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A pulse compressor for a laser device using a chirped pulse amplification method, the pulse compressor comprising: two identically shaped diffraction gratings (201, 202) provided as first and second diffraction gratings (201, 202) arranged parallel to each other with their respective grating surfaces facing each other; and a mirror for receiving a laser pulse via the first and second diffraction gratings (201, 202) and for reflecting the laser pulse so that the laser pulse sequentially impinges on the second and first diffraction gratings (201, 202); wherein each of the two diffraction gratings (201, 202) is a reflective blazed diffraction grating having grooves with a sawtooth-shaped section covered with a reflective metallic coating at least on their surface, and each of the two diffraction gratings has a blaze angle determined so that, at a wavelength of a laser pulse to be used, under a condition that an incident angle of an incoming laser pulse and first order diffracted light form a relationship of mirror reflection with a groove slope, a predetermined level of diffraction efficiency is obtained; and the two diffraction gratings (201, 202) are arranged so that the laser pulse travelling from the second diffraction grating to the first diffraction grating impinges on the first diffraction grating at substantially right angles to the groove slope of the first diffraction grating. two identically shaped diffraction gratings (201, 202) provided as first and second diffraction gratings (201, 202) arranged parallel to each other with their respective grating surfaces facing each other; and a mirror for receiving a laser pulse via the first and second diffraction gratings (201, 202) and for reflecting the laser pulse so that the laser pulse sequentially impinges on the second and first diffraction gratings (201, 202); wherein each of the two diffraction gratings (201, 202) is a reflective blazed diffraction grating having grooves with a sawtooth-shaped section covered with a reflective metallic coating at least on their surface, and each of the two diffraction gratings has a blaze angle determined so that, at a wavelength of a laser pulse to be used, under a condition that an incident angle of an incoming laser pulse and first order diffracted light form a relationship of mirror reflection with a groove slope, a predetermined level of diffraction efficiency is obtained; and the two diffraction gratings (201, 202) are arranged so that the laser pulse travelling from the second diffraction grating to the first diffraction grating impinges on the first diffraction grating at substantially right angles to the groove slope of the first diffraction grating.
A networked computer system for networked computer-aided learning, the networked computer system comprising a tutor workstation with a tutor application, at least one student workstation (2, 3) with a web browser, and a network interconnecting the tutor workstation and the at least one student workstation (2, 3), characterized in that the tutor workstation comprises a user interface for remote-controlling the operation of the at least one student workstation (2, 3) by sending control commands over the network, the tutor workstation is arranged to remote-control the browsing functionality of the web browser of the at least one student workstation(2, 3) by said control commands sent over the network to the at least one student station (2, 3), wherein said tutor workstation is arranged to send to the at least one student workstation (2, 3) a navigation policy definition including a set of rules which limits the capacity in which a browsing capability of a web browser in the at least student workstation (2, 3) is available, and wherein the at least one student workstation (2, 3) is arranged to receive the navigation policy definition and to configure the browser in the at least one student workstation (2, 3) according to the navigation policy definition such that part of the browsing capability of the web browser is disabled and made unavailable.
A container handling machine having at least one operative unit in turn comprising: - a support element configured to support a shaped container; and - a plunger selectively moved along a given axis to deform a base of said container from a first configuration, in which said base is swollen and defines a maximum internal volume of said container, to a second configuration, in which said base is at least in part retracted inwardly of the container with respect to the first configuration so as to form a recess delimited by a boundary surface defining an internal volume of the container smaller than that in the first configuration; wherein the machine further comprises transportation means for advancing said operative unit and said container along a processing path transversal to said axis, and labelling means for applying a label onto an outer surface of the container while said operative unit and said container are being advanced by said transportation means along said processing path; characterized in that said support element and said plunger can rotate about said axis and in that said plunger is provided with a shaped head interacting with said base of said container and comprising: - first engaging means having a profile complementary to the profile of second engaging means of said base of said container and adapted to be coupled to said second engaging means in said first configuration of said base for centering said container along said axis prior to start deformation of said base; and - an interacting surface, distinct from said first engaging means and having a profile complementary to the profile of at least part of said boundary surface of said recess of said base in said second configuration. - a support element configured to support a shaped container; and - a plunger selectively moved along a given axis to deform a base of said container from a first configuration, in which said base is swollen and defines a maximum internal volume of said container, to a second configuration, in which said base is at least in part retracted inwardly of the container with respect to the first configuration so as to form a recess delimited by a boundary surface defining an internal volume of the container smaller than that in the first configuration; - first engaging means having a profile complementary to the profile of second engaging means of said base of said container and adapted to be coupled to said second engaging means in said first configuration of said base for centering said container along said axis prior to start deformation of said base; and - an interacting surface, distinct from said first engaging means and having a profile complementary to the profile of at least part of said boundary surface of said recess of said base in said second configuration.
