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In order to measure the movement of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, an imaging optical system 2 which is to be positioned on the vehicle is used to detect an image of the environment 4, and an optoelectronic shift sensor 3 chip of the type comprising an inherent evaluation unit is used to measure any shift of the image from structures thereof. The shift sensor is equal or similar to the sensor used on an optical mouse. The sensor is positioned in such a way that infinite objects are focused. The measuring signal is evaluated to indicate movements and / or the position of the aircraft. The inventive system can also be used to measure distances e.g. in order to control the flight altitude. The invention further relates to methods for automatically controlling particularly a hovering flight by means of a control loop using optical flow measurement.

At the start of a process, an information presenting section presents information expressed by a solution vector, while an auxiliary information presenting section presents information for facilitating comparative evaluation of multiple pieces of information being presented simultaneously. Based on these pieces of information, the user evaluates each solution vector. A model estimation executing section generates an evaluation model for an adjustment process from a user evaluation history, and thereafter, a model evaluation calculating section performs evaluation using the evaluation model. A fitness calculating section calculates fitness from the evaluation made by the user or by the model, and in accordance with the thus calculated fitness, a recombination operation section performs an arithmetical recombination operation. The above process is iteratively performed to carry out optimum adjustment of solution vectors.

A mobile communication system and a process of organizing applications (2) by category in simple form access menu. The process envisages displaying menu in a disc format (3) for each category menu items. The user is allowed to slide by touch his application (2) to any category disc (3) and the applications (2) in each category disc (3) will be displayed in a pie shape (5). The user can further rotate the disc (3) by touch which will result in the display of more menu items (2) on the mobile touch screen display unit (1).

A bipolar transistor having at least a low doped drift layer (14) of crystalline SiC comprises at least one first layer (13) of a semi-conductor material having a wider energy gap between the conduction band and the valence band than an adjacent layer (14) of SiC.

A charged particle beam impinging on a specimen is set to have left and right tilt angles corresponding to a parallactic angle. A control unit is provided which scans the beam over the specimen while giving a left tilt and a right tilt corresponding to the parallactic angle alternately to the beam on each scanning line. In this way, images are acquired. A three-dimensional image in which deterioration of the resolution is suppressed is displayed in real time by combining aberration cancellation means with the control of the beam according to the parallactic angle. The aberration cancellation means uses an optical system having plural stages of lenses to provide overall cancellation of aberrations by making use of the action of a lens to deflect the beam back to the optical axis.

Systems and methods to pattern surfaces to create regions of variable adhesive force on a superhydrophobic paper surface. By taking advantage of high surface energy sticky islands on a non-sticky superhydrophobic surface, microliter water drops can be registered or confined at specific locations; selected drops can then be transferred to another patterned substrate and the drops mixed and / or allowed to react without the need for pipettes or other fluid transfer tool.

The invention discloses metal powder for a 3D printer. The metal powder for 3D printers is 10-50-micron metal powder made by agglomerating many submicron order metal particles through a granulating process. As the metal powder is combined by submicron order metal particles, the metal powder is low in melting point and high in melting speed, so that the printing speed of the metal 3D printer can be increased and the precision of a printing member can be improved. Meanwhile, the average grain size of the metal powder is equivalent to existing atomized metal powder for 3D printers, and the metal powder has good dispersibility and conveying property, and can be suitable for existing 3D printer equipment.

The present invention relates to a method of spinning a polypeptide polymer containing fibre. It further relates to a polymer fibre obtainable by said method and to uses thereof. The invention also relates to products comprising said polymer fibre.

The present invention relates to a micropattern retardation element requiring no stretch processing and no extremely high positioning accuracy in cutting films, and the like, and having the retardation region controlled in width of a micron unit, and a producing method therefore. Said micropattern retardation element can be obtained by forming a liquid crystalline or non liquid crystalline polymer thin film layer having photoactive groups, on a substrate, and then, after orientation treatment in a micropattern form, forming a birefringence layer so as to contact with said polymer thin film layer, so that birefringence molecules of said birefringence layer are oriented according to orientation of photoactive groups in said thin film. Said retardation element is used in a three-dimensional display, and the like.

A multi-well helium Dewar is provided for recirculating coolant about a cryostat probe; the Dewar includes a first well containing a first coolant reservoir, and a second well containing a second coolant reservoir. A fluid connection extends between the first and second coolant reservoirs. A low impedance conduit further connects a top end of the second well to the first well. In this regard, the Dewar at least partially contains a cryocooler within the first well and a cryostat probe within the second well. Vibrational noise is reduced by the incorporation of soft mounting components for connecting various features. A thermal shield of the Dewar can be thermally connected to isolated components for additional cooling power and increased efficiency during initialization. A second fluid connection may include a valve attached to a counter-flow heat exchanger for efficiently re-condensing excess gas within the Dewar.

