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A thermostat (100, 208, 602,1302), comprising: a housing (212, 1042); a user interface including an electronic display (116, 360, 402, 1016) having an active display mode and an inactive display mode, the active display mode generally requiring substantially more electrical power than said inactive display mode; a processing system (160, 430, 438, 508, 532, 1060) disposed within the housing and coupled to the user interface, the processing system being configured to be in operative communication with one or more temperature sensors for determining an ambient air temperature, in operative communication with one or more input devices (408, 112, 108, 1012) including said user interface for determining a setpoint temperature, and in still further operative communication with an HVAC system to control the HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of the measured ambient temperature and the setpoint temperature value; and at least one sensor (170A, 1052) configured to detect a physical closeness of a user to the user interface of the thermostat, the at least one sensor being in operative communication with the processing system, the processing system being configured to cause the electronic display to be in the active display mode when a closeness threshold has been exceeded; characterised in that said processing system is further configured to automatically adjust said closeness threshold based at least in part on a historical plurality of physical closeness events as detected by the at least one sensor. a housing (212, 1042); a user interface including an electronic display (116, 360, 402, 1016) having an active display mode and an inactive display mode, the active display mode generally requiring substantially more electrical power than said inactive display mode; a processing system (160, 430, 438, 508, 532, 1060) disposed within the housing and coupled to the user interface, the processing system being configured to be in operative communication with one or more temperature sensors for determining an ambient air temperature, in operative communication with one or more input devices (408, 112, 108, 1012) including said user interface for determining a setpoint temperature, and in still further operative communication with an HVAC system to control the HVAC system based at least in part on a comparison of the measured ambient temperature and the setpoint temperature value; and at least one sensor (170A, 1052) configured to detect a physical closeness of a user to the user interface of the thermostat, the at least one sensor being in operative communication with the processing system, the processing system being configured to cause the electronic display to be in the active display mode when a closeness threshold has been exceeded; characterised in that said processing system is further configured to automatically adjust said closeness threshold based at least in part on a historical plurality of physical closeness events as detected by the at least one sensor.
An apparatus for monitoring positions on an external object having at least one beacon (1(i), i = 1, 2,..., I; 130; 430) attached to it, the apparatus comprising: At least one image sensor (120; 321, 322; 420; 520); At least one non-refractive optical element arranged as objective for projecting light on said image sensor; A processing unit; Said processing unit being arranged such as to allow communication with a memory storing a computer program comprising instructions and data, which computer program can be run by the processing unit; Said at least one non-refractive optical element being configured to receive at least one light beam (5(i); 131) transmitted from said at least one beacon (1(i); 130; 430) and transfer said at least one light beam (5(i); 131) to said image sensor (120; 321, 322; 420; 520); Said image sensor (120; 321, 322; 420; 520) being arranged to form image data based on said received at least one light beam (5(i); 131) and background light; and Said processing unit being arranged to process said image data such that it filters image data components relating to said background light and renders image data components relating to said at least one light beam. At least one image sensor (120; 321, 322; 420; 520); At least one non-refractive optical element arranged as objective for projecting light on said image sensor; A processing unit; Said processing unit being arranged such as to allow communication with a memory storing a computer program comprising instructions and data, which computer program can be run by the processing unit; Said at least one non-refractive optical element being configured to receive at least one light beam (5(i); 131) transmitted from said at least one beacon (1(i); 130; 430) and transfer said at least one light beam (5(i); 131) to said image sensor (120; 321, 322; 420; 520); Said image sensor (120; 321, 322; 420; 520) being arranged to form image data based on said received at least one light beam (5(i); 131) and background light; and Said processing unit being arranged to process said image data such that it filters image data components relating to said background light and renders image data components relating to said at least one light beam.
Device for the wet-treatment of laundry having a rotatingly driveable internal drum, which is liquid-permeable at least in part and in which treatment chambers, which follow one after another in the direction of its longitudinal centre axis, are formed by partition walls, which extend perpendicular to the longitudinal centre axis of the internal drum, and having at least two stationary external drums which are assigned to treatment chambers, wherein, support rings, which are sealed by means of seals (20, 21) in relation to the external drums, are provided between those treatment chambers to which external drums are assigned, characterized in that separate seals (20, 21) are provided between in each case two adjacent external drums of adjacent treatment chambers, with each of the seals (20, 21) having a sealing lip and a foot portion which is integrally moulded thereon, wherein the two seals (20, 21) arranged between adjacent external drums are operative in opposite directions and sealing edges on free ends of sealing lips of the seals (20, 21) point to one another.
