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A lens barrel having a telescopic structure comprising an inner barrel and an outer barrel that move relative to each other; a plurality of ring retainers with a first ring retainer and a second ring retainer being disposed at different positions with respect to an optical axis direction between a circumferential surface of the inner barrel and a corresponding inner circumference surface of the outer barrel , wherein the ring retainers support a number of bearing balls that roll in contact with the circumferential surfaces of the inner barrel and of the outer barrel , characterized in that the first and second ring retainers are supported floatingly with respect to a direction parallel to the optical axis in accordance with the rolling movement of the bearing balls to provide a ball-bearing support to the inner barrel and the outer barrel that move relative to each other, and that the circumferential surface of the inner barrel has different diameters for the first ring retainer and the second ring retainer .
Use of a film deterioration preventing material for preventing the deterioration of a record storage film having a triacetyl cellulose film as the base film thereof, wherein: the film deterioration preventing material is a mixture of at least a film deterioration inhibitor and a thermoplastic resin, the film deterioration inhibitor comprises an acetic acid gas removing agent, and the acetic acid gas removing agent is an alkali metal carbonate selected from the group consisting of lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate, or is an alkali metal hydrogen carbonate selected from the group consisting of lithium hydrogen carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate and potassium hydrogen carbonate. the film deterioration preventing material is a mixture of at least a film deterioration inhibitor and a thermoplastic resin, the film deterioration inhibitor comprises an acetic acid gas removing agent, and the acetic acid gas removing agent is an alkali metal carbonate selected from the group consisting of lithium carbonate, sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate, or is an alkali metal hydrogen carbonate selected from the group consisting of lithium hydrogen carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate and potassium hydrogen carbonate.
Two-component kit for preparing a sealing membrane, characterized in that it consists of: - a constituent A comprising at least one binder of plant origin in the form of an aqueous emulsion which is an anionic, nonionic emulsion or a mixture of an anionic emulsion and a nonionic emulsion, the said binder comprising a mixture of at least one natural resin of plant origin with at least one oil of plant origin, and - a constituent B that is capable of releasing at least one multivalent cation during its reaction with component A, said constituent B comprising a cement chosen from Portland cement, pozzolanic cement mixture optionally comprising fly ash, blast furnace slag, fumed silica and/or natural or calcinated or synthetic pozzolans, aluminous cement, sulfo-aluminous cement and belite cement, and also mixtures thereof. - a constituent A comprising at least one binder of plant origin in the form of an aqueous emulsion which is an anionic, nonionic emulsion or a mixture of an anionic emulsion and a nonionic emulsion, the said binder comprising a mixture of at least one natural resin of plant origin with at least one oil of plant origin, and - a constituent B that is capable of releasing at least one multivalent cation during its reaction with component A, said constituent B comprising a cement chosen from Portland cement, pozzolanic cement mixture optionally comprising fly ash, blast furnace slag, fumed silica and/or natural or calcinated or synthetic pozzolans, aluminous cement, sulfo-aluminous cement and belite cement, and also mixtures thereof.
A chain wear monitor comprising: two sensors [L1, L2] for sensing predetermined spaced measuring points on a chain , said two sensors [L1, L2] being spaced apart from one another a predetermined distance which is less than the distance between adjacent ones of said spaced measuring points on said chain ; one of said sensors being the upstream sensor [L1], as determined by the direction of travel of the chain , and the other of said sensors being the downstream sensor [L2]; two timers [T1, T2], one of which is a chain speed timer [T1] and the other of which is a chain wear timer [T2], both said timers being controlled by said spaced sensors [L1, L2]; said upstream sensor [L1] configured to turn said chain speed timer [T1] on and said wear timer [T2] off when sensing the passage of every one of said spaced measuring points on said chain ; said downstream sensor [L2] configured to turn said speed timer [T1] off and said wear timer [T2] on when it senses the passage of every one of said spaced measuring points on said chain ; a computing module which is configured to determine the speed at which the chain is moving as a function of the length of time, as determined by said speed timer [T1], it takes a measuring point on the chain to pass from said upstream sensor [L1] to said downstream sensor [L2]; said computing module configured to determine the degree of wear on said chain as a function of the speed of the chain and the wear time which said wear timer [T2] is on, as compared to the baseline value for the same function when the chain is new. two sensors [L1, L2] for sensing predetermined spaced measuring points on a chain , said two sensors [L1, L2] being spaced apart from one another a predetermined distance which is less than the distance between adjacent ones of said spaced measuring points on said chain ; one of said sensors being the upstream sensor [L1], as determined by the direction of travel of the chain , and the other of said sensors being the downstream sensor [L2]; two timers [T1, T2], one of which is a chain speed timer [T1] and the other of which is a chain wear timer [T2], both said timers being controlled by said spaced sensors [L1, L2]; said upstream sensor [L1] configured to turn said chain speed timer [T1] on and said wear timer [T2] off when sensing the passage of every one of said spaced measuring points on said chain ; said downstream sensor [L2] configured to turn said speed timer [T1] off and said wear timer [T2] on when it senses the passage of every one of said spaced measuring points on said chain ; a computing module which is configured to determine the speed at which the chain is moving as a function of the length of time, as determined by said speed timer [T1], it takes a measuring point on the chain to pass from said upstream sensor [L1] to said downstream sensor [L2]; said computing module configured to determine the degree of wear on said chain as a function of the speed of the chain and the wear time which said wear timer [T2] is on, as compared to the baseline value for the same function when the chain is new.
