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The present invention relates generally to methods and devices of generating an electrical representation of at least one object in a scene in the real word. The detail real-time imager for the representation of a scene of a real world comprises:—at least an illuminator (0501-0511) of said scene providing at least a series of ultra-short power laser pulses with time-related positions; and—a receiver (0515-0523) of a SPAD Single Photon Avalanche Diode detector array according to the method of the invention and associated to at least said series of ultra-short power laser pulses of said illuminator.

A system and method may dynamically control the total RF power emissions of a mobile device. The method may include determining the local RF operating situation of the mobile device; setting a maximum power limit according to the local RF operating situation; and/or adjusting an active transmitted power of the mobile device within the maximum power limit. The local RF operating situation may be determined based upon (1) the measuring of a matching of the mobile device's radio antenna(s); (2) currently active application(s); (3) the number/type of active radios; (4) frequency or wavelength of transmissions; (5) network, relay, or node RF operating or exposure conditions; and/or (6) a power control process. The mobile device may be hand-held device, HomeNodeB, or other device capable of RF communications. The local RF operation situation and/or available headroom may be communicated to a network base station or node to facilitate enhanced mobile device performance.

A processing system and methods for extracting phytochemicals from plant materials with subcritical water. The processing system includes a water supply interconnected with a high-pressure pump, diverter valve, a temperature-controllable extraction vessel, a cooler, a pressure-relief valve and a collection apparatus for collecting eluant fractions from the extraction vessel. The processing system controllably varies the temperature of subcritical water within the extraction vessel, and may optionally be configured to controllably vary the pH of subcritical water flowing into the extraction vessel. A plant material is placed into the extraction vessel after which a flow of subcritical water is provided through the extraction vessel for extraction of phytochemicals. The temperature of subcritical water is controllably varied during its flow through the extraction vessel water thereby producing a plurality of eluant subfractions corresponding to the temperature changes, thereby separating the different classes of phytochemicals extracted from the plant material.

A method and apparatus for making filter elements in which a mixture of activated carbon granules and fibers are processed with meltable polymer fibers to form a porous element. The density of the porous structure increases in a direction from the periphery thereof to its center. Also, the article formed by the method using the apparatus.

An image forming apparatus includes an image carrier configured to carry an electrostatic latent image, a developing device configured to develop the electrostatic latent image with a two-component developer including toner and magnetic carrier, a toner supplier configured to supply the toner to the developing device, a toner concentration detector configured to detect toner concentration in the two-component developer inside the developing device, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect first information to determine toner replacement amount in the developing device during a predetermined time period and second information to determine a charge characteristic of the toner in the developing device, change a toner concentration control reference value based on the first information and the second information, and control the toner concentration based on an output from the toner concentration detector and the toner concentration control reference value.

The disclosure provides a developing roller for an electrophotographic image forming apparatus, and a method of manufacturing the same. The developing roller includes a shaft member and a resilient member provided on the shaft member. The resilient member includes a conductive resilient layer in contact with the shaft member and a conductive resin layer defining the outer surface of the resilient member. The conductive resin layer includes a resin and a surface-treated metal oxide. The developing roller is capable of an increased amount of toner charging while stably maintaining optical density.

Chain skirt fishing lures and associated manufacturing methods are provided. According to some embodiments, a skirt body for a fishing lure comprises a plurality of flexible elements. The plurality of flexible elements of a skirt body can extend from a body portion of a head of a lure body to one or more points distal from the head of the lure body. At least one of the plurality of flexible elements of the skirt body can comprise multiple elements connected together to form an elongated skirt element. The elongated skirt element can extend from a point proximate the head of the lure body to a point distal the head of the lure body. The flexible elements can facilitate fish attraction, thereby leading to increased fish striking compared to conventional lures. Other embodiments are also claimed and described.

There is provided a toner which exhibits a quick rise of charging and excellent cleaning property and which can form high-quality images having high definition and high density. A toner envelope degree of the toner falls in a range of from 2.0 to 3.0, which degree is obtained by calculation of [(L1−L2)/L2]×100 wherein L1 represents a circumference length of a projection image of toner particles containing binder resin and a colorant, and L2 represents a length of envelope of the projection image of the toner particles.

In an image forming apparatus and an image density control method that are capable of suppressing the amount of toner consumed for a purpose other than image formation and responding to variation in the development ability of a development device due to environmental variation and the like such that a constant image density is obtained, the image density is maintained at a substantially fixed level by first target output value correcting means in accordance with a toner replacement amount and without consuming toner, and adjustment of the image density accompanying variation in the development ability due to environmental variation and the like is dealt with by second target output value correcting means in accordance with a toner pattern detection result. Hence, the frequency with which the toner pattern is detected in order to maintain the image density at a fixed level can be reduced in comparison with a case in which the image density is maintained at a fixed level on the basis of the toner pattern detection result alone, and as a result, the toner consumption amount can be suppressed.

The invention relates to a cake forming method of high-purity alumina powder, belongs to the technical field of chemical machining forming methods, and in particular to an alumina cake forming method. The cake forming method comprises the steps of preforming, vacuum sealing, isostatic cool pressing, high-temperature sintering and the like. According to the invention, a mould made of a PP or tetra fluorine material is adopted, pollution caused by high-purity alumina by the traditional steel mould is avoided, a preformed cake obtained by through low-pressure pressing can ensure that the cake in the later-stage isostatic cool pressing does not easily deform like the original organic mould due to a certain strength, thus the cake with uniform material and enough density is obtained. The cake subjected to the isostatic cool pressing has unchangeable purity after being sintered, and has uniform shape and size and density of commonly reaching 3.0-3.7g/cm<3>. The loading quantity during producing and loading of a downstream manufacturer of sapphire can be effectively increased.

