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A monitor support comprising: a mounting and support assembly for attaching a monitor support arm to a surface; a static arm configured to mount rotatably to said mounting and support assembly at a proximal end and having a support arm junction at a distal end ; a moving arm pivotally attached to said static arm at said support arm junction with a first one-way freewheel friction hub , characterized in that said one-way freewheel friction hub is gravity-based and includes first and second one-way cam assemblies , each having: a circumferential wall surrounding a one-way cam ring with recesses defined by evenly spaced cams; a plurality of friction pins captured between said cam rings and said circumferential walls and secured on a side by a friction disc; wherein said cam assemblies use gravity instead of springs to maintain friction pin engagement with the cams of the cam ring; and a monitor mounting structure mounted on a distal end of said moving arm. a mounting and support assembly for attaching a monitor support arm to a surface; a static arm configured to mount rotatably to said mounting and support assembly at a proximal end and having a support arm junction at a distal end ; a moving arm pivotally attached to said static arm at said support arm junction with a first one-way freewheel friction hub , characterized in that said one-way freewheel friction hub is gravity-based and includes first and second one-way cam assemblies , each having: a circumferential wall surrounding a one-way cam ring with recesses defined by evenly spaced cams; a plurality of friction pins captured between said cam rings and said circumferential walls and secured on a side by a friction disc; wherein said cam assemblies use gravity instead of springs to maintain friction pin engagement with the cams of the cam ring; and a circumferential wall surrounding a one-way cam ring with recesses defined by evenly spaced cams; a plurality of friction pins captured between said cam rings and said circumferential walls and secured on a side by a friction disc; wherein said cam assemblies use gravity instead of springs to maintain friction pin engagement with the cams of the cam ring; and a monitor mounting structure mounted on a distal end of said moving arm.
An apparatus comprising: a sinusoidally scanning mirror positioned to reflect a light beam, the sinusoidally scanning mirror having an instantaneous scan phase that sweeps through a zero phase value and positive and negative video extents phase values; and a brightness compensation component configured to adjust brightness of the light beam using two functions of the instantaneous scan phase, a first function of the two functions being used when an absolute value of the instantaneous scan phase is below a threshold, and a second function of the two functions being used when an absolute value of the instantaneous scan phase is above the threshold, wherein the threshold corresponds to a knee of a laser class' maximum laser power curve , and wherein each of the first function and the second function is shaped to compensate for brightness variations caused by the varying speed of the sinusoidally scanning mirror . a sinusoidally scanning mirror positioned to reflect a light beam, the sinusoidally scanning mirror having an instantaneous scan phase that sweeps through a zero phase value and positive and negative video extents phase values; and a brightness compensation component configured to adjust brightness of the light beam using two functions of the instantaneous scan phase, a first function of the two functions being used when an absolute value of the instantaneous scan phase is below a threshold, and a second function of the two functions being used when an absolute value of the instantaneous scan phase is above the threshold, wherein the threshold corresponds to a knee of a laser class' maximum laser power curve , and wherein each of the first function and the second function is shaped to compensate for brightness variations caused by the varying speed of the sinusoidally scanning mirror .
Mold (M) for repairing by aluminothermic welding a surface defect of a head of a metal rail , said mold comprising at least two substantially identical pieces or shells , configured to be temporarily assembled opposite one another and on either side of said rail to enclose the head , web and foot of this rail , each piece or shell having an upper opening , which opens onto an internal cavity bounded by walls configured to enclose the head , the web and the foot of said rail , characterized by the fact that said internal cavity comprises a compressible sealing coating only against the walls configured to enclose said web , foot and underside of the head , with the exception of the rest of the head and the underside of the foot .
A method of manufacturing a piezoelectric MEMS microphone , said piezoelectric MEMS microphone comprising: a substrate; and a multi-layer acoustic sensor comprising at least three layers including a first electrode layer, an intermediate layer of piezoelectric material deposited over said first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer deposited over said piezoelectric material, the method being characterised in that it comprises dimensioning said sensor such that an optimization parameter calculated according to the equation Optimization Parameter = V out 2 C P 2 A tan δ ⋅ f res 2 is at least 10% of the maximum obtainable optimization parameter for the sensor, where V out is output voltage of the sensor, C is the capacitance of the sensor, P is the input pressure, A is the sensor area, tan(δ) is dielectric loss angle of the sensor at the sensor's first resonant frequency, and f res is the first resonant frequency. a substrate; and a multi-layer acoustic sensor comprising at least three layers including a first electrode layer, an intermediate layer of piezoelectric material deposited over said first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer deposited over said piezoelectric material, the method being characterised in that it comprises dimensioning said sensor such that an optimization parameter calculated according to the equation Optimization Parameter = V out 2 C P 2 A tan δ ⋅ f res 2 is at least 10% of the maximum obtainable optimization parameter for the sensor, where V out is output voltage of the sensor, C is the capacitance of the sensor, P is the input pressure, A is the sensor area, tan(δ) is dielectric loss angle of the sensor at the sensor's first resonant frequency, and f res is the first resonant frequency.
