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An apparatus that provides a regulated DC voltage output from an input supply DC voltage source , where the voltage level from the supply DC voltage source is greater than a target voltage level for the regulated DC voltage output, the apparatus including a regulation circuit having an input terminal coupled to the supply DC voltage source, an output terminal on which is provided the regulated DC voltage output, a current control terminal connected to current control circuitry in the regulation circuit , and a surge control circuit connected to the current control terminal, the current control terminal being configured to limit a maximum magnitude of current that can flow through the regulation circuit where the maximum magnitude of current is proportional to the effective resistance connected to the current control terminal, the regulation circuit having a turn-ON time interval when turned from OFF to ON prior to reaching a steady state of operation, the apparatus characterized by : the surge control circuit being a passive resistor-capacitor circuit with one end connected to the input supply DC voltage source and the other end connected to the current control terminal where the surge control circuit automatically provides a first amount of effective resistance (R1) in series with the current control terminal at turn-ON and a second amount of effective resistance (R1 + R2) in series with the current control terminal during the steady state of operation, a capacitor in the surge control circuit providing a resistance-capacitance (RC) time constant causing the resistance of the effective resistance to increase from the first amount of resistance at turn-ON to the second amount of resistance during the steady state of operation, the first amount of effective resistance restricting the level of current that can flow through the regulation circuit during the turn-ON interval to a first current level that is less than a second current level that can flow through the regulation circuit during the steady state of operation.
A rope holder apparatus comprising: - a casing (A) which has an opening parallel to its major axis, said opening defining a slot having a concave profile (A1) configured to receive a rope and wherein the casing includes a hollow interior portion - a A spring-loaded linkage assembly provided with a toothed plate (C), wherein both the toothed plate (C) and the spring-loaded linkage assembly is disposed within the hollow interior portion of the casing and the toothed plate (C) is pivotably attached to the casing by the spring-loaded linkage assembly, wherein the apparatus is thus adapted to hold the rope (E) oriented in the rope's axial direction within the slot of the casing and held in place by the action of the toothed plate applying a clamping force to the rope, in such a way that, the more traction or weight to hold, the greater the pressure exerted by the apparatus, the spring-loaded linkage assembly is a mechanism of parallel rotating arms (B) which translate the toothed plate (C) parallel to the slot without rotation, wherein the parallel rotating arms (B) are secured through axes ( B1 ) to the casing (A) at one end and to a toothed plate ( C ) at the other end, the spring-loaded linkage assembly comprises a normally extended spring ( D ) located between the toothed plate (C) and the casing (A) wherein this spring ( D) is configured to impart a biasing force on the parallel rotating arms ( B) so as to bias the toothed plate ( C) towards the slot defined by the concave profile ( A1). - a casing (A) which has an opening parallel to its major axis, said opening defining a slot having a concave profile (A1) configured to receive a rope and wherein the casing includes a hollow interior portion - a A spring-loaded linkage assembly provided with a toothed plate (C), wherein both the toothed plate (C) and the spring-loaded linkage assembly is disposed within the hollow interior portion of the casing and the toothed plate (C) is pivotably attached to the casing by the spring-loaded linkage assembly, wherein the apparatus is thus adapted to hold the rope (E) oriented in the rope's axial direction within the slot of the casing and held in place by the action of the toothed plate applying a clamping force to the rope, in such a way that, the more traction or weight to hold, the greater the pressure exerted by the apparatus, the spring-loaded linkage assembly is a mechanism of parallel rotating arms (B) which translate the toothed plate (C) parallel to the slot without rotation, wherein the parallel rotating arms (B) are secured through axes ( B1 ) to the casing (A) at one end and to a toothed plate ( C ) at the other end, the spring-loaded linkage assembly comprises a normally extended spring ( D ) located between the toothed plate (C) and the casing (A) wherein this spring ( D) is configured to impart a biasing force on the parallel rotating arms ( B) so as to bias the toothed plate ( C) towards the slot defined by the concave profile ( A1).