An ion chamber radiation detector with enhanced fission gamma radiation response comprising: an ion chamber having an outer tubular electrode having an upper and lower end; a lower electrically insulated end cap closing off the lower end of the outer tubular electrode; an upper electrically insulated end cap closing off the upper end of the outer tubular electrode; a central electrode extending substantially from the lower end cap up and through the upper end cap, and a gas fill, characterized in further comprising a plurality of cylindrical electron radiator rods that are spaced around the central electrode and spaced from the outer tubular electrode, the electron radiators extending substantially between the lower end cap and the upper end cap, wherein the electron radiators are disposed between the outer tubular electrode and the central electrode, the electron radiators being configured to produce prompt neutron capture gamma radiation that is substantially, directly proportional to the local neutron population, wherein the electron radiators are constructed from a material having a high Z value with which prompt neutron capture gamma radiation interacts with through photoelectric and Compton scattering mechanisms and each electron radiator is at least partially coated with either or both platinum or gold. an ion chamber having an outer tubular electrode having an upper and lower end; a lower electrically insulated end cap closing off the lower end of the outer tubular electrode; an upper electrically insulated end cap closing off the upper end of the outer tubular electrode; a central electrode extending substantially from the lower end cap up and through the upper end cap, and a gas fill, characterized in further comprising a plurality of cylindrical electron radiator rods that are spaced around the central electrode and spaced from the outer tubular electrode, the electron radiators extending substantially between the lower end cap and the upper end cap, wherein the electron radiators are disposed between the outer tubular electrode and the central electrode, the electron radiators being configured to produce prompt neutron capture gamma radiation that is substantially, directly proportional to the local neutron population, wherein the electron radiators are constructed from a material having a high Z value with which prompt neutron capture gamma radiation interacts with through photoelectric and Compton scattering mechanisms and each electron radiator is at least partially coated with either or both platinum or gold.
A sieving apparatus for fractionating a grain product, the sieving apparatus comprising: a) a top chamber separated from a bottom chamber by a sieve; b) a top chamber cover defined by a plurality of openings that allow substantially vertical entry of an air stream into the top chamber when the interior of the sieving apparatus is under vacuum via first exit port in a side wall of the bottom chamber for exit of air; c) an inlet port in a sidewall of the top chamber, the inlet port configured for feeding of dry grain particles into the top chamber and for substantially horizontal entry of air into the top chamber; and d) a first exit port in a sidewall of the bottom chamber for exit of air and exit of a first grain fraction from the bottom chamber when the interior of the sieving apparatus is under vacuum via the exit port. a) a top chamber separated from a bottom chamber by a sieve; b) a top chamber cover defined by a plurality of openings that allow substantially vertical entry of an air stream into the top chamber when the interior of the sieving apparatus is under vacuum via first exit port in a side wall of the bottom chamber for exit of air; c) an inlet port in a sidewall of the top chamber, the inlet port configured for feeding of dry grain particles into the top chamber and for substantially horizontal entry of air into the top chamber; and d) a first exit port in a sidewall of the bottom chamber for exit of air and exit of a first grain fraction from the bottom chamber when the interior of the sieving apparatus is under vacuum via the exit port.
A flooded-type lead-acid battery, comprising a container accommodating: a plate pack being obtained by stacking a negative plate having a negative active material packed into a negative collector, a positive plate having a positive active material packed into a positive collector, and a separator being interposed therebetween; and an electrolyte, wherein charging is carried out intermittently and high-rate discharging to a load is carried out in a partial state of charge, characterized in that at least a carbonaceous electrically conductive material and an organic compound capable of suppressing coarsening of the negative active material due to charging and discharging are added to the negative active material, and the positive plates has a total surface area [m 2] of the positive active material per unit plate pack volume [cm 3] is in a range of 3.5 to 15.6 [m 2 /cm 3], and wherein the organic compound capable of suppressing coarsening of the negative active material due to charging and discharging is an organic compound having, as a main component, a formaldehyde condensate of bisphenolA and aminobenzenesulfonic acid represented by Chemical Formula 1 below. a plate pack being obtained by stacking a negative plate having a negative active material packed into a negative collector, a positive plate having a positive active material packed into a positive collector, and a separator being interposed therebetween; and an electrolyte,
A pneumatic tire comprising a circumferential main groove on a tread portion, wherein an outermost layer of the tread portion is formed by using a rubber composition containing vulcanized rubber powder, an area ratio S (%) of the vulcanized rubber powder in a cross-section of the outermost layer is not less than 5% and not greater than 50%, a loss tangent (30°C tanδ) of the rubber composition measured under conditions of 30°C, a frequency of 10 Hz, an initial strain of 5%, and a dynamic strain rate of 1% with deformation mode: tension is not greater than 0.15, a groove depth D (mm) of the circumferential main groove is greater than 6 mm, and S/D > 0.85 is satisfied. an outermost layer of the tread portion is formed by using a rubber composition containing vulcanized rubber powder, an area ratio S (%) of the vulcanized rubber powder in a cross-section of the outermost layer is not less than 5% and not greater than 50%, a loss tangent (30°C tanδ) of the rubber composition measured under conditions of 30°C, a frequency of 10 Hz, an initial strain of 5%, and a dynamic strain rate of 1% with deformation mode: tension is not greater than 0.15, a groove depth D (mm) of the circumferential main groove is greater than 6 mm, and S/D > 0.85 is satisfied.
