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A reinforced polymer composite, the reinforced polymer composite comprising: a polymer matrix , and a strengthening agent , the strengthening agent including cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and a stabilizing agent ; and wherein the strengthening agent is homogenously dispersed in the polymer matrix and wherein the stabilizing agent is Boehmite nanoclay (Boe) or a combination of Boehmite nanoclay (Boe) and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB). a polymer matrix , and a strengthening agent , the strengthening agent including cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) and a stabilizing agent ; and wherein the strengthening agent is homogenously dispersed in the polymer matrix and wherein the stabilizing agent is Boehmite nanoclay (Boe) or a combination of Boehmite nanoclay (Boe) and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB).
A method comprising: determining a rank indicator 'RI' ; determining a precoding matrix index 'PMI' ; determining a channel quality indicator 'CQI' according to the PMI and RI ; and reporting information corresponding to the CQI to the wireless network , wherein the CQI is determined based on a channel covariance estimation operation, comprising: determining a channel covariance matrix ; determining mean-square-error 'MSE' based on Taylor series approximation using the channel covariance matrix; determining an effective signal-to-interference-plus-noise-power-ratio 'eSINR' based on the MSE , wherein the determining CQI operation further comprises: determining an error item that is a difference between an instant channel correlation at a particular resource element and a resource-element-averaged channel covariance matrix, wherein the MSE is further determined based on the error item. determining a rank indicator 'RI' ; determining a precoding matrix index 'PMI' ; determining a channel quality indicator 'CQI' according to the PMI and RI ; and reporting information corresponding to the CQI to the wireless network , wherein the CQI is determined based on a channel covariance estimation operation, comprising: determining a channel covariance matrix ; determining mean-square-error 'MSE' based on Taylor series approximation using the channel covariance matrix; determining an effective signal-to-interference-plus-noise-power-ratio 'eSINR' based on the MSE , wherein the determining CQI operation further comprises: determining an error item that is a difference between an instant channel correlation at a particular resource element and a resource-element-averaged channel covariance matrix, wherein the MSE is further determined based on the error item. determining a channel covariance matrix ; determining mean-square-error 'MSE' based on Taylor series approximation using the channel covariance matrix; determining an effective signal-to-interference-plus-noise-power-ratio 'eSINR' based on the MSE , wherein the determining CQI operation further comprises: determining an error item that is a difference between an instant channel correlation at a particular resource element and a resource-element-averaged channel covariance matrix, wherein the MSE is further determined based on the error item. determining an error item that is a difference between an instant channel correlation at a particular resource element and a resource-element-averaged channel covariance matrix, wherein the MSE is further determined based on the error item.
An uncured pneumatic tire comprising a generally toroidal-shaped supporting carcass with an radially outer circumferential tread , two spaced beads , at least one ply extending from bead to bead, sidewalls extending radially from and connecting said tread to said beads, and a sealant layer which is disposed radially inwardly from the supporting carcass , wherein the sealant layer is located (i) radially between two layers of an innerliner or (ii) radially between said supporting carcass and a radially inner containment layer or (iii) radially between an innerliner layer and a containment layer , wherein said circumferential tread is adapted to be ground-contacting, characterized in that the sealant layer is encapsulated by a relatively stiff composition, wherein the relatively stiff composition is configured to break down at temperatures used for tire vulcanization, preferably in a range of from 130°C to 175°C, and to form a sealant material, wherein the relatively stiff material does not interfere with the function of surrounding tire components, and wherein the sealant layer comprises a relatively low viscosity material that requires only little or no depolymerization to act as a sealant material.
A photovoltaic cell (30; 31; 50) comprising: a copper-based current collector located on a semiconductor substrate , the copper-based current collector comprising: an electrically conductive diffusion barrier disposed directly on the semiconductor substrate , the electrically conductive diffusion barrier limiting the passage of copper therethrough; and a copper contact disposed on the electrically conductive diffusion barrier ; wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises an n-doped region and a p-doped region , and the semiconductor substrate is configured for receipt of electromagnetic radiation and generation of an electrical current therefrom, characterised in that the electrically conductive diffusion barrier is selected from the group consisting of a metal nitride, a metal carbide, a metal boride, a metal tungstide, and any combination thereof; and in that the copper contact is formed from copper nanoparticles that have been partially fused together forming a bulk lattice of polycrystalline copper. an electrically conductive diffusion barrier disposed directly on the semiconductor substrate , the electrically conductive diffusion barrier limiting the passage of copper therethrough; and a copper contact disposed on the electrically conductive diffusion barrier ; wherein the semiconductor substrate comprises an n-doped region and a p-doped region , and the semiconductor substrate is configured for receipt of electromagnetic radiation and generation of an electrical current therefrom, characterised in that the electrically conductive diffusion barrier is selected from the group consisting of a metal nitride, a metal carbide, a metal boride, a metal tungstide, and any combination thereof; and in that the copper contact is formed from copper nanoparticles that have been partially fused together forming a bulk lattice of polycrystalline copper.
