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Method for joining a first component to a second component by means of energy beam welding, wherein at least one of the components (3, 5) has a coating that evaporates in some areas during the energy beam welding, comprising: - positioning the first component and the second component between a first pressure piece and a second pressure piece, characterized by the following steps: - moving the pressure pieces (7, 9) towards one another and thereby - bringing the components (3, 5) into contact at a bend of a welding flange of the first component and thereby - creating a joining gap that opens out conically from the bend between the components (3, 5) by - analyzing a curve that characterizes a force occurring between the pressure pieces (7, 9) by ascertaining a point of slope change of the curve by closing the joining gap under at least partially elastic deformation of the welding flange by means of the moving of the pressure pieces (7, 9) towards one another, the ascertained point of slope change occurring just as the joining gap closes to no gap, and - defined opening of the joining gap by means of setting a relative position of the pressure pieces (7, 9) in relation to one another in dependence on the analysis by moving the pressure pieces (7, 9) apart from one another by a defined value and on the basis of a further relative position of the pressure pieces (7, 9) in relation to one another at which the point of slope change of the curve occurs, - joining the components (3, 5) by means of the energy beam welding in the set relative position of the pressure pieces (7, 9). - positioning the first component and the second component between a first pressure piece and a second pressure piece, characterized by the following steps: - moving the pressure pieces (7, 9) towards one another and thereby - bringing the components (3, 5) into contact at a bend of a welding flange of the first component and thereby - creating a joining gap that opens out conically from the bend between the components (3, 5) by - analyzing a curve that characterizes a force occurring between the pressure pieces (7, 9) by ascertaining a point of slope change of the curve by closing the joining gap under at least partially elastic deformation of the welding flange by means of the moving of the pressure pieces (7, 9) towards one another, the ascertained point of slope change occurring just as the joining gap closes to no gap, and - defined opening of the joining gap by means of setting a relative position of the pressure pieces (7, 9) in relation to one another in dependence on the analysis by moving the pressure pieces (7, 9) apart from one another by a defined value and on the basis of a further relative position of the pressure pieces (7, 9) in relation to one another at which the point of slope change of the curve occurs, - joining the components (3, 5) by means of the energy beam welding in the set relative position of the pressure pieces (7, 9).
A method for ripening fruits, in particular bananas, in which the fruits to be ripened are arranged in a gas-tight ripening space, and while the fruits are being ripened, the respiration activity thereof is measured, wherein, in the ripening space, a predetermined ethylene concentration is set and controlled which is varied over the duration of the ripening process, characterised in that the ethylene concentration is varied on the basis of a rise in a CO 2 concentration and/or on the basis of a fall in an O 2 concentration.
A tissue-shaping device adapted to be deployed in a vessel to reshape tissue adjacent the vessel, comprising: an expandable first anchor (440, 460, 320) comprising a flexible wire; an expandable second anchor comprising a flexible wire; and a connector (450, 470) disposed between the first and second anchors; characterized in that the first anchor includes extra twists (442, 464) formed by the flexible wire at an apex of the first anchor to keep the anchor's apex together. an expandable first anchor (440, 460, 320) comprising a flexible wire; an expandable second anchor comprising a flexible wire; and a connector (450, 470) disposed between the first and second anchors; characterized in that the first anchor includes extra twists (442, 464) formed by the flexible wire at an apex of the first anchor to keep the anchor's apex together.
Starting safety circuit in a working implement with an internal combustion engine, wherein the internal combustion engine comprises a cylinder with a combustion chamber, with a control device for an engine operation in which combustion air and fuel are supplied to the combustion chamber and in which the air/fuel mixture in the combustion chamber is ignited by a spark plug, with a mode selector having an operating position and a starting position for enriching the air/fuel mixture for starting the internal combustion engine, and with a safety braking device assigned to the working tool, wherein the safety braking device brakes the working tool by way of the brake in an operating state and enables the working tool with the brake released in a standby state, and with an operation sensor assigned to the safety braking device for the operating state of the safety braking device, wherein the control device comprises an ignition module, which is connected to the spark plug and switched to an inactive state for blocking the engine operation, characterised in that a position sensor is located at the mode selector, in that the status signal of the operation sensor assigned to the safety braking device and the status signal of the position sensor assigned to the mode selector are interlinked in such a way that the control device blocks the engine operation whenever the mode selector is in the starting position and the safety braking device is in its standby state with the brake released, wherein the sensors switch contacts and the series circuit of the contacts (44, 48) of the sensors (43, 47) is arranged as a parallel branch to a short-circuiting switch of the ignition module.