Soil cultivation device with a frame, on which soil cultivation tools, which are arranged one behind another in at least two transverse rows (7, 8), engage in the soil and are positioned obliquely with respect to the direction of travel, are arranged, in particular rotatably arranged disc elements, wherein the soil cultivation tools in the one transverse row are arranged oppositely obliquely with respect to the soil cultivation tools in the other transverse row, wherein the frame is arranged in a height-adjustable manner on its rear side via at least one trailing device, which rolls on the soil and to which at least one adjustment device (19, 19.1, 19.2) arranged between the frame and the trailing device is assigned, and is arranged in a height-adjustable manner on its front side via at least one supporting device, which rolls on the soil and to which at least one adjustment device arranged between the frame and the supporting device is assigned, characterized in that an adjusting device (19.2) for adjusting the height of the soil cultivation tools in the rear transverse row in relation to the soil cultivation tools in the front transverse row is assigned to the rear and/or front adjustment device (19, 19.1).
A peptide consisting of: - a fragment of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 consecutive amino acid residues of the FADD protein of SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein said fragment comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12, wherein said peptide is capable of inhibiting cell apoptosis. - a fragment of 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 or 17 consecutive amino acid residues of the FADD protein of SEQ ID NO: 8, wherein said fragment comprises the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 12,
A probe arrangement (14, 16) for coupling ultrasonic signals to a component to be inspected by the water open jet technique, with at least one liquid inlet (28, 128) and at least one liquid outlet (30, 130), with at least two preliminary or filter chambers (FK1, FK2, FK3) being situated downstream of the liquid inlet (28, 128), with each preliminary or filter chamber (FK1, FK2, FK3) having a dividing wall (TW1, TW2, TW3), which extends perpendicular to the direction of flow and has flow channels (SK1, SK2, SK3), a jet nozzle (26, 126) with a flow space, in which a probe (24, 124) with a plurality of ultrasonic transmitting and/or receiving elements (25, 125) is disposed, being situated downstream of the preliminary or filter chambers (FK1, FK2, FK3), wherein the number of flow channels (SK1, SK2, SK3) in the dividing walls (TW1, TW2, TW3) increases in the direction of flow and the diameter of the flow channels (SK1, SK2, SK3) in the dividing walls (TW1, TW2, TW3) is decreased in the direction of flow, and the jet nozzle (26, 126) is designed as a flat jet nozzle with a substantially funnel-shaped flow space (36, 136) which transitions into a substantially slot-shaped outlet channel (38, 138) with a liquid outlet (30, 130), with a laminar water flow forming within the flow space (36, 136), and the liquid outlet (30, 130) being configured in such a way that it generates a single laminar flat liquid jet forming a plane, and at least two of the ultrasonic transmitting and/or receiving elements (25, 125) are assigned to this single liquid jet and are adjustable in their phase relationships by means of a control unit for varying an acoustic radiation direction and/or focusing zone in such a way that the at least two ultrasonic signals emanating from these ultrasonic transmitting elements (25, 125) can be coupled to the component to be inspected by the single laminar liquid jet, the ultrasonic transmitting and/or receiving elements (25, 125) disposed in the probe (24, 124) being arranged in a plane formed by the liquid jet, the probe (24, 124) being located in the flow space (36, 136) and the liquid flow flowing coaxially around it, and the flat liquid jet forming a coupling channel, in which the ultrasonic signals are adjustable in their acoustic radiation direction and/or their focusing zone.