A receiver comprising: a reception section operable to receive AV content transmitted via broadcast; a trigger acquisition section operable to acquire trigger information related to an application program to be executed in conjunction with the received AV content; a table acquisition section operable to acquire a correlation table correlating the trigger information to a command adapted to control the operation of the application program; an application acquisition section operable to acquire, based on the correlation table, the application program if performance of the command entails acquisition of the application program, wherein the application program is transmitted via broadcast as non-real time content for a NRT service using a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport, FLUTE, session; and a control section operable to control the operation of the application program in accordance with the command. a reception section operable to receive AV content transmitted via broadcast; a trigger acquisition section operable to acquire trigger information related to an application program to be executed in conjunction with the received AV content; a table acquisition section operable to acquire a correlation table correlating the trigger information to a command adapted to control the operation of the application program; an application acquisition section operable to acquire, based on the correlation table, the application program if performance of the command entails acquisition of the application program, wherein the application program is transmitted via broadcast as non-real time content for a NRT service using a File Delivery over Unidirectional Transport, FLUTE, session; and a control section operable to control the operation of the application program in accordance with the command.
A terminal positioning method, comprising: determining (S102) that there is no Line Of Sight, LOS, between a first communication node and a terminal, wherein there is a reflecting object between the first communication node and the terminal; determining (S104) first position information of the reflecting object according to a first beam of the first communication node, wherein the first beam is a beam, detected by the terminal to have a strongest signal, among a plurality of beams of the first communication node; and determining (S106) a position of the terminal according to the first position information. determining (S102) that there is no Line Of Sight, LOS, between a first communication node and a terminal, wherein there is a reflecting object between the first communication node and the terminal; determining (S104) first position information of the reflecting object according to a first beam of the first communication node, wherein the first beam is a beam, detected by the terminal to have a strongest signal, among a plurality of beams of the first communication node; and determining (S106) a position of the terminal according to the first position information.
Use of salt particles having a particle size of from 50 μm to 1000 μm to absorb between 1 to 8% by weight, based on the total amount of salt particles, of one or more agents into said salt particles, in order to produce a free-flowing salt product comprising said agent(s), whereby the salt particles into which the one or more agents are absorbed have been obtained by (a) processing a source of pure NaCl, pure KCI, or a mixture of salts comprising NaCl and/or KCI, to form particles with an average size of less than 100 micrometer, followed by (b) compacting said particles using a pressure of from 40 to 400 MPa, and optionally, subjecting the thus obtained particles to a communition step, whereby no agent is added in or during steps (a) and (b) and no agent is added between steps (a) and (b), and wherein the agent is in liquid form, not being water or any other liquid in which the salt dissolves for more than 5% by weight at 20°C at 1 atm (1,013 bar). (a) processing a source of pure NaCl, pure KCI, or a mixture of salts comprising NaCl and/or KCI, to form particles with an average size of less than 100 micrometer, followed by (b) compacting said particles using a pressure of from 40 to 400 MPa, and optionally, subjecting the thus obtained particles to a communition step,
A controller for a vehicle , the controller comprising; an input for receiving a sensed current vehicle speed, and a future speed limit; a control module arranged to generate a haptic feedback signal based on the current speed being greater than the future speed limit, wherein the haptic feedback signal comprises a pulsed pattern and the pulsed pattern is set at a pulse frequency or magnitude depending on a retardation rate, wherein the retardation rate is based on a distance to the future speed limit together with a degree of engine braking available according to a current configuration of a gear box of the vehicle ; and an output for outputting the haptic feedback signal to a mechanism for providing haptic feedback to a driver of the vehicle . an input for receiving a sensed current vehicle speed, and a future speed limit; a control module arranged to generate a haptic feedback signal based on the current speed being greater than the future speed limit, wherein the haptic feedback signal comprises a pulsed pattern and the pulsed pattern is set at a pulse frequency or magnitude depending on a retardation rate, wherein the retardation rate is based on a distance to the future speed limit together with a degree of engine braking available according to a current configuration of a gear box of the vehicle ; and an output for outputting the haptic feedback signal to a mechanism for providing haptic feedback to a driver of the vehicle .
