure; measuring a first velocity of the first droplet during dispensation at the first pressure; measuring a first mass of the first droplet ; logging the first velocity, the first pressure, and the first mass as a first data point; pressurizing the first fluid sample in the reservoir to a second pressure; dispensing a second droplet of the first fluid sample from the reservoir at the second pressure; measuring a second velocity of the second droplet during dispensation at the second pressure; measuring a second mass of the second droplet; logging the second velocity, the second pressure, and the second mass as a second data point; generating a comparative data set that comprises the first data point and the second data point; pressurizing a second fluid sample in the reservoir to a third pressure; dispensing a droplet of the second fluid sample from the reservoir at the third pressure; measuring a third velocity of the droplet of the second fluid sample during dispensation at the third pressure; and determining a third mass of the droplet of the second fluid sample based upon the third pressure, the third velocity of the droplet, and the comparative data set. pressurizing a first fluid sample in the reservoir to a first pressure, the first fluid sample having a first amount of entrained air contained therein; dispensing a first droplet of the first fluid sample from the reservoir at the first pressure; measuring a first velocity of the first droplet during dispensation at the first pressure; measuring a first mass of the first droplet ; logging the first velocity, the first pressure, and the first mass as a first data point; pressurizing the first fluid sample in the reservoir to a second pressure; dispensing a second droplet of the first fluid sample from the reservoir at the second pressure; measuring a second velocity of the second droplet during dispensation at the second pressure; measuring a second mass of the second droplet; logging the second velocity, the second pressure, and the second mass as a second data point; generating a comparative data set that comprises the first data point and the second data point; pressurizing a second fluid sample in the reservoir to a third pressure; dispensing a droplet of the second fluid sample from the reservoir at the third pressure; measuring a third velocity of the droplet of the second fluid sample during dispensation at the third pressure; and determining a third mass of the droplet of the second fluid sample based upon the third pressure, the third velocity of the droplet, and the comparative data set.
Motor vehicle with - a seat , having a backrest with adjustable backrest inclination and/or the position of which is adjustable in the normal intended forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle, - an interior device and - a controllable device , wherein - a touch-sensitive screen for controlling the controllable device is arranged in or on the interior device , the inclination, curvature and/or position of which is adjustable relative to the interior device in the normal intended forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle, and - a control device in the motor vehicle is designed to control the inclination, curvature and/or position of the touch-sensitive screen depending on the backrest inclination of the backrest and/or the position of the seat in the forward direction of travel , characterised in that the controllable device is an additional screen, which is physically separated from the touch-sensitive screen . - a seat , having a backrest with adjustable backrest inclination and/or the position of which is adjustable in the normal intended forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle, - an interior device and - a controllable device , wherein - a touch-sensitive screen for controlling the controllable device is arranged in or on the interior device , the inclination, curvature and/or position of which is adjustable relative to the interior device in the normal intended forward direction of travel of the motor vehicle, and - a control device in the motor vehicle is designed to control the inclination, curvature and/or position of the touch-sensitive screen depending on the backrest inclination of the backrest and/or the position of the seat in the forward direction of travel , characterised in that the controllable device is an additional screen, which is physically separated from the touch-sensitive screen .
A powder container insertable in an image forming apparatus comprising: a container body ; and a cap that can rotate relative to the container body ; wherein the cap has driven portions on its outer circumference serving as a transmitted part configured to contact a first protrusion of the image forming apparatus, the first protrusion being rotatable and protruding toward an upstream side in an insertion direction in which the powder container is inserted; the cap has identifier opening groups including an opening into which a second protrusion of the image forming apparatus is to be inserted, the second protrusion protruding toward the upstream side in the insertion direction to identify a type of the powder container , the identifier opening groups are provided in a front end of the powder container in the insertion direction, the transmitted part stands outward from an outer circumference of the powder container , and the driven portions and the identifier opening groups are rotated integrally. a container body ; and a cap that can rotate relative to the container body ; wherein the cap has driven portions on its outer circumference serving as a transmitted part configured to contact a first protrusion of the image forming apparatus, the first protrusion being rotatable and protruding toward an upstream side in an insertion direction in which the powder container is inserted; the cap has identifier opening groups including an opening into which a second protrusion of the image forming apparatus is to be inserted, the second protrusion protruding toward the upstream side in the insertion direction to identify a type of the powder container , the identifier opening groups are provided in a front end of the powder container in the insertion direction, the transmitted part stands outward from an outer circumference of the powder container , and the driven portions and the identifier opening groups are rotated integrally.