A component mounting apparatus equipped with a plurality of feeders comprising: a plurality of power supply switch means for turning ON/OFF of a power supply to the plurality of feeders for each feeder and power supply control means for controlling ON/OFF of each of the power supply switch means, characterised in that it further comprises: feeder ID confirmation means for confirming identification information of each feeder by communicating with a control section of each feeder after each of the power supply switch means is turned ON; feeder standby period determination means for determining a feeder standby period by stopping a component supply operation of each feeder during execution of a production job based on the production job for mounting components supplied from the plurality of feeders on a circuit substrate, wherein the power supply control means turns OFF the power supply switch means of a feeder among the plurality of feeders, when starting the feeder standby period for the feeder in a case in which the feeder standby period of the respective feeder exceeds at least a predetermined operation preparation time corresponding to a time required to confirm ON-status of the control section of the feeder and the identification information of the feeder after the power supply has been turned ON, and wherein the power supply control means turns ON the power supply switch means at a timing which is earlier than the end of the feeder standby period at least by the predetermined operation preparation time. feeder ID confirmation means for confirming identification information of each feeder by communicating with a control section of each feeder after each of the power supply switch means is turned ON; feeder standby period determination means for determining a feeder standby period by stopping a component supply operation of each feeder during execution of a production job based on the production job for mounting components supplied from the plurality of feeders on a circuit substrate, wherein the power supply control means turns OFF the power supply switch means of a feeder among the plurality of feeders, when starting the feeder standby period for the feeder in a case in which the feeder standby period of the respective feeder exceeds at least a predetermined operation preparation time corresponding to a time required to confirm ON-status of the control section of the feeder and the identification information of the feeder after the power supply has been turned ON, and wherein the power supply control means turns ON the power supply switch means at a timing which is earlier than the end of the feeder standby period at least by the predetermined operation preparation time.
A stent (10, 20, 30, 32, 34, 36) having a tubular shape through a structure of a skeleton (18, 19) that is expandable and contractible in a radial direction while being configured to be placed in a body lumen, wherein: the skeleton (18, 19) has a heteromorphic structure due to changes of a cross section shape thereof in a thickness direction; the cross section shape of the skeleton (18, 19) has a substantially reverse triangle shape for which a width dimension becomes larger from an inner circumference surface thereof toward an outer circumference surface thereof, characterized in that the skeleton (18, 19) is a metal skeleton formed by electroforming in an electrolytic bath, and the skeleton (18, 19) has a laminated structure of a plurality of types of metals such that a metal of a surface layer part of the laminated structure is different from a metal of a core part of the laminated structure.
A thermoelectric conversion element (1, 24, 25, 32), characterized by being made of a magnetic material with a band structure having Weyl points which exist within a range of ±0.1 eV from Fermi energy, wherein the thermoelectric conversion element (1, 24, 25, 32) has a thermoelectric mechanism for generating electromotive force by anomalous Nernst effect.
A method performed by data processing apparatus, the method comprising: aggregating data provided by several different users of a social network that represents audible pronunciations of the name of an individual; determining an audible pronunciation from the aggregated data; identifying one or more other users that have a predetermined association with the individual; identifying one or more devices associated with the other users; and providing information that identifies the individual and data representing the audible pronunciation to the one or more identified devices. aggregating data provided by several different users of a social network that represents audible pronunciations of the name of an individual; determining an audible pronunciation from the aggregated data; identifying one or more other users that have a predetermined association with the individual; identifying one or more devices associated with the other users; and providing information that identifies the individual and data representing the audible pronunciation to the one or more identified devices.
