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The present invention relates to an automated solution preparation apparatus having containers for holding solid reagents, a dispensing mechanism for dispensing the reagents to a balance, a supply for providing liquid to rinse the reagents from the balance into a chamber where additional liquids can be added, and a manifold connected to the chamber for dispensing the solution into receptacles. The chamber can have probes for monitoring properties of the solution, and heating and cooling jackets for adjusting the solution temperature. The present invention also relates to a method for using the automated solution preparation apparatus to prepare solutions of different concentrations and properties by dispensing reagents from containers into a weighing zone, where each reagent is separately weighed and rinsed from the weighing zone into a chamber, diluting the reagents with additional liquid solvent to prepare the solution and discharging the solution from the chamber into receptacles.

The invention discloses a method capable of amplifying and tracking a goal in a master-slave mode between a fixed camera and a pan tilt zoom (PTZ) camera and relates to the field of video surveillance. The method capable of amplifying and tracking the goal in the master-slave mode between the fixed camera and the PTZ camera achieves that the goal in an image is quickly amplified and tracked in the master-slave mode. The method includes the steps of building matching relation between view of the wide angle fixed camera and view of the PTZ camera, thereby converting a goal image coordinate found in the fixed camera to a corresponding PTZ control command, controlling PTZ to automatically aiming at the goal to appropriately zoom, and driving PTZ camera by a tracking result of the fixed camera to keep tracking to the goal. The method capable of amplifying and tracking the goal in the master-slave mode between the fixed camera and the PTZ camera has the advantages of being capable of achieving 'what you see is what you get' due to the fact that the goal is directly clicked and selected through the fixed camera with the wide view angle, fast in response speed of a user, simple and convenient, good in user experience, capable of avoiding difficulties in dynamic tracking to form a reliable solution by adopting the mature static camera goal tracking technology and matching with fixed PTZ camera coordinate mapping steps with high reliability.

An ink jet recording method includes ejecting an ultraviolet-ray curable ink of which a viscosity at 28° C. is 8 mPa·s or more from a head to a recording medium, and curing the ultraviolet-ray curable ink attached to the recording medium, wherein, in the ejecting of the ultraviolet-ray curable ink, the ultraviolet-ray curable ink is heated such that a temperature of the ejected ultraviolet-ray curable ink becomes 28° C. to 40° C., and a viscosity of the ultraviolet-ray curable ink at the temperature is 15 mPa·s or less.

A centralized Transportation communication vehicle for extracting transportation topics of information from a database such as the web, such that the web is made searchable for occurrences of topics of transportation information. The occurrences of topics of transportation information that were found in the database are analyzed to identify a pattern in which the topics were stored or extracted, and enabling the web and the topics to form a centralized transportation communication engine that enables communication with different systems and responsive to all different platforms, enabling the different platforms to talk to one another through one centralized system that integrates with all government transportation agencies, all police stations, all fire department agencies, homeland security agencies, and all local government agencies seamlessly in real time. The centralized transportation engine forming a broadband for a centralized transportation communication vehicle having the capabilities to integrate seamlessly with all existing transportation industries, commercial transportation companies, homeland security department, all fleet STEMS, car rental companies and all garages in the nation and around the world through their local existing systems and enable these systems to talk to each other and communicate better in real time interaction, real responsive, real resourceful, and real responsible to transportation system analysis, preventive maintenance scheduling and reprogramming, monitoring of at least a terrorist desiring transportation topics of information, and enabling a centralized database interaction with existing transportation companies.

A multi-layer laminate media is provided on which information may be applied in machine or human readable form on a visible front surface by the output of one or more lasers, or other high intensity light source. In a preferred embodiment, the media has three layers including a substrate, a thermochromic layer and a light absorbent layer located intermediate the media substrate and the thermochromic layer. The light absorbent layer is adapted to absorb light from the light source and convert the absorbed light into heat. The heat is immediately conducted into selected portions of the thermochromic layer which is in thermal contact with the light absorbent layer, causing portions of the thermochromic layer to change visual appearance such as color to create the desired mark. The media optimally includes obscuration materials to reduce the visibility of the light absorbent layer to the naked eye. The light absorbent layer is preferably a low cost absorber such as carbon black. An alternate form of the invention is a two layer laminate media including a substrate and a thermochromic layer. The invention is usable in conjunction with labeling produce items. The invention includes a method and apparatus for using media in conjunction with labeling produce items.

A device for removing and smearing cells for a cytological examination with a handle at whose front end a device for the collection of the cells is arranged. The device provides an economical solution for cell collection and a reliable solution for smearing on a microscope slide. The device is embodied as a cone tapering towards the front in which a stabilizing device acting on a longitudinal extension of the cone is arranged.