A compound of the formula I wherein: X is a bond; Y is C or N; W is C or N, provided that Y and W are not both N; V is -C(R 11 )(R 12 )- or -OCH 2 -, provided that if V is -OCH 2 , then Z is -CH 2 -, Y and W are both C; Z is -CH 2 -, -C(R 10 ) 2 CH 2 - or -C(O)-; R 1 is H, Me, or -CH 2 OMe; R 2 and R 3 together with the carbons they are bonded to form a fused 3-membered ring; B is R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from H, Me, F, Cl and CF 3 ; R 7 is H, Me, Et, -OMe, CN, F, or -CH 2 OMe or is not present when Y is N; R 8 is H, Me or F or is not present when W is N; R 9 is -(CH 2 ) n heterocyclyl, wherein the heterocyclyl is selected from tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, oxetanyl and -dioxanyl or -CH(R 10 )heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrazine, imidazole, pyridyl and isoxazolyl and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with a methyl group; each R 10 is independently H or Me; R 11 is H or Me; R 12 is H or Me; m is 0 or 1, provided that if m is 0, Z is -CH 2 -, V is -C(R 11 )(R 12 )- and R 11 and R 12 are both H; and n is 0 or 1; or a salt thereof. X is a bond; Y is C or N; W is C or N, provided that Y and W are not both N; V is -C(R 11 )(R 12 )- or -OCH 2 -, provided that if V is -OCH 2 , then Z is -CH 2 -, Y and W are both C; Z is -CH 2 -, -C(R 10 ) 2 CH 2 - or -C(O)-; R 1 is H, Me, or -CH 2 OMe; R 2 and R 3 together with the carbons they are bonded to form a fused 3-membered ring; B is R 5 and R 6 are independently selected from H, Me, F, Cl and CF 3 ; R 7 is H, Me, Et, -OMe, CN, F, or -CH 2 OMe or is not present when Y is N; R 8 is H, Me or F or is not present when W is N; R 9 is -(CH 2 ) n heterocyclyl, wherein the heterocyclyl is selected from tetrahydropyranyl, tetrahydrofuranyl, oxetanyl and -dioxanyl or -CH(R 10 )heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl is selected from the group consisting of pyrazine, imidazole, pyridyl and isoxazolyl and wherein the heteroaryl is optionally substituted with a methyl group; each R 10 is independently H or Me; R 11 is H or Me; R 12 is H or Me; m is 0 or 1, provided that if m is 0, Z is -CH 2 -, V is -C(R 11 )(R 12 )- and R 11 and R 12 are both H; and n is 0 or 1;
A memory comprising: one or more first integrated circuits including a first dynamic random access memory, DRAM, that comprises a main DRAM (16A-16D); and a second integrated circuit coupled to the one or more first integrated circuits in a stack, wherein the second integrated circuit includes a second DRAM that comprises a cache DRAM and further includes a first physical layer circuit configured to communicate on behalf of the first DRAM and the second DRAM with a memory controller on a third integrated circuit via a second physical layer circuit , and wherein the first DRAM and the second DRAM are controlled independently through the first physical layer circuit and the second physical layer circuit by a first control block and a second control block , respectively, in the memory controller even though the first control block and the second control block communicate with the first DRAM and the second DRAM by sharing the second physical layer circuit and the first physical layer circuit , and wherein the second integrated circuit comprises logic configured to decode operations that are bound for the first DRAM and further configured to transport the decoded operations to the first DRAM through a third physical layer circuit in the second integrated circuit and a fourth physical layer circuit in one of the first one or more integrated circuits, wherein the first DRAM has a higher density, a lower bandwidth, a lower energy efficiency and a longer latency than those of the second DRAM. one or more first integrated circuits including a first dynamic random access memory, DRAM, that comprises a main DRAM (16A-16D); and a second integrated circuit coupled to the one or more first integrated circuits in a stack, wherein the second integrated circuit includes a second DRAM that comprises a cache DRAM and further includes a first physical layer circuit configured to communicate on behalf of the first DRAM and the second DRAM with a memory controller on a third integrated circuit via a second physical layer circuit , and wherein the first DRAM and the second DRAM are controlled independently through the first physical layer circuit and the second physical layer circuit by a first control block and a second control block , respectively, in the memory controller even though the first control block and the second control block communicate with the first DRAM and the second DRAM by sharing the second physical layer circuit and the first physical layer circuit , and wherein the second integrated circuit comprises logic configured to decode operations that are bound for the first DRAM and further configured to transport the decoded operations to the first DRAM through a third physical layer circuit in the second integrated circuit and a fourth physical layer circuit in one of the first one or more integrated circuits, wherein the first DRAM has a higher density, a lower bandwidth, a lower energy efficiency and a longer latency than those of the second DRAM.
