Abstract: An adaptive device for connecting a waterproofing to a built-in shower drain, said built-in drain comprising a drain body mountable in a clamping ring, which comprises a body made up of an upper section and a lower section with a through hole, in parallel arrangement at different levels, the upper and lower sections joined together by means of a deformable intermediate section which is capable of folding by means of at least one fold line. This device provides a global constructive system for built-in showers, greater versatility and adaptability to different thicknesses and layers of materials which may be used in the construction of a shower.

Abstract: A power inverter circuit includes a capacitor and a power module. The capacitor includes a positive plate and a negative plate that are spaced apart along opposing sides of the capacitor and extend toward each other along a common side of the capacitor. The power module includes a positive connector and a negative connector that are connected to the positive plate and the negative plate, respectively, and are spaced apart and extend parallel across from each other.

Abstract: A cable routing system is disclosed having dielectric, or insulating, liner which is installed within a cable routing channel, or raceway, to subdivide the channel into at least two secondary channels. This can achieve more efficient use of space and enable more flexible placement of cables within the channels while meeting safety requirements. Installation of cables into the channel can include inserting the cables into the dielectric liner before the installation of the dielectric liner into the cable routing channel. The cable routing system can be used in an aircraft, including within space-constrained areas of the aircraft such as inside a wing.

Abstract: Power semiconductor devices according to embodiments of the present technology may be operated to protect components of the semiconductor device. Methods for operation of the devices may include measuring a temperature within a source region of the semiconductor device. The methods may include measuring at the semiconductor device an amount of current associated with a short circuit external to the semiconductor device. The methods may include predicting a temperature effect within two regions of the semiconductor device based on a range of distribution of the amount of current between the two regions of the semiconductor device. The methods may include determining a particular distribution of the amount of current between the two regions of the semiconductor device. The methods may also include shutting off the semiconductor device to cause the particular distribution of current between the two regions of the semiconductor device.

Abstract: An adaptive device for connecting a waterproofing to a built-in shower drain, said built-in drain comprising a drain body mountable in a clamping ring, which 2comprises a body made up of an upper section and a lower section with a through hole, in parallel arrangement at different levels, the upper and lower sections joined together by means of a deformable intermediate section which is capable of folding by means of at least one fold line. This device provides a global constructive system for built-in showers, greater versatility and adaptability to different thicknesses and layers of materials which may be used in the construction of a shower.

Abstract: Drive mechanism for rotary compressor or pump that consists of a casing (1) formed by two housings where two diametrically opposed cylinders (2), where the pistons (3) slide, are coupled, each of the pistons being attached by means of a connecting rod (5) to the end of a lever (4) which pivots about the other end (9), located on the periphery of the casing (1) and is forced by the journal of a crankshaft (6) that slides along a slot (7), made in the central area of this lever, and is operated by an external mechanism, the whole assembly being able to rotate about the crankshaft, which remains static and coupled to the structure or support and generates a linear piston cycle at each revolution.

Abstract: Image super-resolution (SR) generally enhance the resolution of images. One of SR's main challenge is discovering mappings between low-resolution (LR) and high-resolution (HR) image patches. The invention learns patch upscaling projection matrices from a training set of images. Input images are divided into overlapping patches, which are normalized and transformed to a defined orientation. Different transformations can be recognized and dealt with by using a simple 2D-projection. The transformed patches are clustered, and cluster specific upscaling projection matrices and corresponding cluster centroids determined during training are applied to obtain upscaled patches. The upscaled patches are assembled to an upscaled image.

Abstract: Contact damage to vehicle doors is prevented by detecting objects in the door's pathway and applying a braking force to the door before the door strikes the object.

Abstract: Image super-resolution (SR) generally enhance the resolution of images. One of SR's main challenge is discovering mappings between low-resolution (LR) and high-resolution (HR) image patches. The invention learns patch upscaling projection matrices from a training set of images. Input images are divided into overlapping patches, which are normalized and transformed to a defined orientation. Different transformations can be recognized and dealt with by using a simple 2D-projection. The transformed patches are clustered, and cluster specific upscaling projection matrices and corresponding cluster centroids determined during training are applied to obtain upscaled patches. The upscaled patches are assembled to an upscaled image.

Abstract: The invention relates to process for the chemical manufacture of depsipeptides of the formula (I) employing an aldehyde acetal intermediate, (Formula I) wherein the symbols have the meaning defined in the description, to new intermediates and their manufacture, as well as related invention embodiments.

Abstract: A rotary piston heat engine consisting of a mechanism based on a lever anchored to the periphery of a crankcase formed by two shells coupled to one another, by means of a shaft (3) located at one of the ends thereof, which enables it to pivot on the same, with an intermediate grooved portion, along which the rod of a crankshaft slides and which, with the other end, acts on a piston coupled by means of a connecting rod. The rotation of the crankcase (1) on the crankshaft (8) induces the displacement of the piston (5) coupled to the lever (2) by means of the connecting rod (4) inside the cylinder (6), the gas being compressed inside this chamber and initiating the cycle of an internal combustion engine. The shaft of the crankshaft may be blocked, thus impeding its rotation, or coupled to a single direction clutch.