The invention pertains to the field of the beverage preparation machines, and more particularly to a capsule a capsule for containing a beverage ingredient, comprising a communication assembly, said communication assembly comprising an integrated circuit coupled with an antenna, the antenna having sensibly a ring shape and being mounted on a rim portion of the capsule, the communication assembly being adapted to transmit information related to the capsule to an external reader.

The invention relates to a method of lifting a layer of silicon-germanium of formula Si1-xGex (0≦x≦1) disposed on a layer of strained silicon. The layer of silicon-germanium is intended to be lifted by selective chemical etching to expose the strained silicon layer. Prior to selective etching step, the method includes a step of oxidation of the layer of silicon-germanium to form a superficial layer of silicon oxide and an enriched lower layer having a concentration (x) of germanium which is greater than that of the layer of silicon-germanium. The layer of silicon oxide is then eliminated by a deoxidation step.

The invention discloses a medium-long baseline ambiguity resolution method based on a BeiDou four-frequency signal. The method comprises the following steps of: S1, working out two wide-lane ambiguities by utilizing a four-frequency combination pseudorange and a four-frequency combination carrier; S2, working out the pseudorange of a deionized layer and the delay of a double-difference ionized layer with a frequency point B1 by utilizing the double-difference observed quantities and the corresponding ambiguities of two wide-lane carrier phases; S3, working out two ambiguities related to a fourth frequency according to the pseudorange of the deionized layer and the delay of the double-difference ionized layer with the frequency point B1; and S4, working out the independent ambiguity of a BeiDou four-frequency carrier according to the four ambiguities worked out in the S1-S3. According to the medium-long baseline ambiguity resolution method based on the BeiDou four-frequency signal, under the condition of a medium-long baseline, the independent ambiguity of the four-frequency carrier is rapidly and reliably resolved by adopting the four-frequency combination pseudorange and the four-frequency combination carrier. Compared with a three-frequency method, the ambiguity resolution time is greatly shortened and the ambiguity fixed success rate is effectively increased by the medium-long baseline ambiguity resolution method based on the BeiDou four-frequency signal.

The rock drilling rig comprises a first control unit (8) arranged on a carrier (1) and a second control unit (9) arranged to a rock drilling apparatus (4). The first control unit (8) and the second control unit (9) communicate with each other by means of a first data communications link (10). The rock drilling apparatus (4) has one or more sensors (11, 12, 15), the measuring results of which are processed in the second control unit (9) and only then transmitted to the first control unit (8) that controls actuators regulating the operation of the rock drilling apparatus (4). Correspondingly, the rock breaking machine, such as a breaking hammer, comprises one or more sensors (11, 12, 15) and a control unit (9).

A network RTK solution method according to the invention comprises a first step of joint solution of the baseline involved in a GNSS network and atmosphere (ionosphere and troposphere) model parameters according to a scale factor of the atmosphere (ionosphere and troposphere); a second step of floating point ambiguity closed loop constraint; a third step of integer double-difference ambiguity searching; a fourth step of integer ambiguity closed loop check; a fifth step of integer ambiguity constraint, solving of the atmosphere (ionosphere and troposphere) model parameters, and solving, by using the constrained integer ambiguity, of a new scale factor of the atmosphere (ionosphere and troposphere) for the use in the next epoch (feedback to the first step); and a sixth step of generation of VRS observation data and the like. The network RTK solution method of the invention can improve the accuracy and reliability of the baseline double-difference integer ambiguity fixing in the network RTK and solve the problem that the fixing rate of the baseline ambiguity in some areas is not high which leads to the decline of the network RTK performance.

Device and a system for changing a flow path. The device is connected one first pipeline and at least two other pipelines, such as a second pipeline and a third pipeline. A member is provided for changing the pathway of the medium between the one first pipeline and any of at least two other pipelines. The first pipeline is arranged to be bendable at least at the point of its free end formed to be moveable, or in the proximity of said point. The member for changing the pathway of the medium includes a member for moving the free end of the first pipeline, and a coupler for coupling and uncoupling the free end of the first pipeline with at least one other pipeline.

A membrane-introduction mass spectrometer (MIMS) device has a sample inlet assembly provided with a membrane held by an outer retaining ring across the entrance of a central passage, a porous metal frit backing the membrane, and a cylindrical support piece supporting the frit. In a preferred embodiment, the membrane is a 10-micron thickness layer of silicone evenly coated upon an inert polymer backing material. The porous frit is a titanium or steel sponge metal. The cylindrical support piece is made of titanium with small, drilled thru-holes to allow passage of gases and volatile organics into the mass spectrometer. The sample inlet assembly includes a high-pressure temperature probe for sensing fluid temperature to correct for temperature variations in membrane diffusion rates. The sample inlet assembly is provided as a front end to an underwater sampling probe.