An inkjet recording apparatus includes: a paper conveying device which conveys paper; a line-type inkjet head which performs image formation on the paper by ejecting ink droplets to the paper conveyed by the paper conveying device; a paper conveyance speed measuring device which measures a paper conveyance speed of the paper at the image formation by the inkjet head; a dot arrangement data acquiring device which acquires data for arranging dots to form an image by the inkjet head on the paper conveyed at a predetermined paper conveyance speed; a dot arrangement data adjusting device which adjusts the data for arranging dots in accordance with the paper conveyance speed measured by the paper conveyance speed measuring device so that the image is formed on the paper with a constant image density even when the paper conveyance speed varies; and a head drive controlling device which controls drive of the inkjet head in accordance with the adjusted data for arranging dots.

Radiation source for electromagnetic radiation the major effective component of which is in the near-infrared region, in particular in the wavelength region between 0.8 μm and 1.5 μm, to form an elongated irradiation zone, with an elongated halogen lamp comprising a glass body that has a tubular shape with bases at the ends and contains at least one spiral filament, and with an elongated reflector, such that the bases of the halogen lamp are disposed in the region of the reflector surface or behind it with reference to the position of the halogen lamp, wherein the ends of the halogen lamp are bent around toward the reflector and the spiral filaments or at least one of them is made thicker or is more densely wound in the bent region of the glass body, in such a way that the radiation flux density of the radiation source is substantially constant in the long direction of the source, between the outermost points of the bases.

Liquid ejecting apparatus and control methods thereof are disclosed. A liquid ejecting apparatus includes an ejecting head having liquid-ejecting nozzles, a platen disposed to support a recording medium and face the ejecting head, a heater that heats the platen, a temperature sensor to detect a temperature of the ejecting head, and a control section that causes liquid to be ejected from the nozzles. If a change in a temperature of the ejecting head and/or a temperature of the ejecting head exceeds a predetermined range, the control section stops ejection of liquid for printing from the nozzles in the absence of a user input to continue printing. After the control section stops the ejection of liquid, a response process can be carried out.

The invention relates to a powder fine quantitative storage and transportation delivery device and a method thereof. The powder fine quantitative storage and transportation delivery device comprises a large storage powder hopper, a small powder hopper, a metering screw pump, a negative-pressure air-powder mixing tube, wherein the large storage powder hopper is provided with a box neck; a fine pattern screw is in threaded connection with a plug and the fine-thread screw and the plug are arranged inside of the large storage powder hopper; the upper end of the fine-thread screw is connected with a rotary drive device; the coarse-thread screw and the fine-thread screw are coaxially arranged, and the coarse-screw rod is positioned in the drive powder section; the large storage powder hopper outlet is connected with the inlet of the small powder hopper; a negative feedback degree measurement and control device is install on the upper end of the small powder hopper and measuring rods of the negative feedback degree measurement and control device extend into the small powder hopper; the outlet of the small powder hopper is connected with the inlet of metering screw pump and the outlet of the metering screw pump is connected to the middle necking of the negative-pressure air-powder mixing tube; the outlet of air-power mixing tube is connected with an air and powder mixed delivery pipe. The powder fine quantitative storage transportation delivery device guarantees the synchronous change of the powder volume flow and the mass flow through the screw plug pump and the equal volume movement principle.

This invention relates to a process for surface-alloying pure Cu plate. The process comprises: adopting a vibrational pellet-roller, placing surface-polished pure Cu plate in the pellet-rolling chamber of the pellet-roller, utilizing bearing alloy rolling pellets (8 mm in diameter), knocking the surface of the pure Cu plate by irregular jumping and rolling of the rolling pellets under Ar protection with 3000/min vibration frequency, and permeating the bearing alloy molecules into the surface of the pure Cu plate to achieve surface-alloying of the pure Cu plate. The alloy layer has no interface with the Cu matrix, thus such phenomena as cracking, crimping and flaking do not occur. The alloyed surface has Cr content of 8.51% and Fe content of 80.99%, and has improved surface strength and hardness (3.2 GPA). After annealing, the inner structure is compact and stable. The method has such advantages as few devices, simple process and no pollution.

A Hall effect thruster including a downstream end of its annular channel presenting a cross-section that is variable to vary a thrust and a specific impulse of the thruster.

A method for producing three-dimensional parts made of fiber material using a mold, comprising a bottom mold, the inner side of which determines the contour of the bottom side of the molded part and a top mold whose inner side determines the contour of the top side of the molded part. The bottom mold and/or the top mold have holes enabling the passage of air. Fibers are blown into the interior of the closed mold with the aid of an air current and are deposited in the inner sides of the bottom mold and the top mold, whereby a blank of fiber material is formed, the fibers bound together by a bonding agent, whereupon the blank is hardened into a molded part. A device for the production of three-dimensional molded parts comprises a mold having at least one inlet hole for blowing in the fiber material. The molded part has areas with different thickness.

An image bearing member including an electroconductive substrate, a photosensitive layer overlying the electroconductive substrate, and a protection layer overlying the photosensitive layer, the photosensitive layer containing a diamine compound represented by the chemical structure 1, more of the diamine compound being disposed on the photosensitive layer side than the surface side relative to the midpoint in a depth direction of the protection layer:

The present invention relates to a method of applying molten hot melt adhesives, which comprise volatile material, at a constant adhesive mass flow rate. According to the method of the present invention the molten hot melt adhesive containing volatile material is applied under raised pressure. Specifically, the present invention is useful in the field of producing absorbent articles for personal hygiene.