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A dispenser suitable for delivery of a cream, gel or soft solid composition comprising: (i) a convex applicator surface at an upper end; (ii) a replaceable cartridge containing a composition to be dispensed; (iii) a passageway between the cartridge and the convex applicator surface (iv) a drive mechanism for forcing the composition from the replaceable cartridge through the passageway and onto the the convex applicator surface, the drive mechanism comprising a dial unit and a plunger; (v) an outer body containing features (ii) to (iv); and (vi) a non-return ratchet which interacts with the plunger to prevent significant axially movement of the plunger whilst the dial unit is rotated in a second direction; wherein rotation of the dial unit in a first direction advancing the plunger axially upwards, the plunger acting upon a piston seal at the base of the replaceable cartridge thereby forcing the contained composition upwards and outwards through the passageway and onto the convex applicator surface; rotation of the dial unit in the second direction, counter to the first, rotationally re-setting the dial unit relative to the plunger in readiness for a further advancement of the plunger, rotation in the second direction not causing significant axial movement of the plunger and being brought about by a torsion spring that forces the dial unit back to its start position, i.e. to the position before it was turned, when torque applied to turn it in its first direction is released, wherein an advancing ratchet which is rotationally locked to the dial unit interacts with advancing teeth on the plunger to cause the plunger to be raised axially upwards when the dial unit is rotated in its first direction and wherein the non-return ratchet is rotationally locked to the dial unit and interacts with a set of non-return teeth on the plunger to prevent axially downward movement of the plunger when the dial unit is rotated in its second direction and wherein the advancing ratchet and non-return ratchet are part of a ratchet sleeve, which is moulded independently unit of the dial unit, but slotted into the dial unit in a rotationally fixed manner during assembly of the dispenser. (i) a convex applicator surface at an upper end; (ii) a replaceable cartridge containing a composition to be dispensed; (iii) a passageway between the cartridge and the convex applicator surface (iv) a drive mechanism for forcing the composition from the replaceable cartridge through the passageway and onto the the convex applicator surface, the drive mechanism comprising a dial unit and a plunger; (v) an outer body containing features (ii) to (iv); and (vi) a non-return ratchet which interacts with the plunger to prevent significant axially movement of the plunger whilst the dial unit is rotated in a second direction;
A scraping apparatus for removing pellets from a die plate of a rotary press, comprising a housing, a scraping element that is arranged on the housing and that can be positioned over the die plate for removing pellets produced in the rotary press from the die plate, and a first channel section arranged on the housing for guiding away pellets removed from the die plate, wherein the scraping element and the first channel section are shiftably mounted on the housing, characterized in that in that the scraping apparatus comprises a plurality of mechanical positioning means that can be alternatively inserted into the housing and that in each case cooperate with the scraping element and the first channel section when inserted in the housing such that the scraping element and the first channel section are arranged in a position on the housing defined by the respective mechanical positioning means, wherein the defined position for the scraping element and/or the first channel section differ for different mechanical positioning means.
A method of generating a binary depth map from two frames in a 2D video stream, the method comprising: estimating a global motion vector and block motion vectors for the first frame; projecting the block motion vectors onto the global motion vector to obtain correlation parameters; calculating (4,5) a metric for the number of static blocks in the first frame; determining whether the background is static or dynamic in accordance with the motion vectors, the number of static blocks and the correlation parameters; and, computing a binary depth map classifying the parts of the image as background or foreground in accordance with the motion vectors, the number of static blocks, the correlation parameters and the determination of whether the background is static or dynamic. estimating a global motion vector and block motion vectors for the first frame; projecting the block motion vectors onto the global motion vector to obtain correlation parameters; calculating (4,5) a metric for the number of static blocks in the first frame; determining whether the background is static or dynamic in accordance with the motion vectors, the number of static blocks and the correlation parameters; and, computing a binary depth map classifying the parts of the image as background or foreground in accordance with the motion vectors, the number of static blocks, the correlation parameters and the determination of whether the background is static or dynamic.