A hairdryer comprising: - a body having a blowing outlet through which air is emitted; - hot air generating means arranged in the body and arranged to generate a flow of hot air to be emitted through the blowing outlet; - a control unit arranged in the body; - a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the surface of the hair being dried or of the air been blown through the outlet, which sensor is supported by the body and it is connected to the control unit for sending to it temperature information signals; characterized in that it further comprises vibration means arranged in the body and arranged to be activated by the control unit when the temperature sensed by the sensor reaches a first threshold value set by the producer and the control unit receives a correspondent temperature information signal from the sensor, for warning the user holding the body of the hairdryer that the first temperature threshold has been reached. - a body having a blowing outlet through which air is emitted; - hot air generating means arranged in the body and arranged to generate a flow of hot air to be emitted through the blowing outlet; - a control unit arranged in the body; - a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature of the surface of the hair being dried or of the air been blown through the outlet, which sensor is supported by the body and it is connected to the control unit for sending to it temperature information signals; characterized in that it further comprises vibration means arranged in the body and arranged to be activated by the control unit when the temperature sensed by the sensor reaches a first threshold value set by the producer and the control unit receives a correspondent temperature information signal from the sensor, for warning the user holding the body of the hairdryer that the first temperature threshold has been reached.
Optical position measuring device for capturing the position of two objects that are movable relative to one another, having - a material measure (10; 10'; 110; 210) connected to one of the two objects, and also - a scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220) for scanning the material measure (10; 10'; 110; 210) that is connected to the other one of the two objects, wherein the scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220) enables simultaneous position determination along a first lateral displacement direction and along a vertical displacement direction of the objects and, to this end, two scanning beam paths are realized on the side of the scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220) which are inclined with respect to one another and in which a group of phase-shifted signals is generatable in each case from interfering partial beams on the exit side, characterized in that - furthermore at least a third scanning beam path is realized via the scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220), which third scanning beam path enables position determination along a second lateral displacement direction of the objects, and - the radiation from a light source is suppliable to the scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220) via a first waveguide and an input coupling optics that is common to all three scanning beam paths, and - the interfering partial beams generated in the three scanning beam paths are coupleable, via a common output coupling optics, into a second waveguide which supplies these beams to a detector arrangement. - a material measure (10; 10'; 110; 210) connected to one of the two objects, and also - a scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220) for scanning the material measure (10; 10'; 110; 210) that is connected to the other one of the two objects, wherein the scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220) enables simultaneous position determination along a first lateral displacement direction and along a vertical displacement direction of the objects and, to this end, two scanning beam paths are realized on the side of the scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220) which are inclined with respect to one another and in which a group of phase-shifted signals is generatable in each case from interfering partial beams on the exit side, characterized in that - furthermore at least a third scanning beam path is realized via the scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220), which third scanning beam path enables position determination along a second lateral displacement direction of the objects, and - the radiation from a light source is suppliable to the scanning system (20; 20'; 120; 220) via a first waveguide and an input coupling optics that is common to all three scanning beam paths, and - the interfering partial beams generated in the three scanning beam paths are coupleable, via a common output coupling optics, into a second waveguide which supplies these beams to a detector arrangement.