Integrally bladed rotor disc for a turbine, comprising: - Rotor blades which are integrally bonded with a disc element; and - a sealing device for preventing or reducing a transfer of cooling air from a high-pressure side of the rotor disc through openings in the rotor disc to a low-pressure side of the rotor disc, wherein the openings are arranged annularly, and the sealing device comprises an annular component which consists of one or more parts and is arranged on the high-pressure side or on the low-pressure side of the openings, characterized in that the disc element and the rotor blades each have retaining elements (38, 48), by means of which the annular component is retained, wherein the annular component is hooked into the retaining elements (38, 48). - Rotor blades which are integrally bonded with a disc element; and - a sealing device for preventing or reducing a transfer of cooling air from a high-pressure side of the rotor disc through openings in the rotor disc to a low-pressure side of the rotor disc,
Cam follower including a plunger intended to execute a reciprocating movement in an exterior body, the plunger including: a. a plunger body having a cylindrical exterior surface; b. an anti-rotation device extending radially beyond the cylindrical exterior surface of the pusher body and engaging via a matching structure in said exterior body; c. a roller providing the contact with a cam; and d. a sleeve rotatably supporting the roller in the plunger body; the plunger body including at least one lateral bore (18a, 18b) and the sleeve being inserted in said bore (18a, 18b), said anti-rotation device being one end of said sleeve, characterized in that the axial position of the sleeve inside the plunger body is fixed by a rod shaped plastic deformation of the sleeve, the plastic deformation of the sleeve is on an axially intermediate portion of the exterior surface of the sleeve so that the sleeve has a shaft end portion constituting all or part of the anti-rotation device. a. a plunger body having a cylindrical exterior surface; b. an anti-rotation device extending radially beyond the cylindrical exterior surface of the pusher body and engaging via a matching structure in said exterior body; c. a roller providing the contact with a cam; and d. a sleeve rotatably supporting the roller in the plunger body; the plunger body including at least one lateral bore (18a, 18b) and the sleeve being inserted in said bore (18a, 18b), said anti-rotation device being one end of said sleeve,
A recording apparatus comprising: an ejecting unit which can reciprocate in first and second opposite directions (B1, B2) and can eject onto a recording face of a recording medium a first ink for image forming and a second ink, which is a substantially colorless permeation ink for causing the first ink to permeate through the recording medium so that a colouring material of the first ink is dispersed in the entire thickness direction of the recording medium and onto a face on a side opposite to the recording face; and a control unit which can control ejecting operations of the first ink and the second ink in the ejecting unit, characterized in that the control unit is arranged to perform a plurality of ejecting operations of the first ink with respect to one ejecting operation of the second ink so that at least a part of a landing position of the second ink and the respective landing positions of the first ink overlap on the recording medium, and the control unit is arranged to control the ejecting unit to eject both the first ink and the second ink while the ejecting unit is moving in each of the first and second directions. an ejecting unit which can reciprocate in first and second opposite directions (B1, B2) and can eject onto a recording face of a recording medium a first ink for image forming and a second ink, which is a substantially colorless permeation ink for causing the first ink to permeate through the recording medium so that a colouring material of the first ink is dispersed in the entire thickness direction of the recording medium and onto a face on a side opposite to the recording face; and a control unit which can control ejecting operations of the first ink and the second ink in the ejecting unit, characterized in that the control unit is arranged to perform a plurality of ejecting operations of the first ink with respect to one ejecting operation of the second ink so that at least a part of a landing position of the second ink and the respective landing positions of the first ink overlap on the recording medium, and the control unit is arranged to control the ejecting unit to eject both the first ink and the second ink while the ejecting unit is moving in each of the first and second directions.
Oil flow monitoring device suitable to monitor a minimal oil flow mixed with air, comprising a tubular element coupled with at least one first and one second photoelectric sensors (3A, 3B), each of the first and the second photoelectric sensors comprising one emitter of a radiation and one receiver, the emitter directly or indirectly facing the receiver, the first and the second photoelectric sensors (3A, 3B) having a first and a second optical lines (A, B) respectively, the tubular element being at least partially transparent to said radiation, characterized in that the first and the second photoelectric sensors are mounted on the tubular element so that the first and the second optical lines (A, B) are radially angled with respect to the tubular element, the first optical line is aligned to a first diameter of the tubular element and the second optical line is aligned to a second diameter of the tubular element, the first and the second diameters (D1, D2) are mutually angled in a sectional view of the tubular element, wherein the first and the second diameters (D1, D2) are axially spaced on the tubular element.
A process for making an electron beam ("e-Beam") curable pressure sensitive adhesive ("PSA") comprising the steps of derivatizing an acrylic polymer having one or more hydroxy groups or one or more acid groups with a derivatizing agent prepared from a hydroxy-functional acrylate monomer and a diisocyanate, and curing the PSA with exposure to an e-Beam, wherein the PSA comprises no photoinitiator.
A method of applying a biological component to a substrate, the method comprising the steps of: jetting a first composition onto the substrate, the first composition comprising a functional agent; introducing the jetted first composition on the substrate to a second composition, the second composition comprising a target; and associating the target with the substrate by means of a biological interaction between the functional agent and the target. jetting a first composition onto the substrate, the first composition comprising a functional agent; introducing the jetted first composition on the substrate to a second composition, the second composition comprising a target; and associating the target with the substrate by means of a biological interaction between the functional agent and the target.