Abstract:
In an example, a clamping assembly includes a longitudinal member having a first end and a second end, the second end defining a first clamp, a second clamp configured to attach to the first end of the longitudinal member and connect to a rod assembly, a clamping member including a first end, a second end defining a spherical portion, and a third clamp, where the first clamp of the longitudinal member is configured to receive the second end of the clamping member.
Abstract:
A method of making a transparent touch-responsive capacitor apparatus includes providing a transparent conductor precursor structure including a transparent substrate, a first precursor material layer formed over the transparent substrate and a second precursor material layer formed on the first precursor material layer; forming a electrically connected first micro-wires in the first and second precursor material layers; forming electrically connected second micro-wires in a precursor material layer electrically connected to the first micro-wires; and wherein the height of at least a portion of the first micro-wires is greater than the height of at least a portion of the second micro-wires, and wherein the total area occupied by the first micro-wires is less than 15% of the first transparent conductor area and the total area occupied by the second micro-wires is less than 15% of the second transparent conductor area.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a support having greater than 80% transmittance to light at 550 nm; and a transparent conductor area provided over at least a portion of one side of the support. The transparent conductor area includes: first metallic micro-wires provided in a first pattern, the first conductive micro-wires having a first height and a width in a range from 0.5 um to 20 um; second metallic micro-wires provided in a second pattern having a second height that is greater than the first height and a width in a range from 0.5 um to 20. The metallic micro-wires occupy an area less than 15% of the transparent conductor area.
Abstract:
A step-counting ambulatory aid having a ground-contacting surface, which aid comprises a pressure-sensitive switch on the ground-contacting surface and a data recorder located elsewhere on the aid, wherein the pressure-sensitive switch is activated upon contact of the ground-contacting surface of the aid with ground, whereupon the pressure-sensitive switch sends a signal to the data recorder, which records the signal as a step; a method of counting the number of steps taken by a user of an ambulatory aid comprising having the user use an ambulatory aid equipped with a step counter; and a method of establishing a therapeutic regimen for a patient in need of an ambulatory aid comprising determining the number of steps that the patient should take during a set period of time, providing the patient with an ambulatory aid equipped with a step counter, and instructing the patient to take the determined number of steps with the ambulatory aid during the set period of time.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method of preventing fog formation in a silver halide photographic element, said method comprising bringing a silver halide developer solution, or a solution preceding a silver halide developer solution, into contact with a cyanide scavenger by a method other than the seasoning out of the cyanide scavenger from a sensitized silver halide photographic element.
Abstract:
A simple and effective bleaching method includes the use of a bleaching solution including a peroxide bleaching agent and chloride ion in an amount of at least 0.35 mol/l. An organic phosphonic acid or tertiary aminocarboxylic acid can also be present for stability. The method is useful for bleaching color photographic films containing at least 20 mol % silver bromide and from 0 to about 0.5 mol % silver iodide in at least one silver halide emulsion.
Abstract:
A method of treating a halogenated polymeric-containing substrate including exposing at least portions of the halogenated polymeric-containing substrate to a composition containing a reducing agent and an aprotic solvent selected from the group consisting of nitriles, nitro compounds, amides, esters, carbonates, oxides, sulfo compounds and mixtures thereof. The solvent is free of ethers, amines, ammonia. The composition is prepared by reacting a metal with an organic compound selected from the group consisting of polyaryl compounds, aromatic carbonyl containing compounds, aromatic nitriles, and aromatic heterocyclic nitrogen containing compounds in a reaction solvent that does not react with the metal but permits reaction between the metal and the organic compound to thereby provide the reducing agent. The reducing agent is isolated from the reaction solvent to obtain a reaction product as a solid. The reaction product is added to the aprotic solvent. The treated substrate is contacted with a material to promote adhesion of the material to the treated surface.
Abstract:
In an example, a clamping assembly includes a longitudinal member having a first end and a second end, the second end defining a first clamp, a second clamp configured to attach to the first end of the longitudinal member and connect to a rod assembly, a clamping member including a first end, a second end defining a spherical portion, and a third clamp, where the first clamp of the longitudinal member is configured to receive the second end of the clamping member.
Abstract:
A transparent conductor apparatus includes a transparent substrate. A plurality of electrically connected first micro-wires is formed in a plurality of first areas in a micro-wire layer and a plurality of electrically connected second micro-wires is formed in a plurality of second areas in the micro-wire layer. The first micro-wires are electrically connected to the second micro-wires. A plurality of third micro-wires is formed in a plurality of third areas in the micro-wire layer. The third micro-wires are electrically disconnected from the first micro-wires or the second micro-wires. The transparent substrate supports the micro-wire layer and the height of at least a portion of the first micro-wires or second micro-wires is greater than the height of at least a portion of the third micro-wires.
Abstract:
A transparent conductor apparatus includes a transparent substrate. A plurality of electrically connected first micro-wires is formed in a plurality of first areas in a micro-wire layer and a plurality of electrically connected second micro-wires is formed in a plurality of second areas in the micro-wire layer. The first micro-wires are electrically connected to the second micro-wires. A plurality of third micro-wires is formed in a plurality of third areas in the micro-wire layer. The third micro-wires are electrically disconnected from the first micro-wires or the second micro-wires. The transparent substrate supports the micro-wire layer and the height of at least a portion of the first micro-wires or second micro-wires is greater than the height of at least a portion of the third micro-wires.