A wireless antenna module comprising a casing, and at least a wireless antenna, a controller, and an external connection connector that are provided in and on the casing, the controller including an operation unit configured to exchange information at least with another device connected through the external connection connector, characterized in that the wireless antenna module is configured to: start by being connected to the another device and supplied with electric power; output a confirmation signal to the another device connected thereto; and function as a master device or a slave device on a network together with the another device, based on information that has been output from the another device in response to input of the confirmation signal. the controller including an operation unit configured to exchange information at least with another device connected through the external connection connector, characterized in that the wireless antenna module is configured to: start by being connected to the another device and supplied with electric power; output a confirmation signal to the another device connected thereto; and function as a master device or a slave device on a network together with the another device, based on information that has been output from the another device in response to input of the confirmation signal. start by being connected to the another device and supplied with electric power; output a confirmation signal to the another device connected thereto; and function as a master device or a slave device on a network together with the another device, based on information that has been output from the another device in response to input of the confirmation signal.
Fiber-laser apparatus, comprising: a laser-resonator including a non-polarization maintaining gain-fiber, the laser-resonator terminated at first and second ends thereof by respectively first and second reflectors (18, 16), the laser-resonator having two orthogonal linear eigen-polarizations; a pump-radiation source arranged to provide pump-radiation to the gain-fiber and cause laser-radiation to circulate in the laser-resonator and laser-radiation to be delivered by the laser-resonator; a polarizer located between one of the reflectors and the gain-fiber, the polarizer arranged to select one of the two eigen polarizations, the laser radiation circulating in the laser-resonator in only the selected eigen-polarization, thereby causing the laser-radiation delivered from the laser-resonator to be linearly-polarized; and a wavelength-selective device located in the laser-resonator for selecting the wavelength of the delivered radiation from within a gain-bandwidth of the gain-fiber. a laser-resonator including a non-polarization maintaining gain-fiber, the laser-resonator terminated at first and second ends thereof by respectively first and second reflectors (18, 16), the laser-resonator having two orthogonal linear eigen-polarizations; a pump-radiation source arranged to provide pump-radiation to the gain-fiber and cause laser-radiation to circulate in the laser-resonator and laser-radiation to be delivered by the laser-resonator; a polarizer located between one of the reflectors and the gain-fiber, the polarizer arranged to select one of the two eigen polarizations, the laser radiation circulating in the laser-resonator in only the selected eigen-polarization, thereby causing the laser-radiation delivered from the laser-resonator to be linearly-polarized; and a wavelength-selective device located in the laser-resonator for selecting the wavelength of the delivered radiation from within a gain-bandwidth of the gain-fiber.
A respiratory humidifier for a ventilation system having a housing, which is designed with a horizontal part and a vertical part (4, 6) and a projecting portion extending from the free end of the vertical part toward the horizontal part, and which comprises a control unit, a user interface, and a heating plate, wherein the user interface is arranged on the projecting portion and the heating plate is arranged on the horizontal part; and a liquid container comprising a recess and a bottom plate as well as two connector elements, each of which adapted to establish a connection with a breathing tube; wherein the heating plate is adapted to be heated for heating the liquid in the liquid container and wherein the bottom plate is adapted to be brought into contact with the heating plate; wherein the liquid container is slidable onto the housing to establish an operating state in such a way that, when in said operating state, the projecting portion of the housing is positioned above the bottom plate of the liquid container characterized in that the housing comprises first fastening means (20, 22), and the liquid container comprises second fastening means, wherein the sliding of the liquid container onto the housing results in the engagement between the first (20, 22) and second fastening means in such a way that the bottom plate is pressed from above onto the heating plate; wherein the first fastening means (20, 22) is arranged in the lower area of the projecting portion.
A method for altering temperature sensing in a plant or a part thereof comprising modifying the presence or state of H2A.Z in the nucleosome by decreasing or increasing the level of H2A.Z in said plant or a part thereof or altering post-translational modification of H2A.Z, wherein said post-translational modification is acetylation.