Egg-free ice cream comprising an enzymatically branched starch, wherein the starch has - a weight-average molecular weight Mw (weight average), measured by light scattering, of 60 kDa to 3000 kDa, and - a polydispersity index PDI between 1 and 5. - a weight-average molecular weight Mw (weight average), measured by light scattering, of 60 kDa to 3000 kDa, and - a polydispersity index PDI between 1 and 5.
A shape measuring apparatus comprising: an image capturing device that is provided at a fixed position; a pattern ; a calculation section configured to calculate an inclination angle at one position on a specular surface of an object to be measured at a time when a height direction coordinate of the object to be measured is assumed as one height direction coordinate and an inclination angle at another position adjacent to the one position based on a captured image which is obtained by capturing an image of the specular surface of the object to be measured by the image capturing device so that a shape thereof is measured and in which a reflected image of the pattern disposed at a periphery of the object to be measured is captured; and a determination section configured to: compare the inclination angle at the one position of the object to be measured with the inclination angle at the other position thereof; and determine the height direction coordinate at the time of coincidence as the height direction coordinate at the one position of the object to be measured, wherein the height direction coordinate at the time of coincidence is obtained by minimizing the square of the difference between the inclination angle at the one position of the object to be measured with the inclination angle at the other position thereof. an image capturing device that is provided at a fixed position; a pattern ; a calculation section configured to calculate an inclination angle at one position on a specular surface of an object to be measured at a time when a height direction coordinate of the object to be measured is assumed as one height direction coordinate and an inclination angle at another position adjacent to the one position based on a captured image which is obtained by capturing an image of the specular surface of the object to be measured by the image capturing device so that a shape thereof is measured and in which a reflected image of the pattern disposed at a periphery of the object to be measured is captured; and a determination section configured to: compare the inclination angle at the one position of the object to be measured with the inclination angle at the other position thereof; and determine the height direction coordinate at the time of coincidence as the height direction coordinate at the one position of the object to be measured, wherein the height direction coordinate at the time of coincidence is obtained by minimizing the square of the difference between the inclination angle at the one position of the object to be measured with the inclination angle at the other position thereof.
A steam cleaning apparatus , comprising: a steam unit comprising a steam unit housing , a steam generator provided in the steam unit housing , and a supply tank in fluid communication with the steam generator ; a handle tube , forming an elongated section, coupled with an outlet of the steam unit ; a base coupled with the handle tube and adapted to move over a surface to be cleaned in a direction of travel , the base comprising: a base housing having a long edge and a short edge that is shorter than the long edge ; and a steam distribution nozzle in fluid communication with the steam generator via the handle tube ; and a lockable indexing mechanism configured to move at least the base housing between a wide orientation where the long edge of the base housing is orthogonal to the direction of travel and a narrow orientation where the short edge of the base housing is orthogonal to the direction of travel . a steam unit comprising a steam unit housing , a steam generator provided in the steam unit housing , and a supply tank in fluid communication with the steam generator ; a handle tube , forming an elongated section, coupled with an outlet of the steam unit ; a base coupled with the handle tube and adapted to move over a surface to be cleaned in a direction of travel , the base comprising: a base housing having a long edge and a short edge that is shorter than the long edge ; and a steam distribution nozzle in fluid communication with the steam generator via the handle tube ; and a base housing having a long edge and a short edge that is shorter than the long edge ; and a steam distribution nozzle in fluid communication with the steam generator via the handle tube ; and a lockable indexing mechanism configured to move at least the base housing between a wide orientation where the long edge of the base housing is orthogonal to the direction of travel and a narrow orientation where the short edge of the base housing is orthogonal to the direction of travel .