Abstract: Drive mechanism for rotary compressor or pump that consists of a casing (1) formed by two housings where two diametrically opposed cylinders (2), where the pistons (3) slide, are coupled, each of the pistons being attached by means of a connecting rod (5) to the end of a lever (4) which pivots about the other end (9), located on the periphery of the casing (1) and is forced by the journal of a crankshaft (6) that slides along a slot (7), made in the central area of this lever, and is operated by an external mechanism, the whole assembly being able to rotate about the crankshaft, which remains static and coupled to the structure or support and generates a linear piston cycle at each revolution.

Abstract: A method is described for determining eye location on a frontal face digital image in order to validate the frontal face as such and determine points of reference. The method consists of the following steps: obtain a frontal face digital image that is W pixels wide and H pixels high in grayscale, where the top left vertex of the digital image is considered to be the reference source; detect each eye, starting from a search subimage of the frontal face digital image, delivering approximate coordinates if both eyes have been detected, or an arbitrary predetermined value to indicate no eye detection; locate the iris of each eye, if both eyes have been detected, starting from the approximate coordinates, validating the frontal face digital image by delivering eye positions; or, validate the frontal face digital image if one or both eyes have not been detected by submitting a search subimage defined by an area resulting from centering a square of area L in the original image, where L=0.

Abstract: A method is described for determining eye location on a frontal face digital image in order to validate the frontal face as such and determine points of reference. The method consists of the following steps: obtain a frontal face digital image that is W pixels wide and H pixels high in grayscale, where the top left vertex of the digital image is considered to be the reference source; detect each eye, starting from a search subimage of the frontal face digital image, delivering approximate coordinates if both eyes have been detected, or an arbitrary predetermined value to indicate no eye detection; locate the iris of each eye, if both eyes have been detected, starting from the approximate coordinates, validating the frontal face digital image by delivering eye positions; or, validate the frontal face digital image if one or both eyes have not been detected by submitting a search subimage defined by an area resulting from centering a square of area L in the original image, where L=0.

Abstract: Metrology systems and methods that measure thin film thickness and or index of refraction of semiconductor wafers with at least one deposited or grown thin film layer. The present invention measures near normal incidence and grazing angle of incidence reflection (using reflected broadband UV, visible, and near infrared electromagnetic radiation) from a small region on a sample. Embodiments of the system selectively comprise a near-normal incidence spectrometer/ellipsometer, a high angle of incidence spectrometer/ellipsometer, or a combination of the two.

Abstract: Metrology systems and methods that measure thin film thickness and or index of refraction of semiconductor wafers with at least one deposited or grown thin film layer. The present invention measures near normal incidence and grazing angle of incidence reflection (using reflected broadband UV, visible, and near infrared electromagnetic radiation) from a small region on a sample. Embodiments of the system selectively comprise a near-normal incidence spectrometer/ellipsometer, a high angle of incidence spectrometer/ellipsometer, or a combination of the two.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mechanism for the recovery of energy in self-propelled vehicles. The inventive mechanism consists of either: (a) a balanced rotary compressor with tangential pistons, comprising two or more cylinders which are connected to a crank having two or more pins; or (b) a rotary compressor with tangential pistons, comprising an extendible crank. The novel system enables the recovery of wasted energy in motor vehicles in the form of pneumatic pressure for the possible use thereof in auxiliary systems belonging to the vehicle or in the engine.

Abstract: Metrology systems and methods that measure thin film thickness and or index of refraction of semiconductor wafers with at least one deposited or grown thin film layer. The present invention measures near normal incidence and grazing angle of incidence reflection (using reflected broadband UV, visible, and near infrared electromagnetic radiation) from a small region on a sample. Embodiments of the system selectively comprise a near-normal incidence spectrometer/ellipsometer, a high angle of incidence spectrometer/ellipsometer, or a combination of the two.

Abstract: An electronics assembly is provided having a housing including walls defining a fluid vessel. One or more thermally conductive heat sink devices extend through one or more openings in the housing and in thermal communication with a liquid coolant. One or more electronics devices are mounted onto a mounting surface of the heat sink devices such that the electronics devices are cooled by the liquid coolant in the fluid vessel.

Abstract: The invention relates to a balanced rotary engine consisting of a rotary engine comprising tangential pistons which improve engine performance, facilitate the lubrication of the engine components, enable the use thereof at high revolutions and condition same for two-stroke operation with full use of the combustion chamber, even with mixtures (diesel cycle) which explode spontaneously upon reaching high compressions with a suitable volume. According to the invention, the components are structured such that (i) the engine can also be self-powered and (ii) the air or mixture is drawn directly from the rear of the cylinder and, subsequently, injected into the combustion chamber of said cylinder or of the cylinder adjacent thereto.