A voice wake-up method for a device, characterized by comprising: determining a user interaction state after a sleep state of the device is entered; acquiring keywords in a first interaction information of a previous interaction process performed before sleep according to keyword information rules, and adding the keywords to an original wake-up word library to obtain the real-time wake-up word library when the user interaction state is to continue said previous interaction process; and using the original wake-up word library as the real-time wake-up word library when the user interaction state is to restart the interaction process, the real-time wake-up word library being configured to perform a next interaction process; and acquiring a voice signal input by a user, and performing wake-up based on the real-time wake-up word library and the voice signal . determining a user interaction state after a sleep state of the device is entered; acquiring keywords in a first interaction information of a previous interaction process performed before sleep according to keyword information rules, and adding the keywords to an original wake-up word library to obtain the real-time wake-up word library when the user interaction state is to continue said previous interaction process; and using the original wake-up word library as the real-time wake-up word library when the user interaction state is to restart the interaction process, the real-time wake-up word library being configured to perform a next interaction process; and acquiring a voice signal input by a user, and performing wake-up based on the real-time wake-up word library and the voice signal .
A solar thermal collector comprising an absorber for absorbing solar radiation, a collector frame for covering the absorber, and hydraulic connection tubes for connecting a heat transport channel and other heat transport channels through access and exit holes of the frame, wherein the absorber comprises the heat transport channel for a heat transport fluid, wherein the tubes are installed at least partly inside the collector, wherein at least one of the tubes is flexible inside the collector , between side frames of the collector frame , and it is arranged so that it is bendable inside the collector , characterized in that at least one of the tubes is such that it is possible to bend it outside the frame during a connection to other heat transport channel.
A method comprising: determining a loss of service between a master node and a standby node in a cluster comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein the master node is to manage the cluster and to store a transaction log and the standby node is to store a synchronously replicated copy of the transaction log; determining a state of the transaction log stored on the master node when the loss of service occurs; and (i) when service of the standby node is resumed before new transactions logged at the master node during the loss of service exceed a transaction threshold before a timeout threshold is reached, sending , by the master node, a log of the new transactions to the standby node and otherwise, (ii) (ii) when new transactions logged at the master node during the loss of service exceed the transaction threshold or the timeout threshold is reached before the service of the standby node is resumed, designating , by the master node, a new standby node. determining a loss of service between a master node and a standby node in a cluster comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein the master node is to manage the cluster and to store a transaction log and the standby node is to store a synchronously replicated copy of the transaction log; determining a state of the transaction log stored on the master node when the loss of service occurs; and (i) when service of the standby node is resumed before new transactions logged at the master node during the loss of service exceed a transaction threshold before a timeout threshold is reached, sending , by the master node, a log of the new transactions to the standby node and otherwise, (ii) (ii) when new transactions logged at the master node during the loss of service exceed the transaction threshold or the timeout threshold is reached before the service of the standby node is resumed, designating , by the master node, a new standby node. (i) when service of the standby node is resumed before new transactions logged at the master node during the loss of service exceed a transaction threshold before a timeout threshold is reached, sending , by the master node, a log of the new transactions to the standby node and otherwise, (ii) (ii) when new transactions logged at the master node during the loss of service exceed the transaction threshold or the timeout threshold is reached before the service of the standby node is resumed, designating , by the master node, a new standby node.
A method of processing a substrate with a focussed particle beam which is incident on the substrate , the method comprising the steps of: a. generating at least one reference mark on the substrate using the focused particle beam and at least one processing gas, wherein the focused particle beam comprises at least one of an electron beam and an ion beam; b. determining a reference position of the at least one reference mark by scanning the focussed particle beam across the substrate without using the at least one processing gas; c. processing the substrate using the reference position of the reference mark and the focussed particle beam , wherein processing of the substrate further comprises: i. interrupting processing ; ii. determining a drift of a position of the at least one reference mark with respect to the reference position by scanning the focussed particle beam across the substrate without using the at least one processing gas; iii. correcting the determined drift; and iv. continuing processing of the substrate with the corrected drift using the focussed particle beam ; characterized by d. removing the at least one reference mark from the substrate . a. generating at least one reference mark on the substrate using the focused particle beam and at least one processing gas, wherein the focused particle beam comprises at least one of an electron beam and an ion beam; b. determining a reference position of the at least one reference mark by scanning the focussed particle beam across the substrate without using the at least one processing gas; c. processing the substrate using the reference position of the reference mark and the focussed particle beam , wherein processing of the substrate further comprises: i. interrupting processing ; ii. determining a drift of a position of the at least one reference mark with respect to the reference position by scanning the focussed particle beam across the substrate without using the at least one processing gas; iii. correcting the determined drift; and iv. continuing processing of the substrate with the corrected drift using the focussed particle beam ; characterized by i. interrupting processing ; ii. determining a drift of a position of the at least one reference mark with respect to the reference position by scanning the focussed particle beam across the substrate without using the at least one processing gas; iii. correcting the determined drift; and iv. continuing processing of the substrate with the corrected drift using the focussed particle beam ; d. removing the at least one reference mark from the substrate .