Method for monitoring gas sensors of an internal combustion engine, wherein the gas sensors have a low-pass behaviour depending on the geometry, measuring principle, ageing or soiling, wherein diagnostics are carried out for the gas status variable to be measured by a comparison of a modelled signal and a measured signal, and wherein the measured signal is an actual value of an output signal of the gas sensor, and the modelled signal is a model value, characterized in that in a steady-state operating mode of the internal combustion engine, the output signal of the gas sensor is filtered with a high-pass filter and relatively high frequency signal components are evaluated by means of a comparison with the correspondingly conditioned model value.
A semiconductor laser (100; 400), comprising: a gain region (101; 401)for generating laser radiation; a reflector region (103; 403) for reflecting the laser radiation generated in the gain region (101; 401), and a waveguide (105; 405) for guiding the laser radiation generated in the gain region (101; 401) to the reflector region (103; 403) and for guiding the laser radiation reflected in the reflector region (103; 403) to the gain region (101; 401), wherein the gain region (101; 401), the reflector region (103; 403) and the waveguide (105; 405) define a resonating cavity of the semiconductor laser (100; 400), wherein the waveguide (105; 405) comprises a waveguide layer and a compensation layer arranged above the waveguide layer, wherein the semiconductor laser further comprising a planarising oxide layer arranged between the waveguide layer and the compensation layer, wherein the compensation layer comprises a material with a refractive index in the range from about 1.8 to about 2.5 and a negative temperature coefficient in the range from -0.5 x 10 -4 to -2 x 10 -4 per °C, wherein the waveguide layer comprises silicon nitride, wherein a thickness of the compensation layer is adjusted such that an effective refractive index of the waveguide (105; 405) is substantially constant over temperature for a wavelength in the range from 1.5 μm to 1.6 μm, so that the waveguide (105; 405) is substantially athermal. a gain region (101; 401)for generating laser radiation; a reflector region (103; 403) for reflecting the laser radiation generated in the gain region (101; 401), and a waveguide (105; 405) for guiding the laser radiation generated in the gain region (101; 401) to the reflector region (103; 403) and for guiding the laser radiation reflected in the reflector region (103; 403) to the gain region (101; 401), wherein the gain region (101; 401), the reflector region (103; 403) and the waveguide (105; 405) define a resonating cavity of the semiconductor laser (100; 400), wherein the waveguide (105; 405) comprises a waveguide layer and a compensation layer arranged above the waveguide layer, wherein the semiconductor laser further comprising a planarising oxide layer arranged between the waveguide layer and the compensation layer, wherein the compensation layer comprises a material with a refractive index in the range from about 1.8 to about 2.5 and a negative temperature coefficient in the range from -0.5 x 10 -4 to -2 x 10 -4 per °C, wherein the waveguide layer comprises silicon nitride, wherein a thickness of the compensation layer is adjusted such that an effective refractive index of the waveguide (105; 405) is substantially constant over temperature for a wavelength in the range from 1.5 μm to 1.6 μm, so that the waveguide (105; 405) is substantially athermal.
An electrowetting element comprising: one or more walls (20, 120, 220); a first fluid confined to the electrowetting element by the one or more walls (20, 120, 220); a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid; and a surface (14, 114, 214) comprising a display area (23, 123), an edge of the surface (14, 114, 214) corresponding with an inner border of the one or more walls (20, 120, 220), the first fluid and the second fluid being switchable to a first configuration by application of an applied voltage, the first fluid adjoining a first area of the surface and the second fluid adjoining a second area of the surface in the first configuration, characterized in that the electrowetting element includes a barrier at a join between a wall of the one or more walls (20, 120, 220) and the surface (14, 114, 214), the barrier extending from a side of the electrowetting element without extending across the surface (14, 114, 214) to any other side of the electrowetting element, and arranged to reduce a flow of the first fluid along the wall from one location on the wall to another location on the wall for reducing a reconfiguration of the first fluid and the second fluid from the first configuration to a second configuration, with the applied voltage being maintained, wherein the second configuration has the first fluid adjoining the second area and the second fluid adjoining the first area. one or more walls (20, 120, 220); a first fluid confined to the electrowetting element by the one or more walls (20, 120, 220); a second fluid immiscible with the first fluid; and a surface (14, 114, 214) comprising a display area (23, 123), an edge of the surface (14, 114, 214) corresponding with an inner border of the one or more walls (20, 120, 220), the first fluid and the second fluid being switchable to a first configuration by application of an applied voltage, the first fluid adjoining a first area of the surface and the second fluid adjoining a second area of the surface in the first configuration, characterized in that the electrowetting element includes a barrier at a join between a wall of the one or more walls (20, 120, 220) and the surface (14, 114, 214), the barrier extending from a side of the electrowetting element without extending across the surface (14, 114, 214) to any other side of the electrowetting element, and arranged to reduce a flow of the first fluid along the wall from one location on the wall to another location on the wall for reducing a reconfiguration of the first fluid and the second fluid from the first configuration to a second configuration, with the applied voltage being maintained, wherein the second configuration has the first fluid adjoining the second area and the second fluid adjoining the first area.
