Silicon hairspring
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    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US09903049B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-02-27

    申请号:US15045159

    申请日:2016-02-16

    CPC classification number: C30B29/06 C30B33/12 G04B1/145 G04B17/066 G04B17/227

    Abstract: A torque-restoring element for an oscillator for a mechanical timepiece and having an oscillator frequency, said torque restoring element comprising a spiral spring body having a number N turnings with an inner terminal end for engagement with a rotational inertial element via a collet, and an outer terminal for engagement with a stationary cock element, and having a width, a height and a total arc length; wherein the spiral spring body includes a core formed from mono-crystalline silicon wafer oriented along the crystallographic axis ; and wherein the spiral spring body includes at least one peripheral coating of a material having a thermal elastic constant different from that of the core of the spiral spring body so as to maintain the oscillator frequency an oscillator including the torque-restoring element substantially insensitive to variations of ambient temperature.

    METHOD OF MARKING A SOLID STATE MATERIAL, AND SOLID STATE MATERIALS MARKED ACCORDING TO SUCH A METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20170182838A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-06-29

    申请号:US15304843

    申请日:2015-04-16

    Abstract: A method of forming a non-optically detectable identifiable mark at an outer surface of an article formed from a solid state material, said method including the steps of forming a plurality of recesses within a predetermined region of a photoresist 5 applied to an outer surface of an article formed from a solid state material, wherein said plurality of recesses is formed by two-photon absorption lithography and wherein said one or more recesses extend at least partially through the photoresist and from an outer surface of the photoresist and towards said outer surface of the article 10 formed from a solid state material; and applying an etching process such that at least a portion of the outer surface of said article is exposed and etched so as to form a plurality of etched portions extending into said article from the outer surface of the article and corresponding to said plurality of recesses; wherein said predetermined region of said photoresist defines an identifiable mark to be applied to the outer 15 surface of said article; wherein said plurality of etched portions forms the nonoptically identifiable mark on the outer surface of said article; and wherein the maximum width of the etched portions of is less than 200 nm such that the identifiable mark is non-optically detectable in the visible light spectrum.

    Hairspring for a time piece and hairspring design for concentricity

    公开(公告)号:US09658598B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-05-23

    申请号:US13944554

    申请日:2013-07-17

    Inventor: Ho Ching

    CPC classification number: G04B17/066 G04B17/06 Y10T29/49581

    Abstract: A method of increasing concentricity in use of a spiral hairspring mechanical timepiece; the hairspring having an inner terminal end portion for engagement with a collet, an outer terminal end portion for engagement with a stud, a first limb portion extending from the inner terminal end portion towards the outer terminal end portion, and a stiffening portion positioned at the outer turn of the hairspring and having a cross-sectional second moment of area different to that of the first limb portion such that bending stiffness of the stiffening portion has a greater bending stiffness than the single limb portion. The method includes modifying cross-sectional second moments of an area of the first limb portion and the stiffening portion by minimizing a cost function throughout the amplitude of the rotation of hairspring in use, the cost function being correlated to the net concentricity of the hairspring.

    HYPERPOLARISATION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND PROCESS

    公开(公告)号:US20230137188A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-04

    申请号:US17802470

    申请日:2021-02-26

    Abstract: A device(100a(i), 100a(ii), 100a(iii), 100a(iv), 200 for cis-tracing polarization of 12C isotope-based magnetic resource imaging contrast agents, comprising one or more diamond material structures(120(i), 120(ii), 120(iii), 120(iv), 210, 220) and one or more channels(105a(i), 105a (ii), 105a (iii), 105a (iv), 205) provided adjacent to the diamond material structures 120(i), 120(ii), 120(iii), 120(iv), 210, 220); the diamond material structures 120(i), 120(ii), 120(iii), 120(iv), 210, 220) provide a source of negatively charged nitrogen vacancy celles for polarization of a 13C iso-type-based magnetic measure imaging contrast agesi disguised in one or more channels(105a (i), 105a (ii), 105a (iii), 105a (iv), 205) and cis diamond material structure(120(i), 120(ii), 120(iii), 120(iv), 210, 220) provides a light guide for light for excitation of nitrogen vacancy celles for polarization of 13C isotope-based magnetic resource imaging contrast agent.

    SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DESIGN OF WEARABLE ARTICLES AND ACCESSORIES

    公开(公告)号:US20210182949A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-17

    申请号:US17189089

    申请日:2021-03-01

    Abstract: A process operable uses a computerized system for displaying an article from a set of wearable articles or accessories. The article is displayed based upon a correlation between data indicative of features of mental impression of an article and the displayed article, and the computerized system includes a touch sensitive input device, a process module and a visual display module operably interconnected together via a communication link. The process includes the steps of (1) entering via a touch sensitive input device a first visual representation indicative of at least a portion of a mental impression of an article, wherein the first visual representation is a two-dimensional representation in a first predetermined viewing plane; (ii) in a processor module, comparing during step (i) data derived from input of the first visual representation and other data sets; and (iii) displaying on a visual display module a visual representation of at least a first article corresponding to the other data sets.

    CANCER CELL DETECTION AND IMAGING SYSTEM, PROCESS AND PRODUCT

    公开(公告)号:US20210172953A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-10

    申请号:US17254736

    申请日:2019-06-21

    Abstract: A method of distinguishing cancerous cells and healthy cells of a subject from each other comprises the steps: (i) contacting a region of tissue of a subject suspected of including at least some cancer cells with a plurality of nanodiamonds, wherein the plurality of nanodiamonds comprise a first plurality of conjugates, wherein the conjugates of the first plurality of conjugates consist of first nanodiamonds and one or more cancer cell targeting agents, wherein the first nanodiamonds have a first type of colour center, and a second plurality of conjugates, wherein the conjugates of the second plurality of conjugates consist of second nanodiamonds and one or more healthy cell targeting agents, wherein the second nanodiamonds have a second type of colour center; and (ii) applying light of a first wavelength so as to excite the first type of colour center and applying light of a second wavelength so as to excite the second type of colour center, wherein upon contacting the region of tissue with the plurality of nanodiamonds, cancer cells are adhered to the first plurality of conjugates, and healthy cells are adhered to the second plurality of conjugates; wherein upon applying light to the region of tissue, the colour centers of the nanodiamonds of the first plurality of conjugates adhered to cancer cells emit fluorescence at a first wavelength, and the colour centers of the nanodiamonds of the second plurality of conjugates adhered to healthy cells emit fluorescence at a second wavelength; and wherein the colour contrast between the two wavelengths and the positions of respective conjugates delineate the area of cancer cells and the area of healthy cells from each other.

    METHOD OF MARKING A SOLID-STATE MATERIAL, MARKINGS FORMED FROM SUCH METHODS AND SOLID-STATE MATERIALS MARKED ACCORDING TO SUCH A METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20210146716A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US16622606

    申请日:2019-02-22

    Abstract: A method of forming a non-optically detectable identifiable marking invisible to the naked eye is formed from plural recesses of multiple levels at an outer surface of an article formed from a solid-state material. The method includes forming plural recesses of multiple levels within a predetermined region of a photoresist applied to an outer surface of an article formed from a solid-state material. The plural recesses are formed by grayscale lithography and the recesses extend at least partially through the photoresist and towards the outer surface of the article formed from a solid-state material. The method also includes applying an etching process such that at least a portion of the outer surface of said article is exposed and etched to form plural etched portions extending into the article from its outer surface and corresponding to plural recesses; wherein said predetermined region of said photoresist defines an identifiable marking to be applied to the outer surface of said article; wherein said plurality of etched portions forms the non-optically identifiable marking on the outer surface of said article.

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