A thrust device, in particular for a roller cam mechanism in a steering system, includes a first mechanism member which is held on a frame in engagement with a second mechanism member. The thrust device comprises a pressure piece which is mounted on the frame so as to be displaceable along an axis and is acted on by a spring element for pressing the first and second mechanism members against one another. In order to construct the thrust device for compensating for wear and thermal expansion of the engagement of the mechanism members and to configure it to be inexpensive and quiet during operation, there is provision for the spring element to be formed from rolling bodies which are spring loaded approximately transversely with respect to the axis of the pressure piece, the rolling bodies being supported on oblique surfaces between the pressure piece and a frame part which is configured as a setting screw or cover. The pressure piece can additionally be spring loaded axially by a compression spring.

A method for pressure-independent temperature determination using a metal diaphragm is provided. A bridge circuit having multiple resistors is provided on this diaphragm. One pair of resistors is near the center of the diaphragm and another pair of resistors is situated at a distance from the center. The resistors are provided on the metal diaphragm in such a way that the tensile elongation of the pair of resistors near the center corresponds in absolute value to compressions of the pair of resistors far from the center.

An implantable line for implantation in the left ventricle or left atrium of the heart with perforation of the atrial or ventricular septum, having an elongated flexible line body and an electrode and / or a sensor and / or a medication-dispensing device in a distal segment of the line body, i.e., in the left atrium or the left ventricle in the use state of the, such that the part of the line body situated in the blood vessel in or on the heart in the use state is at least partially provided with a surface coating or a surface structure that promotes ingrowth with endogenous tissue.

A conical helix decorative Christmas tree with lights attached is supported either on a pole or a bracket extending from a wall. If a pole is used, the base may be in a tree stand or a bracket attached to a wall. In both embodiments the base of the helix has a circle aligned by a plurality of strings attaching the circumference of the circle to a washer at the radial center of the helix. More than one helix may be used in this manner to form the tree. A shroud may be used to add a translucent decorative effect. A topper of a star, angel or continuation of the conical tree to a point may be added at the top of the conical helix tree. The tree can be attached to horizontal or vertical surfaces.

The display of status information on a hearing aid is to be improved. To this end, provision is made for the display device (A) to be embodied on the housing of a hearing aid (I) as an electrophoretic display. This is very flexible and thin and can thus be applied in any form to almost any position on the hearing aid. In addition the electrophoretic display (A) only requires energy to change the information displayed. This enables the energy consumption required for a hearing aid display to be greatly reduced.

A device with adjustable resistance includes two magnetic elements separated by an insulating or semi-conductor element. The resistance of the device depends on the position of a magnetic wall in one of the magnetic elements, the magnetic wall separating two areas of said magnetic element each having a separate homogeneous direction of magnetization. The device comprises means for moving the magnetic wall in the magnetic element by applying a spin-polarized electric current, such that the resistance of the device is adjustable in a continuous range of values. The invention is useful in neuromimetic circuits, neural networks and bio-inspired computers.

An image recording apparatus includes: a recording head which has a plurality of recording elements; a conveyance device which conveys at least one of the recording head and a recording medium to cause relative movement between the recording head and the recording medium; an input device which inputs image data; an image processing device which causes a plurality of subsidiary image processing devices to perform a plurality of subsidiary image processes with respect to the input image data so as to generate output data; an image recording device which causes the recording head to perform recording on the recording medium according to the generated output data; a selection device which selects, of the plurality of subsidiary image processing devices, a subsidiary image processing device that is not to reflect, in the output data, processing result; and a control device which controls the selection device in accordance with the input image data.

A method for producing polymer particles is disclosed in which a fluid preparation is ejected in drop form from a nozzle of an ink jet print head. At least one nozzle ejects droplets in response to electrical signals, and radiation from a radiation source is directed on the droplets in flight, whereby the fluid preparation is at least partially cured by irradiation, so that particles are obtained from the fluid drops before impact or collection. The fluid preparation contains a prepolymer, an oligomer, monomers, or reactive diluents as well as at least one photoinitiator. The fluid preparation has a polymerizable group that is radically polymerizable. Further, a printed product and a device for making the printed product are disclosed. The printed product has a rough polymeric coating that is composed of spherical or largely spherically shaped polymer particles.