Housing device having a terminal housing for an electric terminal and having at least one latching system comprising two latching units (210, 220) that cooperate with one another, wherein one latching unit is embodied as a latching arm, which is connected to the terminal housing and extends away from the terminal housing, and wherein the other latching unit is embodied as a latching connector and is intended to cooperate with the latching arm for latching purposes, characterized in that the latching connector has a latching body, which has a wedge-like shape in a latching direction, along a movement of the two latching units (210, 220) during latching, and in that a latching toothing is provided on at least one transverse face of a first of the two latching units (210, 220) and an engagement unit is provided on at least one transverse face of a second of the two latching units (210, 220), such that the latching toothing and the engagement unit engage with one another for latching purposes in order to latch together the latching units (210, 220) cooperating with one another.
A combine harvester, comprising: - a header assembly configured for collecting a crop; - a threshing assembly coupled to said header assembly, said threshing assembly configured for separating grains of said crop from material other than grain; and - a cleaning assembly positioned in association with said threshing assembly, said cleaning assembly configured for separating said grains from chaff, said cleaning assembly comprising: - a fan assembly including a fan housing having a fan output duct and a fan mounted to said fan housing, wherein said fan output duct has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said fan output duct includes at least one segmented air deflector, wherein each of said at least one segmented air deflector comprises an upper segmented portion and a lower unsegmented portion, and - one or more cleaning sieves (242, 243), wherein said fan assembly is configured to blow air across said one or more cleaning sieves (242, 243) via said fan output duct; characterized in that said each of said at least one segmented air deflector is mounted to said top surface or bottom surface such that air flow through said fan output duct, generated by said fan, impacts said each air deflector at a deflection angle measured with respect to a normal to said upper segmented portion, said deflection angle greater than 0°. - a header assembly configured for collecting a crop; - a threshing assembly coupled to said header assembly, said threshing assembly configured for separating grains of said crop from material other than grain; and - a cleaning assembly positioned in association with said threshing assembly, said cleaning assembly configured for separating said grains from chaff, said cleaning assembly comprising: - a fan assembly including a fan housing having a fan output duct and a fan mounted to said fan housing, wherein said fan output duct has a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said fan output duct includes at least one segmented air deflector, wherein each of said at least one segmented air deflector comprises an upper segmented portion and a lower unsegmented portion, and - one or more cleaning sieves (242, 243), wherein said fan assembly is configured to blow air across said one or more cleaning sieves (242, 243) via said fan output duct;
A mixer assembly for mixing two air streams in a ventilation system, the mixer assembly comprising: a mixing chamber comprising an inlet and an outlet and a mixing chamber wall bounding the mixing chamber; an enclosure at least partially surrounding the mixing chamber wall, the enclosure defining a space between the mixing chamber wall and the enclosure and having one or more openings; and a filter element disposed adjacent to an outer surface of the enclosure and covering one or more openings of the enclosure, the filter element fluidically connecting the interstitial space with a surrounding of the mixer assembly by allowing fluid to flow through the filter element directly through said one or more openings into the interstitial space, and wherein the intermediate space is fluidically connected to the mixing chamber. a mixing chamber comprising an inlet and an outlet and a mixing chamber wall bounding the mixing chamber; an enclosure at least partially surrounding the mixing chamber wall, the enclosure defining a space between the mixing chamber wall and the enclosure and having one or more openings; and a filter element disposed adjacent to an outer surface of the enclosure and covering one or more openings of the enclosure, the filter element fluidically connecting the interstitial space with a surrounding of the mixer assembly by allowing fluid to flow through the filter element directly through said one or more openings into the interstitial space, and wherein the intermediate space is fluidically connected to the mixing chamber.