A system suitable for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site, the system comprising: a container for holding the therapeutic agent, wherein the container comprises first and second regions and has a reservoir containing the therapeutic agent; and a pressure source having pressurized fluid, the pressure source in selective fluid communication with at least a portion of the reservoir of the container, wherein fluid from the pressure source is directed through the first region of the container in a direction towards the second region of the container, characterised in that the fluid is at least partially redirected to urge the therapeutic agent in a direction from the second region of the container towards the first region of the container and subsequently towards the target site. a container for holding the therapeutic agent, wherein the container comprises first and second regions and has a reservoir containing the therapeutic agent; and a pressure source having pressurized fluid, the pressure source in selective fluid communication with at least a portion of the reservoir of the container,
A compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or amino acid conjugate thereof, wherein: R 1 is hydroxyl; R 2 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, or halogen, wherein said alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R a; R 3 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, or halogen, wherein said alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R b; R 4 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or halogen, wherein said alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R c; R a, R b, and R c are each independently halogen or hydroxyl; R 5 is hydroxyl, OSO 3 H, OSO 3 -, OCOCH 3, OPO 3 H 2, OPO 3 2-, or hydrogen; and R 6 is hydroxyl, OSO 3 H, OSO 3 -, OCOCH 3, OPO 3 H 2, OPO 3 2-, or hydrogen; or taken together R 5 and R 6 with the carbon atom to which they are attached form a carbonyl, for use in treating or preventing a chronic liver disease selected from primary biliary cirrhosis, cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis, primary sclerosing cholangitis, drug induced cholestasis, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis (PNAC), bacterial overgrowth or sepsis associated cholestasis, autoimmune hepatitis, chronic viral hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), liver transplant associated graft versus host disease, living donor transplant liver regeneration, congenital hepatic fibrosis, choledocholithiasis, granulomatous liver disease, intra- or extrahepatic malignancy, Sjogren's syndrome, Sarcoidosis, Wilson's disease, Gaucher's disease, hemochromatosis, and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. R 1 is hydroxyl; R 2 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, or halogen, wherein said alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R a; R 3 is hydrogen, hydroxyl, alkyl, or halogen, wherein said alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R b; R 4 is alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, or halogen, wherein said alkyl is unsubstituted or substituted with one or more R c; R a, R b, and R c are each independently halogen or hydroxyl; R 5 is hydroxyl, OSO 3 H, OSO 3 -, OCOCH 3, OPO 3 H 2, OPO 3 2-, or hydrogen; and R 6 is hydroxyl, OSO 3 H, OSO 3 -, OCOCH 3, OPO 3 H 2, OPO 3 2-, or hydrogen;
A signal processing method for histogram generation from a plurality of event detectors, wherein each of said event detectors generates an event signal as a response to an external event, characterised in that said event detectors are connected to a current injection module which is connected to a plurality of capacitors, wherein the histogram to be generated comprises a plurality of bins and each of said bins is univocally assigned to a capacitor among said plurality of capacitors, the method comprising the steps of: [a] during an event time interval corresponding to a bin, said plurality of event detectors generates a plurality of said event signals as a response to a plurality of external events, [b] said current injection module detects said event signals, [c] for each one of said event signals, said current injection module generates a corresponding current signal, and said current signal is injected in a capacitor assigned to said bin, and stored therein during a pre-defined injection time interval associated to said capacitor and to said bin which is different in terms of start time and/or duration from said event time interval corresponding to the same bin, [d] repeating steps [a] to [c] for each successive bin of said histogram, and wherein the method also comprises reading the charge accumulated in each of said capacitors for the bin assigned to said capacitor. [a] during an event time interval corresponding to a bin, said plurality of event detectors generates a plurality of said event signals as a response to a plurality of external events, [b] said current injection module detects said event signals, [c] for each one of said event signals, said current injection module generates a corresponding current signal, and said current signal is injected in a capacitor assigned to said bin, and stored therein during a pre-defined injection time interval associated to said capacitor and to said bin which is different in terms of start time and/or duration from said event time interval corresponding to the same bin, [d] repeating steps [a] to [c] for each successive bin of said histogram,
Device for processing articles of the tobacco processing industry of the type comprising at least one body made of a magnetic or magnetisable material, having at least one holding device (4, 6, 8) for holding at least one such article, wherein the holding device (4, 6, 8) is configured in such a way that it allows the position of the article to be changed at least temporarily while the article is being held, and a magnetising device is provided to bring the article held by the holding device (4, 6, 8) into a defined position, characterised in that the holding device (4, 6, 8) is configured in such a way that it allows the position of the article to be changed at least temporarily while the article is being held by rotation about a longitudinal axis of the article into a defined rotational angle position that is designated as a defined position.