A hydraulic accumulator, in particular a bladder accumulator, includes two at least partially adjacent plastic casings (12, 14). The first plastic casing (12) has a collar part (16) at least at one end thereof. To produce a leakproof accumulator arrangement economical to produce, a gap opening (24) between the casings (12, 14) extends up to a point at which the casings (12, 14) are positioned together in a coaxial manner, and a disk valve (50) is provided as a valve for controlling the supply and discharge of the medium in the opening (10).

The present invention relates to a micropattern retardation element requiring no stretch processing and no extremely high positioning accuracy in cutting films, and the like, and having the retardation region controlled in width of a micron unit, and a producing method therefore. Said micropattern retardation element can be obtained by forming a liquid crystalline or non liquid crystalline polymer thin film layer having photoactive groups, on a substrate, and then, after orientation treatment in a micropattern form, forming a birefringence layer so as to contact with said polymer thin film layer, so that birefringence molecules of said birefringence layer are oriented according to orientation of photoactive groups in said thin film. Said retardation element is used in a three-dimensional display, and the like.

The present invention relates to a device for generating a disturbance in the differential mode of propagation of an RF signal transmitted along a coaxial transmission line.

A housing-piston assembly for a coupling device, especially a wet-running, multi-plate clutch or a bridging clutch of a hydrodynamic coupling device, wherein the piston (4) is attached to a housing (2) by means of connecting elements (8) in such a way that it has a certain freedom of movement, and rivets (10, 12) are provided as fastening elements between the piston (4) and the connecting elements (8) and / or between the connecting elements (8) and the housing (2), and wherein at least one support element (20, 36, 70, 86) can be positioned in a riveting position between the piston (4) and the connecting elements (8) and / or between the connecting elements (8) and the housing (2) in such a way that anvil sections (18, 44, 74, 92) of the support element (20, 36, 70, 86) lie behind the set heads (14) of their associated rivets (10, 12). A method of assembling a housing-piston assembly is also provided.

A current transformer system according to the present invention includes: a sensor CT detachably attached to an electric power transmission / distribution line for detecting the current flowing through the power line by means of electromagnetic induction; a generator CT detachably attached to an electric power transmission / distribution line for generating power by means of electromagnetic induction; and a microprocessor for controlling the sensor CT and the generator CT. According to the present invention, the generator CT is used as the main power source so as to perform independently power supply and facilitate the construction of an additional source in need of additional power.

Systems and methods to pattern surfaces to create regions of variable adhesive force on a superhydrophobic paper surface. By taking advantage of high surface energy sticky islands on a non-sticky superhydrophobic surface, microliter water drops can be registered or confined at specific locations; selected drops can then be transferred to another patterned substrate and the drops mixed and / or allowed to react without the need for pipettes or other fluid transfer tool.

The invention relates to a chair for accommodating a person. The chair includesan upper body section having an upper body contact surface adapted or adaptable to at least parts of a front of a torso or a rear of a torso of a person placed on the chair, anda lower body section having a lower body contact surface adapted or adaptable to at least parts of at least a front of a thigh of the person, wherein the upper body section and the lower body section are arranged or arrangeable and fixable in a position relative to each other such that the upper body contact surface and the lower body contact surface cause a hyperextension posture of the hip joint of the person with a predetermined hyperextension angle. By forming the hyperextension angle of the hip on the chair, shortening of the anterior thigh and hip muscles can be counteracted. Also disclosed are a pressing device for application to the human body, which is adapted for use on a chair and which includes one or more pressure units each having at least one pressure head adapted to apply local or point pressure at a predetermined pressure location on the body of a person accommodated on the chair, and a chair having such a pressing device.

A workpiece fixing jig for fixing a workpiece to a table and / or a pallet of a machine tool includes a base plate, a support block, a bolt, and a drop prevention unit. The base plate is clamped or unclamped to the table and / or the pallet. The support block is disposed upright on the base plate. The support block has a placement surface for the workpiece on a top surface of the support block. The bolt is housed in the support block to be movable up and down. The bolt is projected from the placement surface to be screwable into a lower surface of the workpiece. The drop prevention unit prevents a drop of the bolt from the inside of the support block.

A light-emitting apparatus of the present invention has (i) a semiconductor device which emits light toward a higher position than a substrate and (ii) a plurality of external connection terminals, and includes: a light-reflecting layer, provided on the substrate, which reflects the light emitted by the semiconductor device; and a covering layer which covers at least the light-reflecting layer and which transmits the light reflected by the light-reflecting layer. Further, the semiconductor device is provided on the covering layer, and is electrically connected to the external connection terminals via connecting portions, and the semiconductor device and the connecting portions are sealed with a sealing resin so as to be covered. Therefore, the light-emitting apparatus has increased efficiency with which light is taken out, and can prevent a reflecting layer from being altered, deteriorating, and decreasing in reflectance.