A shoe upper comprising: a substrate comprising a first region defined by a first color or visual pattern and at least a second region defined by a second color or visual pattern visually distinctive from the first color or visual pattern; and a line of stitching formed by a continuous thread, the line of stitching disposed at least partially in the first region of the upper and at least partially in the second region of the upper , wherein a portion of the continuous thread is colored by a printing dye or ink; wherein the substrate is not colored by the printing dye or ink, and the continuous thread matches the first color or visual pattern in the first region and wherein the portion of the continuous thread comprising the dye or ink matches the second color or visual pattern in the second region.
A circuit , comprising: a first transistor having a gate, a source connected with a first node of the circuit , and a drain connected with a second node of the circuit ; a voltage-limiting device connected between the gate and the source of the first transistor , wherein the device , if forward biased, is configured to limit a gate-to-source voltage, V GS , of the first transistor such that the first transistor operates in a sub-threshold region; and a second transistor configured to bias the voltage-limiting device with a current, wherein: a drain of the second transistor is connected with the gate of the first transistor ; a gate of the second transistor is connected with the first node ; and a source of the second transistor is connected with an electric potential. a first transistor having a gate, a source connected with a first node of the circuit , and a drain connected with a second node of the circuit ; a voltage-limiting device connected between the gate and the source of the first transistor , wherein the device , if forward biased, is configured to limit a gate-to-source voltage, V GS , of the first transistor such that the first transistor operates in a sub-threshold region; and a second transistor configured to bias the voltage-limiting device with a current, wherein: a drain of the second transistor is connected with the gate of the first transistor ; a gate of the second transistor is connected with the first node ; and a source of the second transistor is connected with an electric potential. a drain of the second transistor is connected with the gate of the first transistor ; a gate of the second transistor is connected with the first node ; and a source of the second transistor is connected with an electric potential.
An automotive outer panel made from a 6xxx-series aluminium alloy sheet product, obtained by a method comprising the steps of: casting an ingot having a composition consisting of, in wt.%: Si 0.54% to 0.75%, Mg 0.57% to 0.65%, Cu 0.03% to 0.08%, Mn 0.06% to 0.20%, Fe 0.10% to 0.25%, wherein the ratio of Fe to Mn is in a range of 1.0 (Fe:Mn) to 2.30 (Fe:Mn), Cr up to 0.09%, Zn up to 0.15%, V up to 0.04%, Ti up to 0.15%, other elements and unavoidable impurities each up to 0.05%, total up to 0.2%, balance aluminium, and wherein the aluminium alloy sheet product has a ratio of Si to Mg of less than 1.20 (Si:Mg) and at least 0.90 (Si:Mg); - homogenising the ingot; - hot rolling; - cold rolling into sheet having a final gauge of 0.7 mm to 4.0 mm; - solution heat treating the cold rolled sheet material, followed by quenching; - heating of the solution heat-treated and quenched cold rolled sheet material to a pre-age temperature in a range of 90°C to 105°C, coiling of the sheet material at a temperature in said temperature range of 90°C to 105°C, and cooling of the coil to ambient temperature in an ambient environment; - natural ageing and storing. - homogenising the ingot; - hot rolling; - cold rolling into sheet having a final gauge of 0.7 mm to 4.0 mm; - solution heat treating the cold rolled sheet material, followed by quenching; - heating of the solution heat-treated and quenched cold rolled sheet material to a pre-age temperature in a range of 90°C to 105°C, coiling of the sheet material at a temperature in said temperature range of 90°C to 105°C, and cooling of the coil to ambient temperature in an ambient environment; - natural ageing and storing.