A labelling machine for applying at least one first label on at least one first item (3; 3'), comprising: - a conveyor which may be fed with said first item to be labelled, is mobile to transfer said first item (3, 3') along a labelling path, and is adapted to output said first labelled item (3, 3'); - at least one first forming spindle (22; 23) which may be fed with one said first label and can rotate about an axis (D, D') to determine the winding of said first label on the first spindle (22; 23); and - at least one first sealing element (26; 27) actuatable to weld opposite edges (48; 49) of said first label wound on said first spindle (22; 23) so as to form a first tubular element; said first spindle (22; 23) and the first said sealing element (26; 27) being integrally mobile along a first cycle comprising: - a first forward run, along which said first spindle (22; 23) receives, in use, said first label; and - a first return run, along which, in use, said first tubular element is made available to said first item (3, 3') moving forward on said conveyor. characterised in that said conveyor comprises a first rectilinear segment which extends along a first direction (A, A'), and along which said first item (3, 3'), in use, moves forward in a first sense and receives said first tubular element; said first forward run covering said first rectilinear segment in a second sense, opposite to said first sense, and said first return run covering said first rectilinear segment in the same sense as said first sense. - a conveyor which may be fed with said first item to be labelled, is mobile to transfer said first item (3, 3') along a labelling path, and is adapted to output said first labelled item (3, 3'); - at least one first forming spindle (22; 23) which may be fed with one said first label and can rotate about an axis (D, D') to determine the winding of said first label on the first spindle (22; 23); and - at least one first sealing element (26; 27) actuatable to weld opposite edges (48; 49) of said first label wound on said first spindle (22; 23) so as to form a first tubular element; - a first forward run, along which said first spindle (22; 23) receives, in use, said first label; and - a first return run, along which, in use, said first tubular element is made available to said first item (3, 3') moving forward on said conveyor.
A battery module, comprising: a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction, each one of the plurality of battery cells having a terminal portion on an upper surface thereof; a bus-bar holder positioned on the plurality of battery cells, the bus-bar holder having an opening exposing terminal portions of the plurality of battery cells; a bus-bar positioned in the opening of the bus-bar holder, the bus-bar being spaced apart from a circumference of the opening of the bus-bar holder by a predetermined interval, and the bus-bar electrically connecting terminal portions of adjacent battery cells among the plurality of battery cells; a guide portion extending alongside the opening in the first direction, the guide portion projecting upward above the opening; a fixing member on an inner surface of the guide portion; and a plate-shaped insulating member including a gas exhausting portion and arranged between adjacent openings of the bus-bar holder, one side of the insulating member being connected to the guide portion. a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction, each one of the plurality of battery cells having a terminal portion on an upper surface thereof; a bus-bar holder positioned on the plurality of battery cells, the bus-bar holder having an opening exposing terminal portions of the plurality of battery cells; a bus-bar positioned in the opening of the bus-bar holder, the bus-bar being spaced apart from a circumference of the opening of the bus-bar holder by a predetermined interval, and the bus-bar electrically connecting terminal portions of adjacent battery cells among the plurality of battery cells; a guide portion extending alongside the opening in the first direction, the guide portion projecting upward above the opening; a fixing member on an inner surface of the guide portion; and a plate-shaped insulating member including a gas exhausting portion and arranged between adjacent openings of the bus-bar holder, one side of the insulating member being connected to the guide portion.
A device for generating a representative logic indicator of grouped memristors, comprising: a memristor array comprising: a number of first memristors having a first set of resistance levels; and a number of second memristors having a second set of resistance levels, in which the second set of resistance levels are different than the first set of resistance levels; characterized in that each first memristor is grouped with a corresponding second memristor during a memory read operation to generate a representative resistance level, wherein the representative resistance level may be selected to be representative of: (i) the first memristor resistance level, (ii) the second memristor resistance level, or (iii) combined resistance levels of the first and second memristor. a number of first memristors having a first set of resistance levels; and a number of second memristors having a second set of resistance levels, in which the second set of resistance levels are different than the first set of resistance levels; characterized in that each first memristor is grouped with a corresponding second memristor during a memory read operation to generate a representative resistance level, wherein the representative resistance level may be selected to be representative of: (i) the first memristor resistance level, (ii) the second memristor resistance level, or (iii) combined resistance levels of the first and second memristor. (i) the first memristor resistance level, (ii) the second memristor resistance level, or (iii) combined resistance levels of the first and second memristor.