A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, at data processing hardware of a playback device , from a content provider, an audio data stream , wherein the playback device receives the audio data stream from the content provider through a wireless input connection other than a microphone; determining, before the audio data stream is output by the playback device, whether a portion of the audio data stream encodes a particular key phrase; in response to determining that the portion of the audio data stream encodes the particular key phrase, modifying, by the data processing hardware, the audio data stream by: dynamically generating an audio watermark encoding data that indicates the audio data stream originated from the content provider; inserting the dynamically generated audio watermark into the audio data stream to create the modified audio data stream; and providing, by the data processing hardware, the modified audio data stream for output through a speaker . receiving, at data processing hardware of a playback device , from a content provider, an audio data stream , wherein the playback device receives the audio data stream from the content provider through a wireless input connection other than a microphone; determining, before the audio data stream is output by the playback device, whether a portion of the audio data stream encodes a particular key phrase; in response to determining that the portion of the audio data stream encodes the particular key phrase, modifying, by the data processing hardware, the audio data stream by: dynamically generating an audio watermark encoding data that indicates the audio data stream originated from the content provider; inserting the dynamically generated audio watermark into the audio data stream to create the modified audio data stream; and dynamically generating an audio watermark encoding data that indicates the audio data stream originated from the content provider; inserting the dynamically generated audio watermark into the audio data stream to create the modified audio data stream; and providing, by the data processing hardware, the modified audio data stream for output through a speaker .
A process for the synthesis of methanol from an input stream of synthesis gas, comprising the following steps: subjecting a portion of said input stream as feed stream to an adiabatic reactive step, providing an effluent containing methanol and unreacted synthesis gas; quenching of said effluent with a further portion of said input stream, providing a quenched stream ; subjecting said quenched stream to an isothermal reactive step, providing a methanol-containing product stream , wherein the feed stream to said adiabatic reactive step comprises a fraction of said input stream which has been pre-heated by acting as a cooling medium of said isothermal reactive step, thus forming a pre-heated stream , and wherein said isothermal reactive step is carried out in a catalytic bed comprising heat exchange bodies and said fraction acting as a cooling medium traverses said heat exchange bodies. subjecting a portion of said input stream as feed stream to an adiabatic reactive step, providing an effluent containing methanol and unreacted synthesis gas; quenching of said effluent with a further portion of said input stream, providing a quenched stream ; subjecting said quenched stream to an isothermal reactive step, providing a methanol-containing product stream , wherein the feed stream to said adiabatic reactive step comprises a fraction of said input stream which has been pre-heated by acting as a cooling medium of said isothermal reactive step, thus forming a pre-heated stream , and wherein said isothermal reactive step is carried out in a catalytic bed comprising heat exchange bodies and said fraction acting as a cooling medium traverses said heat exchange bodies.
An orthodontic appliance for movably disposed inside dental patient's mouth, the dental patient's mouth having a maxillary dental arch, a mandibular dental arch, and defining a lingual side (LiS), a labial side (LaS) and a buccal side (BuS), the orthodontic appliance having a hard maxillary retainer , being fitted and detachably engaged with the maxillary dental arch; a hard mandibular retainer , being fitted and detachably engaged with the mandibular dental arch; characterised in that the orthodontic appliance comprises further a soft retainer , having a median part , a first holding part , a second holding part , a third holding part and a fourth holding part , the first holding part engaging with the labial side (LaS) or the buccal side (BuS) of the hard maxillary retainer , the second holding part engaging with the labial side (LaS) or the buccal side (BuS) of the hard mandibular retainer , the third holding part engaging with the lingual side (LiS) of the hard maxillary retainer , the fourth holding part engaging with the lingual side (LiS) of the hard mandibular retainer , the first holding part and the third holding part being located at upper half of the median part , the second holding part and the fourth holding part being located at lower half of the median part . a hard maxillary retainer , being fitted and detachably engaged with the maxillary dental arch; a hard mandibular retainer , being fitted and detachably engaged with the mandibular dental arch; characterised in that the orthodontic appliance comprises further a soft retainer , having a median part , a first holding part , a second holding part , a third holding part and a fourth holding part , the first holding part engaging with the labial side (LaS) or the buccal side (BuS) of the hard maxillary retainer , the second holding part engaging with the labial side (LaS) or the buccal side (BuS) of the hard mandibular retainer , the third holding part engaging with the lingual side (LiS) of the hard maxillary retainer , the fourth holding part engaging with the lingual side (LiS) of the hard mandibular retainer , the first holding part and the third holding part being located at upper half of the median part , the second holding part and the fourth holding part being located at lower half of the median part .