A method of connecting a plurality of electronic components to a flexible circuit board , the method comprising: a. providing a carrier substrate carrying the electronic components , each of the electronic components having at least one electrical contact coated with electrically conductive adhesive , wherein the electronic components are mounted on the carrier substrate by a thermal release adhesive ; and b. applying the carrier substrate to the flexible circuit board such that the electronic components are adhered to the flexible circuit board in electrical contact therewith via the conductive adhesive ; wherein the step of applying the carrier substrate to the flexible circuit board includes thermally curing the electrically conductive adhesive so as to adhere the electronic components to the flexible circuit board and thereby also release the thermal release adhesive . a. providing a carrier substrate carrying the electronic components , each of the electronic components having at least one electrical contact coated with electrically conductive adhesive , wherein the electronic components are mounted on the carrier substrate by a thermal release adhesive ; and b. applying the carrier substrate to the flexible circuit board such that the electronic components are adhered to the flexible circuit board in electrical contact therewith via the conductive adhesive ; wherein the step of applying the carrier substrate to the flexible circuit board includes thermally curing the electrically conductive adhesive so as to adhere the electronic components to the flexible circuit board and thereby also release the thermal release adhesive .
A method for processing keypoint trajectories in a video , wherein a keypoint trajectory is a sorted set of positions (P) over a temporal direction (t) and the keypoint trajectories describe motion of a plurality of keypoints across pictures of the video over time, wherein one trajectory represents a travel path of one of the keypoints over time, comprising steps of acquiring the video of a scene using a camera; splitting the video into a group of pictures (GOP); detecting keypoints and associated feature descriptors in each picture; matching the keypoints and associated features descriptors between neighboring pictures in the group of pictures (GOP) to generate keypoint trajectories , each keypoint trajectory specifies locations of a corresponding keypoint in different pictures of the group of pictures (GOP) of the video such that the same keypoint from different pictures shares a same keypoint index; coding predictively locations in the keypoint trajectories into a bitstream , wherein the coding of a current trajectory includes determining a reference keypoint trajectory based on a distance to the current trajectory, and determining a residual between a current location of a keypoint a current trajectory in a picture and a location of the keypoint predicted using a reference keypoint trajectory, and adding the residual into the bitstream such that the keypopint trajectories are coded in scalable manner wherein all the keypoint of a first trajectory are coded before a current trajectory, and a previous keypoint in a keypoint trajectory is used to predict a later keypoint of the keypoint trajectory , and a keypoint prediction is implemented using a first order predictor; and outputting the bitstream , wherein the steps are performed in a processor. acquiring the video of a scene using a camera; splitting the video into a group of pictures (GOP); detecting keypoints and associated feature descriptors in each picture; matching the keypoints and associated features descriptors between neighboring pictures in the group of pictures (GOP) to generate keypoint trajectories , each keypoint trajectory specifies locations of a corresponding keypoint in different pictures of the group of pictures (GOP) of the video such that the same keypoint from different pictures shares a same keypoint index; coding predictively locations in the keypoint trajectories into a bitstream , wherein the coding of a current trajectory includes determining a reference keypoint trajectory based on a distance to the current trajectory, and determining a residual between a current location of a keypoint a current trajectory in a picture and a location of the keypoint predicted using a reference keypoint trajectory, and adding the residual into the bitstream such that the keypopint trajectories are coded in scalable manner wherein all the keypoint of a first trajectory are coded before a current trajectory, and a previous keypoint in a keypoint trajectory is used to predict a later keypoint of the keypoint trajectory , and a keypoint prediction is implemented using a first order predictor; and outputting the bitstream , wherein the steps are performed in a processor.