An electronic conference system comprising a configuration in which a first exchange system including a first mixing device and at least a database is connected through a network to a second exchange system different from the first exchange system and including a second mixing device , wherein a first terminal of a conference organizer who organizes a conference is connected to the first exchange system and second terminals used by conference participants who participate in the conference are connected to the second exchange system , wherein in order to discriminate whether or not the second terminals are connected to the second exchange system , the at least one database previously registers as a participant list an address to uniquely specify the second exchange system and an address and a port number associated with each second terminal , and when it is detected that identical addresses associated with the second terminals have been registered in the participant list and corresponds to the address specifying the second exchange system , a mixing request is transmitted from the first exchange system to the second exchange system , the mixing request requesting to mix conference communication information from the second terminals into one mixed conference communication information, and transmit the mixed conference communication information to the first exchange system , wherein when the mixing request from the first exchange system is received by the second exchange system , the conference communication information from the second terminals is output to the second mixing device in the second exchange system without performing an operation to respectively transmit the conference communication information to the first mixing device , the conference communication information is then mixed into one mixed conference communication information by the second mixing device , and subsequently, the mixed conference communication information is transmitted to the first mixing device in the first exchange system .
A stapling device comprising an anvil leg , which bears, in its front region , an anvil plate , a staple magazine , which can be pivoted to a limited extent relative to the anvil leg about a transverse axis arranged in the rear region of the anvil leg , a driver for passing staples through a gap at the front end of the staple magazine , said gap being arranged above the anvil plate , and an actuation apparatus for acting upon the driver toward the anvil plate against the restoring force of a driver spring , wherein the actuation apparatus has a solenoid and a striking pin for acting upon a driver anvil fixedly connected to the driver , the striking pin being movable by means of the solenoid , and wherein, between the gap and the transverse axis , the staple magazine is supported on the anvil leg by means of a magazine spring , characterized in that the magazine spring is dimensioned in such a way that, in the absence of external forces, the staple magazine rests on the anvil leg or on the anvil plate .
A control system for controlling operation of a trailer brake system associated with an agricultural vehicle-trailer combination , the control system comprising a vehicle control unit (ECU), and being configured to: determine a base value for a temperature associated with the trailer brake system ; determine a coupling force between the vehicle and the trailer ; determine a corrected value for the temperature associated with the trailer brake system in dependence on the determined coupling force; and generate and output a control signal for controlling one or more components of the vehicle trailer combination in dependence on the corrected value. determine a base value for a temperature associated with the trailer brake system ; determine a coupling force between the vehicle and the trailer ; determine a corrected value for the temperature associated with the trailer brake system in dependence on the determined coupling force; and generate and output a control signal for controlling one or more components of the vehicle trailer combination in dependence on the corrected value.
A magnetic core manufactured by compression molding and subsequent thermal curing of an iron-based soft magnetic powder having a resin coating formed on particle surfaces thereof, wherein: the iron-based soft magnetic powder is one in which particle surfaces have been coated with an inorganic insulator; the resin coating is an uncured resin coating formed by blending the powder with a thermosetting resin at a temperature equal to or greater than the softening point of the thermosetting resin and lower than the thermal curing initiation temperature of the resin; the compression molding is carried out by using a mold to produce a compression molded body; and the thermal curing is carried out at a temperature equal to or greater than the thermal curing initiation temperature of the thermosetting resin, characterised in that the particles of the iron-based soft magnetic powder, the surfaces thereof having been coated with the inorganic insulator, pass through a sieve having a mesh opening size of 106 μm, but do not pass through a sieve having a mesh opening size of 25 μm. the iron-based soft magnetic powder is one in which particle surfaces have been coated with an inorganic insulator; the resin coating is an uncured resin coating formed by blending the powder with a thermosetting resin at a temperature equal to or greater than the softening point of the thermosetting resin and lower than the thermal curing initiation temperature of the resin; the compression molding is carried out by using a mold to produce a compression molded body; and the thermal curing is carried out at a temperature equal to or greater than the thermal curing initiation temperature of the thermosetting resin, characterised in that the particles of the iron-based soft magnetic powder, the surfaces thereof having been coated with the inorganic insulator, pass through a sieve having a mesh opening size of 106 μm, but do not pass through a sieve having a mesh opening size of 25 μm.
Motor vehicle powertrain arrangement comprising an internal combustion engine having a crankshaft connected to a drive system for internal combustion engine and electric machine accessories , said drive system being carried by a timing case covering a timing face of the internal combustion engine, characterized in that the crankshaft of said engine has a primary sleeve arranged at its end, said sleeve carrying a timing drive wheel and longitudinally extending coupling splines able to cooperate with the accessory drive system .
An ink for use in a three-dimensional printing system comprising: a cyclic carbonate monomer; an amine monomer; and further comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomer other than the cyclic carbonate monomer and the amine monomer. a cyclic carbonate monomer; an amine monomer; and further comprising an ethylenically unsaturated monomer other than the cyclic carbonate monomer and the amine monomer.