An ejection initiation force simulation system for an ejection seat, the system comprising: an ejection handle; and a mechanical trigger device operably coupled to the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device configured to release in response to pulling the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device configured to be re-set to an assembled state after pulling the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device comprising: a housing having a slot disposed therethrough; a sear; a firing pin disposed within the housing; a spring wrapped around the firing pin; and a reset screw extending radially outward through the firing pin and from the firing pin through the slot and outward of the housing, the reset screw configured to hold the firing pin in a fixed position against a force of the spring to allow the sear to re-engage the firing pin, wherein: the slot comprises an axial portion and a circumferential portion; the reset screw is configured to be pulled axially toward a first end of the housing and locked in the circumferential portion of the slot. an ejection handle; and a mechanical trigger device operably coupled to the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device configured to release in response to pulling the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device configured to be re-set to an assembled state after pulling the ejection handle, the mechanical trigger device comprising: a housing having a slot disposed therethrough; a sear; a firing pin disposed within the housing; a spring wrapped around the firing pin; and a reset screw extending radially outward through the firing pin and from the firing pin through the slot and outward of the housing, the reset screw configured to hold the firing pin in a fixed position against a force of the spring to allow the sear to re-engage the firing pin, wherein: the slot comprises an axial portion and a circumferential portion; the reset screw is configured to be pulled axially toward a first end of the housing and locked in the circumferential portion of the slot. a housing having a slot disposed therethrough; a sear; a firing pin disposed within the housing; a spring wrapped around the firing pin; and a reset screw extending radially outward through the firing pin and from the firing pin through the slot and outward of the housing, the reset screw configured to hold the firing pin in a fixed position against a force of the spring to allow the sear to re-engage the firing pin, wherein: the slot comprises an axial portion and a circumferential portion; the reset screw is configured to be pulled axially toward a first end of the housing and locked in the circumferential portion of the slot. the slot comprises an axial portion and a circumferential portion; the reset screw is configured to be pulled axially toward a first end of the housing and locked in the circumferential portion of the slot.
A food waste treatment apparatus (100; 100a) comprising: a housing configured to define a space for dehydration and drying of food waste, the housing having an inlet port for introduction of the food waste and an outlet port for discharge of the food waste having been subjected to dehydration and drying; and an agitator; characterized by further comprising a cylindrical dehydrator configured to remove water contained in the food waste by centrifugal force inside the housing, the dehydrator having a communication hole configured to be in communication with the inlet port or the outlet port via rotation thereof; the agitator being installed in the dehydrator so as to be rotated simultaneously with or independently of rotation of the dehydrator, the agitator serving to selectively open or close the communication hole and to agitate and grind the food waste inside the dehydrator via rotation thereof; and a drier configured to dry the food waste by supplying dry air to the housing. a housing configured to define a space for dehydration and drying of food waste, the housing having an inlet port for introduction of the food waste and an outlet port for discharge of the food waste having been subjected to dehydration and drying; and an agitator; characterized by further comprising a cylindrical dehydrator configured to remove water contained in the food waste by centrifugal force inside the housing, the dehydrator having a communication hole configured to be in communication with the inlet port or the outlet port via rotation thereof; the agitator being installed in the dehydrator so as to be rotated simultaneously with or independently of rotation of the dehydrator, the agitator serving to selectively open or close the communication hole and to agitate and grind the food waste inside the dehydrator via rotation thereof; and a drier configured to dry the food waste by supplying dry air to the housing.
A load beam assembly for a particulate material extrusion pump comprising: a load beam (18A;18B) having a planar portion and a cylindrical portion; and an insert mounted to the load beam (18A;18B) proximate a transition between the planar and cylindrical portions (70,72), wherein said insert (76A;76B) fits at least partially within a pocket (78A;86) formed within said load beam, characterised in that: said load beam (18A; 18B) comprises a rail formed integrally therewith, wherein said rail extends from the planar portion, and said insert forms an extension of said rail. a load beam (18A;18B) having a planar portion and a cylindrical portion; and an insert mounted to the load beam (18A;18B) proximate a transition between the planar and cylindrical portions (70,72), wherein said insert (76A;76B) fits at least partially within a pocket (78A;86) formed within said load beam, characterised in that: said load beam (18A; 18B) comprises a rail formed integrally therewith, wherein said rail extends from the planar portion, and said insert forms an extension of said rail.