243 results about "Depth dimension" patented technology

A fluid heating apparatus has a housing with a main chamber in which a rotor is situated. A drive shaft drives the rotor about a longitudinal axis of rotation. The housing has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the fluid outlet communicating with an inlet region and the fluid outlet communicating with an exit region. The outer surface of the rotor forms one boundary for the fluid heat generating region and is confronted by the inner surface of the main chamber which is the other boundary. The fluid inlet is positioned closer to the longitudinal axis of the machine as compared to the fluid exit. The rotor is provided with at least one array of cavitation-inducing holes. Preferably, several rows of holes are configured on the rotor surface, some of which may have a depth dimension extending the radial width of the rotor.

Disclosed are super broadband circularly polarizing film materials and novel methods of fabricating and using the same. The circularly polarizing materials are made from polymerizable CLC film material having a cholesteric order, in which a liquid crystal material, such as a nematic liquid crystal material, is distributed in a non-linear fashion across the thickness of the film in a plurality of liquid crystal-rich and liquid crystal-depleted sites in the CLC polymer. The pitch of the helices of the CLC molecules in the polyermized CLC material varies in a non-linear (e.g. exponential) manner along the depth dimension (i.e. transverse to the surface) thereof. The resulting circularly polarizing materials have reflection and transmission characteristics over bands of operation approaching 2000 nm. Depending on the final spiral structure of the polymeriable CLC materials utilized, the CLC circularly polarizing materials reflect either left-handed or right-handed circularly polarized light. The CLC circularly polarizing materials of the present invention can be used in a variety of applications.

A graphical user interface, for inputting an access code, includes one or more entities visually representing, respectively, one or more three dimensional objects that have a first height dimension, a second width dimension and a third depth dimension; and a user input for controlling rotation of the one or more respective three dimensional objects at least in the third depth dimension, wherein a defined access code corresponds to a combination of different rotations of the one or more three dimensional objects.

Disclosed are super broadband circularly polarizing film materials and novels methods of fabricating and using the same. The circularly polarizing materials are made from polymerizable CLC film material having a cholesteric order, in which a liquid crystal material, such as a nematic liquid crystal material, is distributed in a non-linear fashion across the thickness of the film in a plurality of liquid crystal-rich and liquid crystal-depleted sites in the CLC polymer. The pitch of the helices of the CLC molecules in the polyermized CLC material varies in a non-linear (e.g. exponential) manner along the depth dimension (i.e. transverse to the surface) thereof. The resulting circularly polarizing materials have reflection and transmission characteristics over bands of operation approaching 2000 nm. Depending on the final spiral structure of the polymerizable CLC materials utilized, the CLC circularly polarizing materials reflect either left-handed or right-handed circularly polarized light. The CLC circularly polarizing materials of the present invention can be used in a variety of applications.

A compressed tampon having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and an outer surface. The outer surface of the tampon has a plurality of recessed portions. Each of the recessed portions comprises a length dimension, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The first side wall and the second side wall both have proximal ends, opposed distal ends, and wall dimensions extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The proximal ends of the first and second side walls intersect one another to form a vertex. The recessed portion has a depth dimension as measured parallel to the radial axis from an imaginary line connected by the distal end of the first side wall and the distal end of the second side wall to the vertex. The depth dimension varies as measured along at least a portion of the length dimension.

A test probe is provided for probing signal information on a back-drilled plated through hole connector formed in a printed circuit board, where the test probe includes a conductive probe body with a distal tip region extending a predetermined minimum coverage length (LTIP) that is longer than a recess depth dimension (DPL) for a recessed plating layer formed in the back-drilled plated through hole connector with an elastomer test probe tip formed around the distal tip region and having a total tip width (WTIP) which is compressed when inserted into the recessed plating layer formed in a back-drilled plated through hole connector, thereby establishing a conductive path between the conductive probe body and the recessed plating layer.