A link which can be opened and closed, the link comprising a body portion and a first sleeve which is mounted on the body portion, and is movable from a first retracted position in which the link is open to a second position in which it is inter-engaged with the body portion to define a closed ring for receiving an object such as a rope, other link, or other object, passing therethrough, wherein the first sleeve is internally threaded and rotatably mounted on a correspondingly externally threaded portion of the body portion characterised in that the link includes a second sleeve which is internally threaded, and which is mounted on a further correspondingly externally threaded portion of the body portion for movement towards and away from the first sleeve and which may be rotated in order to move towards the first sleeve when the first sleeve is in the second position, and to prevent movement of the first sleeve into the first position.
A process for producing a sterile or essentially sterile non-autoclaved nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel, wherein the process comprises obtaining bleached cellulose pulp fibers and providing an aqueous suspension thereof; and subjecting the cellulose pulp fibers in the aqueous suspension to at least 2 cycles of high pressure mechanical disintegration to obtain a nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel and thereby reducing the number of viable microorganisms present in the suspension by a factor of at least 10 2 ; wherein all steps of the process after obtaining the bleached cellulose pulp fibers are performed under conditions of ISO 8 of ISO 14644-1 cleanroom standards or stricter. obtaining bleached cellulose pulp fibers and providing an aqueous suspension thereof; and subjecting the cellulose pulp fibers in the aqueous suspension to at least 2 cycles of high pressure mechanical disintegration to obtain a nanofibrillar cellulose hydrogel and thereby reducing the number of viable microorganisms present in the suspension by a factor of at least 10 2 ; wherein all steps of the process after obtaining the bleached cellulose pulp fibers are performed under conditions of ISO 8 of ISO 14644-1 cleanroom standards or stricter.
A peak-and-hold driver for a solenoid coil , comprising: a solenoid controller connectable to the solenoid coil and configured to apply two levels of current to the solenoid coil to energize the solenoid coil based on a signal from an external source, the two levels of current including a peak current and a hold current; an input threshold detector connected to the solenoid controller and configured to put the solenoid controller in a reset mode wherein the solenoid controller is in a suspended or hold state while the solenoid controller remains powered on; and a resistive load connected to the input threshold detector and configured to receive a supervisory current from the external source when the solenoid coil is deenergized, the supervisory current being a current for determining the integrity of wiring between the external source and a solenoid valve actuated by supplying electrical power to the solenoid coil and the resistive load providing at least a portion of the supervisory current to the input threshold detector; wherein the input threshold detector puts the solenoid controller in the reset mode if the supervisory current provided to the input threshold detector, or a voltage corresponding to said supervisory current, is below a threshold level, and releases the controller from the reset mode if the supervisory current provided to the input threshold detector, or a voltage corresponding to said supervisory current, is above the threshold level, the threshold level being a dropout voltage or a current corresponding to said dropout voltage. a solenoid controller connectable to the solenoid coil and configured to apply two levels of current to the solenoid coil to energize the solenoid coil based on a signal from an external source, the two levels of current including a peak current and a hold current; an input threshold detector connected to the solenoid controller and configured to put the solenoid controller in a reset mode wherein the solenoid controller is in a suspended or hold state while the solenoid controller remains powered on; and a resistive load connected to the input threshold detector and configured to receive a supervisory current from the external source when the solenoid coil is deenergized, the supervisory current being a current for determining the integrity of wiring between the external source and a solenoid valve actuated by supplying electrical power to the solenoid coil and the resistive load providing at least a portion of the supervisory current to the input threshold detector; wherein the input threshold detector puts the solenoid controller in the reset mode if the supervisory current provided to the input threshold detector, or a voltage corresponding to said supervisory current, is below a threshold level, and releases the controller from the reset mode if the supervisory current provided to the input threshold detector, or a voltage corresponding to said supervisory current, is above the threshold level, the threshold level being a dropout voltage or a current corresponding to said dropout voltage.
