摘要:
An apparatus for supporting an appliance having a base extending between front and rear edges comprises a planar base member extending between a front and rear edge and having top and bottom surfaces, a front wall extending from the top surface proximate to the rear edge of the planar base member and a rear wall extending from the top surface proximate to the front edge of the planar base member, rear wall including a rear wall cavity thereinto oriented in a direction towards the front wall.
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An integrated computerized system and method, oriented to mobile computerized devices such as tablet computers and Smartphones, for assisting users in conducting site visits and tours to various real properties of interest. The method comprises various software modules, including software modules to assist in various numeric comparative property evaluation schemes, modules to automatically present building floor plans and other information at defined tour locations, and modules to show images or CAD drawings of proposed property modifications (often using augmented reality techniques). Other modules may additionally help manage the tour, including semi-automatic notification of tour itinerary changes, management of tour route instructions, and audio or text narration during selected portions of the tour.
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A computerized method for optimizing a corporation's real estate lease portfolio to reduce over-market leases, while at the same time helping to efficiently pick new lease locations that best meet corporate objectives. This system scores various potential new lease Comps in accordance with customer selected and weighted factors, including a novel set of Key Selected Driver factors that rate a building's suitability to the customer's needs, according to an algorithmic scoring system. The system also comprises a financial modeling section that extrapolates both projected present Site's lease costs, inclusive of operating expenses and projected alternate locations (Comp's) lease costs, inclusive of estimated operating expenses into the future, calculates projected savings, and presents the results in the form of a comparison to market benchmark. The system also determines the percentage of Utilization that the corporation is achieving compared against the maximum Capacity of their real estate.
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A system and method for improving engine starting and stopping is described. In one example, turbine vanes are adjusted to increase engine exhaust backpressure to reduce engine stopping time and to limit engine speed overshoot during engine starting. The system and method may reduce engine emissions and improve a vehicle driving experience.
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A method of treating a hole in a metallic component includes the following steps in sequence: forming an hole having a first diameter in the component; expanding the hole to a second diameter using a cold expansion process, so as to induce residual compressive stresses in the material surrounding the hole; shot peening the hole; and final machining the hole to a finished diameter.
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An automotive vehicle includes an electrical circuit capable of being electrically connected with an electrical grid, a propulsion electrical bus electrically connected with the circuit, a power conversion module electrically connected with the propulsion electrical bus, and a power storage unit electrically connected with the power conversion module.
摘要:
A display includes a substrate having front and rear sides and defining one or more optical paths. A light source corresponding to each optical path is associated with the rear side of the substrate. Light propagates from the light source to the front side of the substrate through the corresponding optical path. Offsetting the light source from the centerline of the optical path improves light diffusion by promoting light reflection off the sides of the optical path. Multiple light sources of different colors can be associated with each optical path to provide for variable color output from each optical path at the front side of the substrate.
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A lighting apparatus includes multiple point light sources housed in a reflector housing. The reflector housing diffuses the light produced by the point light sources to emulate a linear light source. Power supplies are provided to energize the light sources, to control heat generation and energy usage, and to provide thermal protection.
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A slit scan image capture system 14 or 15 for obtaining slit images of a patient's eye 28. At least two slit masks 16 and 18 or two moving mirrors 25 and 27 are associated with at least two rapid switching light sources 20 and 22 or 21 and 22 for illuminating slit images on a patient's eye 28. Two motors 24 and 26 or 29 and 31 each are connected to the slit masks 16 and 18 or movable mirrors 25 and 27 for incrementally moving the illuminated slits across the eye 28 to plurality of positions. A video camera 30 captures images of the illuminated slits on the eye 28 and a frame grabber 32 is connected to the video camera for storing the captured images. The rapid switching light sources 20 and 22 are powered-up to an approximately full power state and powered-down to an effectively off state in an amount of time less than an amount of time required by the motors 24 and 26 or 29 and 31 to move the slit masks 16 or 18 or movable mirrors 25 and 27 from one position to a next position. This minimizes the amount of time required to capture a plurality of slit images across major portions of the patient's eyes 28.