The invention provides a method and device for obtaining a transverse relaxation time spectrum by depth-dimension nuclear magnetic resonance inversion. The method comprises the following steps of: for the spin echo string data of the stratum on multiple depth points, replacing the pore volume percentage of the pore with relaxation time T2 by multiple B spline primary functions on the T2 dimension, and expanding the data covering the stratum information on multiple depth points with a Walsh function on the depth dimension; constructing a kernel function for joint inversion according to the measurement parameter of an actual logging instrument and a longitudinal response function, and performing joint inversion to obtain the response parameter; and substituting the response parameter into the B spline primary function and the Walsh series of the Walsh function to obtain a nuclear magnetic resonance T2 spectrum on multiple depth points. Through the scheme, the obtained nuclear magnetic resonance T2 spectrum has relatively high longitudinal resolution, and a double sampling interval can be obtained for the horizontal layered stratum.

A single-photon absorption all-optical signal-processing device, systems employing the same, and methods of making and using the same. Illustrative examples are provided based on silicon semiconductor technology that employs rectangular waveguides fabricated on SOI wafers. In some embodiments, it is observed that the waveguides have surface state density, σ, of not less than 1.5×1018 cm−1s−1mW−1 to provide a single-photon absorption operation mode. In some embodiments, some portion of the ridge waveguide structure has a surface to volume ratio of at least 18 μm−1, computed using a unit length of 1 μm of the waveguide, with the width and depth dimensions of the waveguide being measured in units of microns.

Systems and methods of fabricating a U-shaped memory device with a recessed channel and a segmented / separated ONO layer are provided. Multibit operation is facilitated by a separated ONO layer, which includes a charge trapping region on sidewalls of polysilicon gate structures adjacent to source / drain regions. Programming and erasing of the memory cells is facilitated by the relatively short distance between acting source regions and the gate. Additionally, short channel effects are mitigated by a relatively long U-shaped channel region that travels around the recessed polysilicon gate thereby adding a depth dimension to the channel length.

The present invention is directed to a device comprising an epitaxial structure comprising a superlattice structure having an uppermost 2DxG channel, a lowermost 2DxG channel and at least one intermediate 2DxG channel located between the uppermost and lowermost 2DxG channels, source and drain electrodes operatively connected to each of the 2DxG channels, and a plurality of trenches located between the source and drain electrodes. Each trench has length, width and depth dimensions defining a first sidewall, a second sidewall and a bottom located therebetween, the bottom of each trench being at or below the lowermost 2DxG channel. A crenelated gate electrode is located over the uppermost 2DxG channel, the gate electrode being located within each of the trenches such that the bottom surface of the gate electrode is in juxtaposition with the first sidewall surface, the bottom surface and the second sidewall surface of each of said trenches.

The invention discloses a 360-degree three-dimensional display device based on splicing of multiple high-speed projectors. The 360-degree three-dimensional display device comprises an orientation diffuser screen set, a rotating device set, a rotating detection module, a projection splicing integration module, image storage modules and the N high-speed projectors. An algorithm of splicing of the multiple high-speed projectors is used for calculation to obtain a two-dimensional frame image sequence projected by each high-speed projector in real time, and the two-dimensional frame image sequences are sent to all the image storage modules. Under modulation of the rotating detection module, all the high-speed projectors are controlled to be matched with rotation of one set or more sets of orientation diffuser screens, splicing and synthesizing imaging of projection areas of all the high-speed projectors are achieved, and the space resolution ratio of three-dimensional display is improved in a multiplied mode. The algorithm based on splicing of the high-speed projectors is matched with the orientation diffuser screens for imaging, the three-dimensional imaging space is enlarged, the transverse dimension, the longitudinal dimension and the field depth dimension of a three-dimensional image are increased, and spatial expansion of three-dimensional display of the large-dimension space is achieved.

A display device and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the display device includes a substrate including a display region and a peripheral region. A first block member is in the peripheral region and surrounding display structures, the first block member having a first height. A second block member is spaced apart from the first block member in a first direction extending from the display region to the peripheral region, the second block member surrounding the first block member, the second block member having a second height that is greater than the first height. A first encapsulation layer is over the display structures, the first block member, and the second block member. A second encapsulation layer is over the first encapsulation layer, the second encapsulation layer overlapping at least a portion of the first block member in the depth dimension of the display device.

An intraocular lens adapted for deployment within a lens capsule. At least part of a lens surface of the intraocular lens constitutes a cell inducing region in which are directly formed a multitude of microgrooves. The microgrooves take a form of minute linear grooves and lands of depth dimension between 0.01 and 1.0 μm and width dimension between 0.1 and 2.0 μm extending with prescribed length in a circumferential direction on the lens surface. The minute linear grooves and lands are formed with a chained pattern connected in the circumferential direction of the lens surface and with a periodic pattern arrayed periodically in a diametrical direction so that the minute linear grooves and lands are formed without intervening spaces throughout the entire cell inducing region and impart visible light transmittance of 60% or above to the cell inducing region.