A multi-layer laminate media is provided on which information may be applied in machine or human readable form on a visible front surface by the output of one or more lasers, or other high intensity light source. In a preferred embodiment, the media has three layers including a substrate, a thermochromic layer and a light absorbent layer such as carbon black located intermediate the media substrate and the thermochromic layer. The light absorbent layer is adapted to absorb light from the light source and convert the absorbed light into heat. The heat is immediately conducted into selected portions of the thermochromic layer which is in thermal contact with the light absorbent layer, causing portions of the thermochromic layer to change visual appearance such as color to create the desired mark. The invention includes a method and apparatus for using the media in conjunction with labeling produce items.

The invention relates to the field of polyurethane foaming plastic prefabricated directly buried heat-insulation tubes with high-density polyethylene outer protecting tubes, in particular to a directly buried prefabricated heat-insulation high-temperature hot water tube and a production method thereof. The directly buried prefabricated heat-insulation high-temperature hot water tube comprises a working steel tube, a heat-insulation layer and an outer protecting tube, wherein the heat-insulation layer is arranged between the working steel tube and the outer protecting tube; and thermal contraction sealing end caps wrap two end surfaces of the outer protecting tube and two end surfaces of the heat-insulation layer. The directly buried prefabricated heat-insulation high-temperature hot water tube is characterized in that a galvanized steel wire netting layer and a smooth-surface aluminum plate are sequentially arranged between the working steel tube and the heat-insulation layer from inside to outside, and guiding positioning rings are respectively arranged at two ends of the galvanized steel wire netting layer. Compared with the prior art, the directly buried prefabricated heat-insulation high-temperature hot water tube has the advantages that an inner-layer temperature-reduction heat-insulation structure consisting of an air heat-insulation layer and a reflecting heat-insulation layer is formed, the interface temperature of the inner surface of the polyurethane heat-insulation layer of the high-temperature medium pipe with the designed running temperature ranging from 120 DEG C to 150 DEG C can be reduced to the temperature below 120 DEG C, damage due to carbonization of a polyurethane material is prevented, and long-time safe and stable running of the high-temperature hot water tube is guaranteed.

The invention provides a GNSS double-frequency carrier phase integer ambiguity resolving method, and belongs to the technical field of satellite high-precision positioning. The method comprises the following steps that: after preprocessing a double-frequency carrier phase observation value. screening out an optimal carrier observed quantity to establish a double-difference geometric-free ionosphere-free observed quantity and a wide-lane carrier combined observed quantity; on the premise of estimating the wide lane ambiguity floating point solution precision and the single epoch wide lane ambiguity passing rate, searching fixed wide lane whole cycle ambiguity by using an LAMBDA method, estimating an ambiguity floating point solution of ionosphere-free combined observed quantity by using a Kalman filter, searching and fixing narrow lane whole cycle ambiguity by using the LAMBDA method, and finally performing back substitution solution on a positioning equation set to realize high-precision positioning and attitude solution of a satellite. According to the method, while the precision of the wide-lane ambiguity floating point solution is considered, the problem of low wide-lane ambiguity fixation rate is solved by utilizing an LAMBDA search algorithm, and meanwhile, the narrow-lane ambiguity floating point solution is well estimated, so that the overall fixation rate of a baselineis improved.

The invention relates to a radio frequency (RF) automatic gain control (AGC) system and a method thereof. The system comprises a low-noise amplifier, an RF variable gain amplifier (VGA), an RF power detector and an RF AGC logic, wherein the low-noise amplifier is matched with the RF VGA and is used for carrying out AGC on a received RF signal; the RF power detector is used for detecting output signal energy of the RF VGA and outputting a detecting signal to the RF AGC logic after comparing the output signal energy with a preset value; and the RF AGC logic is used for respectively generating a control signal which is used for controlling a gain of the low-noise amplifier and a control signal which is used for controlling a gain of the RF VGA according to the detecting signal transmitted by the RF power detector. The RF AGC system and the method thereof provided by the invention realize RF AGC in a digital circuit manner, thus a simple, efficient and reliable solving scheme is provided for the AGC of an RF end of a mobile television receiver chip.

The invention discloses a mine ventilation system building method based on DIMINE software. According to the method, a mine ventilation system three-dimensional model is built through the DIMINE software; the DIMINE file format of the built ventilation system three-dimensional model is converted into a file format compatible with 3DVent software; according to the ventilation network resolution technology requirements, the mine ventilation network resolution work is completed through combining the actual conditions of a mine; according to the ventilation network resolution result, the mine ventilation system design and modification scheme optimization work is completed; according to the ventilation network resolution result, the three-dimensional visualization and air flow animation simulation software realization technology study of the ventilation network resolution result is developed; and the real three-dimensional visualization and air flow animation simulation of the mine ventilation network resolution result is realized. The method has the advantages that the resolution step is simplified; the work efficiency and the accuracy are improved; the electric energy can be saved; the ventilation cost is reduced; the underground microclimate conditions are improved; and a good operation environment is created for underground workers.