A method for transmitting a client signal in an optical transport network, wherein the method comprises: mapping the client signal into an optical channel transmission unit-N, OTU-N, wherein a rate of the OTU-N is N times as high as a preset reference rate, and the value N is a configurable positive integer, wherein the OTU-N has M ∗ N columns, and a subframe of the OTU-N has M columns; splitting the OTU-N into N optical sub-channel transport units, OTUsubs, wherein a rate of each OTUsub equals to the preset reference rate; and sending the N OTUsubs to an optical fiber. mapping the client signal into an optical channel transmission unit-N, OTU-N, wherein a rate of the OTU-N is N times as high as a preset reference rate, and the value N is a configurable positive integer, wherein the OTU-N has M ∗ N columns, and a subframe of the OTU-N has M columns; splitting the OTU-N into N optical sub-channel transport units, OTUsubs, wherein a rate of each OTUsub equals to the preset reference rate; and sending the N OTUsubs to an optical fiber.
Method for assisting with the management of a pumping device capable of supplying a circuit of a power production facility with water taken from a natural watercourse, the water upstream of the circuit comprising materials liable to clog one or more filters provided at the inlet to the circuit, wherein at least parameters relating to the watercourse and having an influence on the quantity of materials likely to clog said filters are collected, and: - during a previous step, a statistical model is developed that is at least based on historical data for said parameters relating to the watercourse for which clogging of the filters has been observed, - during a current step, current parameters relating to at least the watercourse are collected and said statistical model is used in conjunction with said current parameters to assess a risk of an influx of clogging materials, and - on the basis of the assessed risk, an alert signal for deactivating the pumping device at a selected time is generated. - during a previous step, a statistical model is developed that is at least based on historical data for said parameters relating to the watercourse for which clogging of the filters has been observed, - during a current step, current parameters relating to at least the watercourse are collected and said statistical model is used in conjunction with said current parameters to assess a risk of an influx of clogging materials, and - on the basis of the assessed risk, an alert signal for deactivating the pumping device at a selected time is generated.
An image processing method in a diagnosis assisting device that diagnoses lesions from a picked-up image, wherein: a reference image corresponding to a known first picked-up image being a dermoscopy image relating to lesions is registered in a database; and the method comprises, when a diagnosis assistance is performed by comparing a query image corresponding to an unknown second picked-up image being a dermoscopy image relating to lesions with the reference image in the database: creating the query image; characterized by determining a resizing increase multiplication factor for the unknown second picked-up image using a short side actual length of the unknown second picked-up image; performing an extrapolation process on the unknown second picked-up image to obtain a second extrapolation image; and creating the query image at least by performing a geometric transformation process on the second extrapolation image, the geometric transformation process involving rotation, inversion and resizing the second extrapolation image based on the resizing increase multiplication factor for the unknown second picked-up image. a reference image corresponding to a known first picked-up image being a dermoscopy image relating to lesions is registered in a database; and the method comprises, when a diagnosis assistance is performed by comparing a query image corresponding to an unknown second picked-up image being a dermoscopy image relating to lesions with the reference image in the database: creating the query image; characterized by determining a resizing increase multiplication factor for the unknown second picked-up image using a short side actual length of the unknown second picked-up image; performing an extrapolation process on the unknown second picked-up image to obtain a second extrapolation image; and creating the query image at least by performing a geometric transformation process on the second extrapolation image, the geometric transformation process involving rotation, inversion and resizing the second extrapolation image based on the resizing increase multiplication factor for the unknown second picked-up image. creating the query image; characterized by determining a resizing increase multiplication factor for the unknown second picked-up image using a short side actual length of the unknown second picked-up image; performing an extrapolation process on the unknown second picked-up image to obtain a second extrapolation image; and creating the query image at least by performing a geometric transformation process on the second extrapolation image, the geometric transformation process involving rotation, inversion and resizing the second extrapolation image based on the resizing increase multiplication factor for the unknown second picked-up image.