An ocular depth dimension measurement apparatus capable of accurately obtaining an ocular depth dimension. The apparatus has a measurement light projecting optical system with a light source which is arranged to make a part of the light from the light source into first and second measurement light and collect the respective measurement light on first and second measurement surfaces of the eye, an interference optical system with a separation unit arranged to make the light into reference light and an optical path length changing unit which is arranged to synthesize the first and second measurement light respectively with the reference light to make them interfere with each other so as to photo-receive and obtain interference signals of the respective interference light, and a calculation part arranged to calculate the ocular depth dimension based on the interference signals and a driving result of the changing unit.

A fluid heating apparatus has a housing with a main chamber in which a rotor is situated. A drive shaft drives the rotor about a longitudinal axis of rotation. The housing has a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, the fluid outlet communicating with an inlet region and the fluid outlet communicating with an exit region. The outer surface of the rotor forms one boundary for the fluid heat generating region and is confronted by the inner surface of the main chamber which is the other boundary. The fluid inlet is positioned closer to the longitudinal axis of the machine as compared to the fluid exit. The rotor is provided with at least one array of cavitation-inducing holes. Preferably, several rows of holes are configured on the rotor surface, some of which may have a depth dimension extending the radial width of the rotor.

A non-woven depth filter cartridge includes a cylindrical mass of essentially continuous melt-blown polymer filaments and an essentially continuous traversing melt-blown polymer filament extending through the mass. The mass has a depth dimension, a longitudinal dimension, and a circumferential dimension. The mass includes a plurality of layers, each of the plurality of layers being generally oriented in the longitudinal and circumferential dimensions. The traversing filament is generally oriented in the depth dimension and extends through one or more layers of the mass. In one embodiment, the layers of the mass comprise concentric zones. The traversing filament is intentionally deposited and positioned to improve the physical properties of the filter cartridge.

The invention discloses a face detection method and system based on image on-line learning. The face detection method based on image on-line learning comprises the steps of (1) preprocessing, wherein illumination compensation and graying processing are carried out on an image to be detected, image enhancement is carried out, nonlinear smooth filtering is carried out, denoising is carried out on the image, gray levels of pixels are normalized to obtain a high-quality gray level image, and then size normalization processing and edge detection processing are carried out; (2) carrying out face gesture detection, wherein the positions of the human eyes are determined, a human face area is divided, the rotation angle of a human face in the pitching dimension, the rotation angle of the human face in the depth dimension and the rotation angle of the human face in the plane dimension are detected, and whether the human face has an expression or not is automatically judged; (3) carrying out face detection, wherein the position of the human face in the image is determined, organs of the human face are located, and gray features of the image are selected, and are transmitted to a detection template which is trained in an off-line mode to carry out judgment; (4) updating, wherein the image which is processed through detection serves as a new sample to be applied to learning of a multi-layer cascade AdaBoost classifier, and the weight of set characteristic values of the multi-layer cascade AdaBoost classifier is updated. According to the face detection method and system based on image on-line learning, the accuracy rate of face detection can be improved.

A device capable of retaining a portable electronic component includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface and a handle coupled to the rear surface of the frame, wherein the handle is movable between a retracted position and a plurality of extended positions with respect to the rear surface of the frame along an axis of rotation that is horizontally offset from a vertical centerline of the frame. The rear surface of the frame may include a recessed handle receiving well having a depth capable of housing a portion of the handle in its retracted position. The handle may have a depth dimension approximately equal to the handle receiving well of the rear surface of the frame such that the handle in its retracted position is generally flush with the rear surface of the frame.

A work platform includes a floor structure having a width dimension and a depth dimension and a safety rail coupled with the floor structure. A control panel area is cooperable with the safety rail and includes a sensor support bar having a top cross bar extending along the width dimension and side bars extending substantially perpendicularly from the top cross bar. Each of the side bars includes an upper section extending from the top cross bar inward in the depth dimension to a bent section, and a lower section extending from the bent section outward in the depth dimension to the safety rail. A platform switch that is configured to trip upon an application of a predetermined force may be attached to the sensor support bar. A switch bar may be secured to the control panel area, and the platform switch may be attached to the switch bar.