The conveyor installation makes it possible to control the speed of items of the bottle (1) type dispatched in several trains distributed across various paths in the form of single-file lanes (11). The lanes are delimited by a pair of walls (16, 17) which are arranged in an omega shape over a base plate made up of several juxtaposed conveyors (13, 14, 15). Each lane (11) may comprise a fixed wall (16) acting as a reference, and a moving wall (17) that can be adjusted according to the dimensions of the items that are to be conveyed.

To effectively prevent intrusion of moisture into a space above an organic EL element, a moisture blocking layer made of a silicon-based nitride film such as SiNx or a TEOS film formed to cover a drain electrode and source electrode of a TFT is formed on the entire surface of the element. A sealing glass is attached to the moisture blocking layer by a sealing material on the peripheral region of the substrate. The intrusion of moisture from the outside is effectively prevented by the moisture blocking layer.

A interaction device includes a touch-sensitive surface which generates input data when the touch-sensitive surface is in contact with an actuator, a frame fixed to a periphery of the touch-sensitive surface, an actuator which generates a reaction force as a function of the input data, and a support to which the actuator is coupled. The frame and the touch-sensitive surface are arranged to form a rigid assembly which has a resonant frequency of a few hundred Hertz. The actuator is directly coupled to the frame to displace the rigid assembly relative to the support, and the resonant frequency of the actuator is substantially equal to the resonant frequency of the rigid assembly.

The invention relates to an intelligent internet-of-thing air purifier. The intelligent internet-of-thing air purifier comprises a multifunctional sensor, a central processing unit, a cloud server, a wireless communication module, a purification device, alarming equipment, a motor driving mechanism and a humidifier. A wireless communication module is further arranged to be connected with the internet-of-thing cloud server, data of a storage device is updated and exchanged, the purifier is controlled through connection of mobile equipment and the cloud server, the effect of a remote-control unit is replaced, and meanwhile, the remote network control function is achieved. By means of the intelligent internet-of-thing air purifier, a true intelligent internet-of-thing house and home network and an intelligent internet-of-thing office network are achieved, air is purified, a safe and reliable life working environment is provided, electric energy useless losses of a traditional purifier are saved, energy consumption is reduced, the using joy of users is increased, and a user can be informed for the environment parameters of the environment where the users are located in time. Reliable parameters and solutions are provided for environmental change treatment.

A machine for packaging articles, in particular CDs, DVDs and the like, into relative containers, which are formed by a pair of substantially box-like closure members, lower (GD and upper (G2), hinged to each other along a common hinge edge (D), includes a conveying line (L), which is equipped all around with gripping and transferring devices (1). The gripping and transferring devices (1) are moved continuously and grip lateral edges of die iowa closure member (G1) of the containers (C) housed in closed condition inside a magazie (S0) and remove the containers (C) from the bottom of the magazine (S0). The gripping and transferring devices (1) transfer the containers withdrawn from the magazine (S0) to subseqaent working stations associated to the line (L). The working stations, in suitable and mutual time relation with the forward movement of the gripping and transferring devices (1), open the containers by opening the upper closure member (G2) with respect to the lower closure member (G1), insert at least one informative leaflet (Li) and at least one of said articles (10) into the closure members, insert a cover sheet F between the closure members (G1, G2) and a protective film applied onto the closure members, and finally, close the container

A method of manufacturing an organic electroluminescence device includes: preparing an organic EL device in which an anode, an organic layer including a luminescent layer, and a cathode formed of a transparent material are stacked in order and which has a shorted defective portion; irradiating the organic EL device with a laser beam from a direction of the cathode; measuring an intensity of radiated light from the organic EL device after the laser beam is absorbed through multiphoton absorption; changing a focal position of the laser beam in a stacking direction for performing the irradiating and measuring, and subsequently determining the focal position of the laser beam in the stacking direction such that the intensity of the radiated light is minimal; and irradiating the determined focal position with the laser beam, so as to solve a defect caused by the shorted defective portion.

A surgical positioning device comprises a main part and at least three fiducial markers. Said fiducial markers have a CT number ranging from 1,000 to 3,000 and may produce dense, bright, and artifact-free spots on a CT scanning image.

A conveyor chain for gripping and conveying paper material has a plurality of links hingedly connected to each other. At least one of the links has a grip arm having a first grip surface. The grip arm is movable back and forth relative to a second grip surface of the chain between a grip position for holding paper material and a retracted position for insertion of the paper material between the first and second grip surfaces. The links are molded of plastic material. The or each grip arm is an integrally molded portion of one of the links. A conveyor including such a chain is also described.