Motorized adjustable back support for a recliner chair comprising: a back frame with two side parts and an upper and lower part , a backrest covering the frame and shaped to support a human back, a motor , means for transforming the power of the motor to a rotational movement of a horizontal rotation bar rotationally connected to the frame, two adjustment arms each fixed on each side of the rotation bar close to the respective side parts of the frame wherein the adjustments arms have a flexible elongate unit stretching between their respective outer ends, and wherein the adjustment arms can move the flexible elongate unit from a neutral to an extended position, corresponding to a rotation of the rotation bar . characterized in that the flexible elongate unit is rotationally connected to the end of each adjustment arm , the backrest comprises an incision , which starts near a rear bottom comer of the backrest over at least a partial width of the backrest accommodating the adjustment arms 11, 12 and flexible elongate unit and wherein the incision then extends upward into the backrest in such away that the flexible elongate unit can be positioned where the lower back of a user is expected to be, wherein the incision is lined with a wear resistant, low friction material. a back frame with two side parts and an upper and lower part , a backrest covering the frame and shaped to support a human back, a motor , means for transforming the power of the motor to a rotational movement of a horizontal rotation bar rotationally connected to the frame, two adjustment arms each fixed on each side of the rotation bar close to the respective side parts of the frame wherein the adjustments arms have a flexible elongate unit stretching between their respective outer ends, and wherein the adjustment arms can move the flexible elongate unit from a neutral to an extended position, corresponding to a rotation of the rotation bar . the flexible elongate unit is rotationally connected to the end of each adjustment arm , the backrest comprises an incision , which starts near a rear bottom comer of the backrest over at least a partial width of the backrest accommodating the adjustment arms 11, 12 and flexible elongate unit and wherein the incision then extends upward into the backrest in such away that the flexible elongate unit can be positioned where the lower back of a user is expected to be, wherein the incision is lined with a wear resistant, low friction material.
A substrate holder (1',1", 1′′′,1ʺʺ) for curving a substrate , comprising - a fixing plate for fixing the substrate , - curving means (6, 6', 6") for curving the fixing plate , wherein the fixing plate is constituted such that the curvature of the substrate can be adjusted in a targeted manner, and characterised in that the fixing plate is mounted in an articulated manner. - a fixing plate for fixing the substrate , - curving means (6, 6', 6") for curving the fixing plate ,
A washing machine comprising: a tub ; a drum rotationally provided inside the tub for receiving an object to be washed; a pulsator rotationally provided inside the drum ; an outer shaft connected to the drum and including a cavity ; an inner shaft connected to the pulsator and arranged in the cavity ; a first pulley including a first axial coupler coupled to the outer shaft , a first hub , a first spoke radially extending from the first hub , and a first rim connected to an end of the first spoke ; and a second pulley including a second axial coupler protruding toward the tub , and characterized in that : the second axial coupler is arranged in the cavity and coupled to the inner shaft , the first hub comprises a first cylinder part and the first axial coupler , the first axial coupler protrudes from the first cylinder part . a first nut is coupled to an outer circumferential face of the outer shaft to prevent the first pulley from falling out of the outer shaft , the first hub comprises a first nut receiver , and the first nut receiver is concavely formed inside the first cylinder part to receive the first nut . a tub ; a drum rotationally provided inside the tub for receiving an object to be washed; a pulsator rotationally provided inside the drum ; an outer shaft connected to the drum and including a cavity ; an inner shaft connected to the pulsator and arranged in the cavity ; a first pulley including a first axial coupler coupled to the outer shaft , a first hub , a first spoke radially extending from the first hub , and a first rim connected to an end of the first spoke ; and a second pulley including a second axial coupler protruding toward the tub , and characterized in that : the second axial coupler is arranged in the cavity and coupled to the inner shaft , the first hub comprises a first cylinder part and the first axial coupler , the first axial coupler protrudes from the first cylinder part . a first nut is coupled to an outer circumferential face of the outer shaft to prevent the first pulley from falling out of the outer shaft , the first hub comprises a first nut receiver , and the first nut receiver is concavely formed inside the first cylinder part to receive the first nut . the second axial coupler is arranged in the cavity and coupled to the inner shaft , the first hub comprises a first cylinder part and the first axial coupler , the first axial coupler protrudes from the first cylinder part . a first nut is coupled to an outer circumferential face of the outer shaft to prevent the first pulley from falling out of the outer shaft , the first hub comprises a first nut receiver , and the first nut receiver is concavely formed inside the first cylinder part to receive the first nut .