A radio-wave transmitter-receiver section (12) forms a radio-wave detection zone (16) for detecting an object at a location way from a door (4). A light emitter-receiver section (20) forms an optical detection zone (42) for detecting an object at a location along and closer to the door (4). The light emitter-receiver section (20) includes mirrors (28, 36) which are used to increase or decrease the depth dimension of the optical detection zone (42) in the direction perpendicular to the door (4).

A bonding tool (10) is constituted of a collet holder (20) and a collet (30). The collet holder (20) comprises a vacuum suction hole (21) at the center, attaching threaded holes (22, 23) for attaching the collet holder (20) to a support member, a depending section (24) at the bottom, and a recess (25) in the depending section (24). The collet (30) comprises a flat surface (31) at the lower end, a plurality of vertically extending vacuum suction through-holes (32), a projection (33) adapted to fit in the recess (25), and a flange (34) abutted against the lower surface of the depending section (24). A space (26) is defined such that the depth dimension H1 of the recess (25) and the height dimension H2 of the projection (33) are set H1 > H2, and communication is established between the vacuum suction holes (21, 32) through the space (26). The plurality of vacuum suction holes (32) vacuum-suck the periphery of a chip, whereby pick-up and bonding are effected.

An image acquisition system and method may employ a non-orthogonal optical axis. The optical axis may be established in such a manner as to position a focal plane of an imaging device in a selected orientation relative to the object space. Such selective positioning and orientation of the focal plane allows the integration of two coordinate axes and enables dual-axis scanning of the object space. In some embodiments, the focal plane may extend throughout the entire depth dimension of the object space.

A compressed tampon having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, a radial axis, and an outer surface. The outer surface of the tampon has a plurality of recessed portions. Each of the recessed portions comprises a length dimension, a first side wall, and a second side wall. The first side wall and the second side wall both have proximal ends, opposed distal ends, and wall dimensions extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The proximal ends of the first and second side walls intersect one another to form a vertex. The recessed portion has a depth dimension as measured parallel to the radial axis from an imaginary line connected by the distal end of the first side wall and the distal end of the second side wall to the vertex. The depth dimension varies as measured along at least a portion of the length dimension.

A photon collimator, suitable for use in medical imaging equipment, is constructed from a block of photon-attenuating material, such as solid tungsten or molybdenum alloy that defines a plurality of integrally formed septa slats. Each slat has an elongated length dimension greater than thickness and depth dimensions, and is oriented in an opposed pattern array that is laterally spaced relative to its respective thickness dimension. An aperture channel is defined between each pair of opposed slats. Rows of integrally formed slats in one block or separately affixed blocks may be stacked on each other at skewed angles to form two-dimensional grids of apertures having polygonal cross sections. The slats may be formed by electric discharge or laser thermal ablation machining, such as by a sequential passing of an EDM wire cutting head along the pattern array, repeating sequential cutting of respective channel depth and width.

A B-shaped tubular reinforcement beam for vehicle bumper systems has a constant B section and longitudinal sweep. The tubular beam has a vertical cross section defining at least first and second tubes connected by a center web, and a front wall that extends across the tubes and the center web to define a channel. The channel has a depth dimension (D1) to the center web of about 15-30 mm, and preferably about 20 mm depth. The first and second tubes on their channel-side portion each include a section of wall defining a radius (R1) that is between about 15-30 mm, and preferably 25 mm.

A storage systems for storing objects, a container for use in the storage system, and a method of storing and transporting objects are disclosed. According to some embodiments, the presently disclosed storage system includes at least one container maintained in an elevated position above a transportable base, such as a dolly base or a pallet base, where the base includes a load bearing deck. The weight of the at least one container is borne by at least one selectively deployable upright support. According to some embodiments, the container includes at least one channel substantially parallel to a depth dimension and configured so that the upright support at least partially traverses the channel to hold the container to the upright support. In some embodiments, the containers are stackable, and may be stacked on the load-bearing deck and transported with a load in the containers. In some embodiments, after the containers are removed from the upright support, they may be nested for storage.