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The invention relates to a microstrip patch antenna for mobile satellite communications comprising a first electrically conducting ground plane having at least one opening, at least one patch radiating element, at least one first dielectric layer, disposed between the first electrically conducting ground plane and the patch radiating element and more particularly between the at least one opening and the patch radiating element, at least one feed line for providing signal energy in a contactless manner to or from the patch radiating element through the opening and a second dielectric layer disposed between the feed line and the first electrically conducting ground plane wherein the antenna further comprises a second ground plane and a third dielectric layer disposed between the second ground plane and the feed line.

In a method for warning a driver of a vehicle about a collision with an object in the course a parking operation, the distance of the vehicle to at least one object in the environment of the vehicle is detected, and if a specified minimum distance is undershot, the driver is warned to stop the vehicle or the vehicle is stopped automatically. The specified minimum distance is varied as a function of the type of parking space and the executed parking maneuver.

The invention discloses a display panel, comprising a plurality of data lines, scanning lines and common lines, and a plurality of first pixels and second pixels, wherein each common line comprises amain common electrode, a first branch common electrode and a second branch common electrode; the main common electrode, the first branch common electrode and the second branch common electrode of thesame common line are electrically connected, the main common electrodes and the scanning lines are distributed at intervals, and the first branch common electrodes and the second branch common electrodes are arranged adjacent to the data lines; the driving brightness of the first pixels is greater than the original brightness, each first pixel includes a first pixel electrode, and the first pixelelectrodes are partially overlapped with the first branch common electrodes to form a first storage capacitor; and the driving brightness of the second pixels is less than the original brightness, each second pixel includes a second pixel electrode, and the second pixel electrodes are partially overlapped with the second branch common electrodes to form a second storage capacitor. The invention also discloses a display device. According to the scheme of the invention, the flicker of the screen caused by backlash in the display panel can be reduced, and the display quality can be improved.

The present invention relates to a method of controlling a driver assistance system which can identify a danger situation with reference to a comparison of measured data with predetermined limit values and which can output a warning signal when it has identified a danger situation of this type. An additional control module is provided which determines an activity state of the driver in dependence on at least one input value which permits a conclusion on actions carried out by a driver and can suppress the outputting of the warning signal in dependence on this activity state.

The invention relates to a microstrip patch antenna (1) for mobile satellite communications comprising a first electrically conducting ground plane (4) having at least one opening (7), at least one patch radiating element (2), at least one first dielectric layer (L2) disposed between the first electrically conducting ground plane and the patch radiating element and more particularly between the at least one opening and the patch radiating element, at least one feed line (6) for providing signal energy in a contactless manner to or from the patch radiating element through the opening and a second dielectric layer (L3) disposed between the feed line and the first electrically conducting ground plane wherein the antenna further comprises a second ground plane (8) and a third dielectric layer (L4) disposed between the second ground plane and the feed line.

Embodiments of methods and laser-computer graphics systems for producing images such as portraits and 3-D sculptures formed from laser light created etch points inside an optically transparent material are disclosed. The produced image has a high resolution like a computer graphic image from which it is derived, little fluctuation in gray shades, and has no discernable point structure. In an embodiment, the image is comprised of auxiliary images of multiple layers of etch points, the points of each auxiliary layer and the respective layers spaced to prevent failure of the material. In a method and system, images are produced in multiple articles simultaneously using separate beams. An embodiment of the invention comprises a method and system for using two beams for generating etch points with improved optical characteristics, such etch points useful in generating a one layer image with high resolution. Another embodiment of the method comprises a method for creating iridescent etch points in material.

A liquid crystal display includes: a substrate; a gate line and a data line disposed on the substrate; a semiconductor layer disposed on the substrate; first and second field generating electrodes disposed on the substrate; and a first protecting layer formed from the same layer as the first field generating electrode and covering at least a portion of the data line.

Switch gear for interconnecting a plurality of power transmission lines including a number of high voltage switches arranged in three phases for routing power in multiple directions. The switches are pre-mounted on a beam to form a three phase unit as a unitized assembly which is attached in the field to a vertical support structure. Each phase includes a vertical break switch and two side break switches for a three-way switch. For a two-way, each phase includes two side break switches. The vertical break switch and the two side break switches for each phase are operatively and electrically connected to a common electric power interrupter. The unitized assembly for each phase has the insulators and power interrupter arranged in cantilevered horizontal relationship with the beam which is attached to the vertical support structure. Operating links between phases are operatively connected in a push-pull relationship with the high voltage outdoor electric switches.

The invention relates to an acoustic sensor (10) comprising a diaphragm (12) which can oscillate and which has a converter element (16) and comprising a sensor housing (14), wherein the diaphragm (12) is fabricated from a composite fibre material and is connected as a separate component to the sensor housing (14). The invention also relates to a use of the acoustic sensor (10) and to a method for manufacturing same.

A feeding and picking device having a rotating feeding device that is rotated about a vertical axis. The device is able to work in fields not planted in rows and is designed to grasp plant stalks and feed them into a picking device. The picking device comprises a snapping channel formed by snapping bars under which is located at least one snapping roll. The feeding device comprises a disc having fingers that overlap the snapping channel. The feeding device is therefore designed to transport the plant throughout the effective length of the picking device.

According to one aspect, the present description relates to a system for high resolution imaging of an object comprising a fiber bundle (1) comprising an array of optical fiber cores (A), said fiber bundle being adapted to receive a plurality of light beams issued from spatially incoherent point sources of an object; the system further comprises a two-dimensional detector (240) with a detection plane, located at a proximal end of the fiber bundle, adapted to receive speckle patterns, each speckle pattern resulting from the transmission of one of said light beams through at least a plurality of the fiber bundle cores, the ensemble of speckle patterns detected by the two-dimensional detector forming a multiple speckles image; and a processing unit (250) adapted to determine an image of the object from said multiple speckles image.

The invention discloses wallpapering equipment having an automatic gluing function. The wallpapering equipment comprises a base; a lifting frame is arranged at the upper end of the base; a lifting mechanism is arranged between the rear end of the lifting frame and the base; a moving mechanism for wallpapering is arranged inside the lifting frame; a power mechanism for driving the moving mechanismto move is arranged at the rear end of the base; a gluing mechanism for gluing wallpaper is arranged inside the moving mechanism; and the wallpapering equipment disclosed by the invention implements gluing of the inner side of the wallpaper during wallpapering, so that the operation steps of a user are simplified, and the work efficiency is improved.

One or more embodiments of the invention comprise a method for production of laser-induced images inside liquids. These images are arrangement of sparks or bubbles, or their combination, which created by the laser-induced breakdowns at the predetermining liquid areas. A method for production of high resolution laser-induced images inside liquids by the generation of the breakdowns accompanying with the decreasing shock waves is disclosed. Another embodiment of the invention comprises a method for production of the motion laser-induced images inside liquid. These images are the successions of the small light sources arrangements which replace one another in accordance with the life time of these sources (bubbles or sparks) and in accordance with human eye inertia.

The invention discloses a display panel. The display panel includes a plurality of data lines, a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of pixels, the scan lines include main scanning electrodes andbranch scanning electrodes, and the main scanning electrode and the branch scanning electrode of the same scan line are electrically connected, and at least a part of the branch scanning electrodes extends along the extending direction of the data lines and is disposed adjacent to the data lines; and the pixels include pixel electrodes, and the pixel electrodes and the branch scanning electrodes are partially overlapped to form a storage capacitor. The invention further discloses a display device. The display panel can reduce the flicker caused by backlash while ensuring the aperture opening ratio of the pixels in the display panel.