Method for machining edge strips in which an edge strip is heated by a heat source, in particular a laser, a hot air fan or a plasma nozzle, wherein the edge strip is attached to the narrow side of a plate of wood or wood substitute, characterised in that the reflected heat radiation (5, 5') from the heated edge strip is captured by means of an imaging process, wherein a thermal imaging camera is used for capturing the reflected heat radiation (5, 5').
A controlling entity, CA_NF, capable of communicating with a network management entity, OSS, deployed in a management plane, MP, and one or more network function, NF, entities of a network slice instance, NSI, wherein the one or more NF entities being deployed in a control plane of the NSI and/or a user plane of the NSI, and the CA_NF being deployed in the control plane of the NSI, the CA_NF being configured to: - receive information from the one or more NF entities using a respective second interface (If-CA_NF) and from the OSS using a first interface (If-CA_MP), the received information being relevant to generate a context; - generate the context based on the received information from the one or more NF entities and from the OSS; and characterized in that the CA_NF being configured to: - send context-related information towards the OSS using the first interface (If-CA_MP) when the OSS is impacted by the generated context; and - send the context-related information towards one amongst the one or more NF entities using the second interface (If-CA_NF) when the one amongst the one or more NF entities is impacted by the generated context; - wherein the context-related information comprises the generated context when the entity that is impacted by the generated context is an entity susceptible to enforce a change upon receiving the generated context; and - wherein the context-related information comprises a notification message about a type of the generated context when the entity that is impacted by the generated context is an entity susceptible to be influenced by the enforced change. - receive information from the one or more NF entities using a respective second interface (If-CA_NF) and from the OSS using a first interface (If-CA_MP), the received information being relevant to generate a context; - generate the context based on the received information from the one or more NF entities and from the OSS; and - send context-related information towards the OSS using the first interface (If-CA_MP) when the OSS is impacted by the generated context; and - send the context-related information towards one amongst the one or more NF entities using the second interface (If-CA_NF) when the one amongst the one or more NF entities is impacted by the generated context; - wherein the context-related information comprises the generated context when the entity that is impacted by the generated context is an entity susceptible to enforce a change upon receiving the generated context; and - wherein the context-related information comprises a notification message about a type of the generated context when the entity that is impacted by the generated context is an entity susceptible to be influenced by the enforced change.
A method for preparing fermented soybean meal, comprising: (a) fermenting soybean meal; (b) eddycurrent-transferring the fermented soybean meal to a drying apparatus performed by adjusting the moisture content of the fermented soybean meal to be 32% (w/w) or less; and (c) drying the fermented soybean meal in the drying apparatus. (a) fermenting soybean meal; (b) eddycurrent-transferring the fermented soybean meal to a drying apparatus performed by adjusting the moisture content of the fermented soybean meal to be 32% (w/w) or less; and (c) drying the fermented soybean meal in the drying apparatus.
Micrometric separator for biomasses in particles, of the type comprising at least one first crushing stage wherein in use said particles are introduced dispersed in a conveying fluid bed, and first means for conveying particles in said fluid bed wherein said at least one first crushing stage comprises a first crushing chamber for reciprocal collisions of particles having at least one first revolving disc provided with first members for generating at least one turbulent flow in said fluid bed, and at least one first contrast body, facing said at least one first revolving disc, as well as one or more outflow openings for the fluid bed, said first contrast body being provided with at least one inlet having an inflow section with its axis substantially incident to said at least one first revolving disc, and comprising at least one second crushing stage, placed downstream said first stage, and fluidically connected thereto, wherein said at least one second crushing stage comprises one second crushing chamber for reciprocal collisions of particles, having at least one second revolving disc provided with second members for generating at least one turbulent flow in said fluid bed, and at least one second contrast body, facing said at least one second revolving disc, as well as one or more outflow openings of the fluid bed, said second contrast body being provided with at least one second inlet having the inflow section with its axis substantially incident to said at least one second revolving disc, characterized in that said second members for generating at least one turbulent flow comprise a plurality of ducts obtained on the surface, inside said second chamber, of said at least one second revolving disc, and wherein the depth of at least part of said ducts is higher than the distance between said at least one second revolving disc and the surface in front of it of said at least one second contrast body.