A system for identifying degrading electrodes in a marine electromagnetic survey system , comprising: a sensor array operable for use in the marine electromagnetic survey system , wherein the sensor array comprises a plurality of electrodes ; a multiplexer ; an amplifier , wherein at least one pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes is connected to the amplifier through the multiplexer ; a shunt resistor connected to the at least one pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes ; and a processor operable to vary a resistance of the shunt resistor ; measure a voltage across the shunt resistor while varying the resistance of the shunt resistor to obtain measured voltages for different shunt resistor values; and compare the measured voltages of the different shunt resistor values to calculate the resistance of the at least one pair of electrodes in order to determine degrading electrodes. a sensor array operable for use in the marine electromagnetic survey system , wherein the sensor array comprises a plurality of electrodes ; a multiplexer ; an amplifier , wherein at least one pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes is connected to the amplifier through the multiplexer ; a shunt resistor connected to the at least one pair of electrodes from the plurality of electrodes ; and a processor operable to vary a resistance of the shunt resistor ; measure a voltage across the shunt resistor while varying the resistance of the shunt resistor to obtain measured voltages for different shunt resistor values; and compare the measured voltages of the different shunt resistor values to calculate the resistance of the at least one pair of electrodes in order to determine degrading electrodes.
A method for evaluating a thin-film-formed wafer, the method being configured to calculate a value of a film thickness distribution Δt of a thin film of the thin-film-formed wafer having the thin film on a surface of a substrate, wherein a thin-film-formed wafer which has a silicon oxide film formed between the substrate and the thin film is used as the thin-film-formed wafer that is an evaluation target, the substrate and the thin film being made of silicon single crystal, wherein from a set value of the film thickness of the thin film of the thin-film-formed wafer, irradiation wavelength dependency of a reflectance difference ΔR and a reflectance fluctuation coefficient ΔR/R involved by a fluctuation in the film thickness of the thin film are calculated in advance, a single wavelength λ is selected in such a manner that calculated reflectance R of irradiation light is 0.2 or above and an absolute value of a calculated reflectance fluctuation coefficient ΔR/R with respect to the film thickness of the thin film is 0.02 or above, wherein ΔR is a reflectance difference by increasing the set value of the thin film thickness by 1 nm, and irradiation light having a selected single wavelength λ is applied to a partial region of a surface of the thin film of the thin-film-formed wafer, reflected light from the partial region is detected, reflected light intensity for each pixel obtained by dividing the partial region into many pieces is measured, a reflected light intensity distribution in the partial region is obtained, maximum reflection intensity, Max, minimum reflection intensity, Min, mean reflection intensity M, and variation in reflection intensity A are obtained from the reflected light intensity distribution, with the proviso that A=(Max-Min)/M, and the value of the film thickness distribution Δt of the thin film in the partial region is calculated based on the relationship of A=Δt•(ΔR/R).
A mask system for training a patient to become accustomed to the sensation of wearing and using a mask for delivery of respiratory therapy to the patient, the system comprising: a common mask frame ; a first cushion (30; 230; 830) constructed from foam and arranged to contact the patient's face in use; and a second cushion constructed from silicone and arranged to contact the patient's face in use, wherein the first and second cushions are each structured to removably attach to the mask frame to respectively form a foam-cushion based mask and a silicone-cushion based mask, wherein the foam-cushion based mask provides an initially more comfortable surface for the patient than the silicone-based cushion, and the patient may subsequently switch from the foam-based cushion to the silicone based cushion. a common mask frame ; a first cushion (30; 230; 830) constructed from foam and arranged to contact the patient's face in use; and a second cushion constructed from silicone and arranged to contact the patient's face in use, wherein the first and second cushions are each structured to removably attach to the mask frame to respectively form a foam-cushion based mask and a silicone-cushion based mask, wherein the foam-cushion based mask provides an initially more comfortable surface for the patient than the silicone-based cushion, and the patient may subsequently switch from the foam-based cushion to the silicone based cushion.
A cellulose acetate tow having at least 15 denier per filament, preferably from 20 to 50 denier per filament, and more preferably from 25 to 40 denier per filament, and more than 20,500 total denier, preferably from 21,000 to 60,000 total, more preferably from 20,500 to 40,000 total denier.
An application implementation method, comprising: receiving (101; 201), by a service controller (100; 500; 600), description information of a first application by using a northbound interface (501; 601), wherein the description information is sent by an application server; determining (102; 202), by the service controller (100; 500; 600), target network resource information according to the description information, wherein the target network resource information is used to indicate a target network resource required for implementing the first application; and sending , by the service controller (100; 500; 600) to a network controller, an invoking instruction that carries a network policy, wherein the invoking instruction is used to instruct the network controller to invoke the target network resource according to the network policy to implement the first application. receiving (101; 201), by a service controller (100; 500; 600), description information of a first application by using a northbound interface (501; 601), wherein the description information is sent by an application server; determining (102; 202), by the service controller (100; 500; 600), target network resource information according to the description information, wherein the target network resource information is used to indicate a target network resource required for implementing the first application; and sending , by the service controller (100; 500; 600) to a network controller, an invoking instruction that carries a network policy, wherein the invoking instruction is used to instruct the network controller to invoke the target network resource according to the network policy to implement the first application.
Photosensitive implant comprising at least one pixel having at least one diode , a stimulating electrode , a counter electrode , and a resistor , wherein the resistance of the resistor is chosen according to a predetermined relation of resistance, size of the stimulating electrode , and size of the diode , wherein the resistance of the resistor is determined by R ∼ D m ⋅ E wherein R is the resistance of the resistor, D is the diode size, E is the electrode size and m is an exponent.
A composition for use in a method of treating sexual dysfunction in a subject, preferably a human subject, the composition comprising: an ionic salt present at a concentration of at least about 5% by weight of the composition; xanthan gum; propylene glycol; Polysorbate 20; sildenafil and/or a salt thereof; and a nitric oxide donor comprising L-arginine, an L-arginine salt and/or L-arginine HCl, wherein the method comprises topically applying the composition to the genitalia. an ionic salt present at a concentration of at least about 5% by weight of the composition; xanthan gum; propylene glycol; Polysorbate 20; sildenafil and/or a salt thereof; and a nitric oxide donor comprising L-arginine, an L-arginine salt and/or L-arginine HCl, wherein the method comprises topically applying the composition to the genitalia.
A thermal fluid ejection device , comprising: a substrate having a chamber formed thereon to contain a fluid a metal layer comprising a resistor having a surface thermally coupled to the chamber ; a first and a second conductive layers formed in the metal layer ; a polysilicon layer under the metal layer comprising a polysilicon structure under the resistor to change the topography of the resistor such that the surface thermally coupled to the chamber is uneven, the polysilicon structure including a plurality of segments ; and a first dielectric layer between the polysilicon layer and the metal layer , wherein the first conductive layer is used as the resistor and has higher sheet resistance than the second conductive layer . a substrate having a chamber formed thereon to contain a fluid a metal layer comprising a resistor having a surface thermally coupled to the chamber ; a first and a second conductive layers formed in the metal layer ; a polysilicon layer under the metal layer comprising a polysilicon structure under the resistor to change the topography of the resistor such that the surface thermally coupled to the chamber is uneven, the polysilicon structure including a plurality of segments ; and a first dielectric layer between the polysilicon layer and the metal layer , wherein the first conductive layer is used as the resistor and has higher sheet resistance than the second conductive layer .
A method of concentrating protein in grain powder, the method comprising: adding a base solution to grain powder to adjust a pH that is optimal for the growth of bacteria in the grain powder; treating the grain powder with α-amylase or glucoamylase to decompose structural carbohydrate, wherein the structural carbohydrate comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, or pectin; and inoculating the bacteria into the grain powder to perform fermentation; wherein the bacteria are of the genus Bacillus or the genus Lactobacillus, wherein the grain powder is corn gluten. adding a base solution to grain powder to adjust a pH that is optimal for the growth of bacteria in the grain powder; treating the grain powder with α-amylase or glucoamylase to decompose structural carbohydrate, wherein the structural carbohydrate comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of starch, cellulose, hemicellulose, or pectin; and inoculating the bacteria into the grain powder to perform fermentation; wherein the bacteria are of the genus Bacillus or the genus Lactobacillus, wherein the grain powder is corn gluten.
Protective device for a male end portion of a steel tube intended for use in a tubular hydrocarbon working string, the device including a cylindrical sleeve body having a main axis (X) and defining an inner cavity intended to receive the male end portion , an engagement portion characterized in that the cylindrical sleeve body is split axially in at least two shells being held together by a junction and the engagement portion is so configured to separate the at least two shells under exertion of a predefined axial force on a first or second engagement surface .