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A method of manufacturing, comprising: extruding an extrudate (200, 702, 800) comprising (i) an outer periphery, (ii) at least one channel (210, 214, 310), and (iii) at least one of a ceramic or ceramic precursor material; and laser machining the extrudate using a laser source to form a laser cut in the extrudate (200, 702, 800) by exposing at least a portion of the outer periphery of the extrudate (200, 702, 800) to laser energy, characterised in that the laser cut circumscribes the extrudate (200, 702, 800). extruding an extrudate (200, 702, 800) comprising (i) an outer periphery, (ii) at least one channel (210, 214, 310), and (iii) at least one of a ceramic or ceramic precursor material; and laser machining the extrudate using a laser source to form a laser cut in the extrudate (200, 702, 800) by exposing at least a portion of the outer periphery of the extrudate (200, 702, 800) to laser energy, characterised in that the laser cut circumscribes the extrudate (200, 702, 800).
A method for communicating on a wireless network having a plurality of nodes, the method comprising: selecting a node to function as an arbiter for controlling communication of at least one non-arbiter node (200, 300, 400, 500) of the plurality of nodes on the wireless network; receiving at the arbiter requests (636, 726) for a desired bandwidth from the at least one non-arbiter node; adjusting dynamically the bandwidth allocated to the at least one non-arbiter node based on the requests (636, 726), comprising using the arbiter to define operation cycles (620, 630, 640, 650, 660) and assign a transmission start time and duration for each cycle to the at least one non-arbiter node; characterized by relaying vehicle control data (737, 787) between at least two non-arbiter nodes (200, 300) using the arbiter; selecting an unmanned vehicle to function as arbiter; using the unmanned vehicle arbiter as a relay for relaying data between two of the non-arbiter nodes (200, 300, 400, 500) and; launching a relief unmanned vehicle to assume the function of arbiter to replace the unmanned vehicle arbiter when the unmanned vehicle arbiter has low power; and transferring the arbiter functions to the relief unmanned vehicle to provide a new arbiter. selecting a node to function as an arbiter for controlling communication of at least one non-arbiter node (200, 300, 400, 500) of the plurality of nodes on the wireless network; receiving at the arbiter requests (636, 726) for a desired bandwidth from the at least one non-arbiter node; adjusting dynamically the bandwidth allocated to the at least one non-arbiter node based on the requests (636, 726), comprising using the arbiter to define operation cycles (620, 630, 640, 650, 660) and assign a transmission start time and duration for each cycle to the at least one non-arbiter node; characterized by relaying vehicle control data (737, 787) between at least two non-arbiter nodes (200, 300) using the arbiter; selecting an unmanned vehicle to function as arbiter; using the unmanned vehicle arbiter as a relay for relaying data between two of the non-arbiter nodes (200, 300, 400, 500) and; launching a relief unmanned vehicle to assume the function of arbiter to replace the unmanned vehicle arbiter when the unmanned vehicle arbiter has low power; and transferring the arbiter functions to the relief unmanned vehicle to provide a new arbiter.
An apparatus comprising: a lens (36, 236) to focus light reflected from liquid droplets ejected concurrently from a plurality of columns (26, 226, 227) of nozzles along a plane of focus (44, 244) tilted with respect to a print media travel direction, with the lens in a single focal state; a sensor (38, 238) having a detection plane (48, 248) tilted with respect to the media travel direction to be impinged by the light from the concurrent liquid droplets; and a controller (40, 240, 440) to receive signals from the sensor (38, 238) based on impingement of the detection plane (48, 248) by the light so as to detect a vertical trajectory of liquid droplets as the droplets are moving away from the nozzles based on the signals; wherein the controller (40, 240, 440) is configured to display a notification that the printhead (24, 224) should be repaired or discarded based on the determined vertical trajectory of the liquid droplets ejected from the nozzles or the controller is configured to adjust nozzle firing of the print head (24, 224) based on the determined vertical trajectory of the liquid droplets ejected from the nozzles. a lens (36, 236) to focus light reflected from liquid droplets ejected concurrently from a plurality of columns (26, 226, 227) of nozzles along a plane of focus (44, 244) tilted with respect to a print media travel direction, with the lens in a single focal state; a sensor (38, 238) having a detection plane (48, 248) tilted with respect to the media travel direction to be impinged by the light from the concurrent liquid droplets; and a controller (40, 240, 440) to receive signals from the sensor (38, 238) based on impingement of the detection plane (48, 248) by the light so as to detect a vertical trajectory of liquid droplets as the droplets are moving away from the nozzles based on the signals; wherein the controller (40, 240, 440) is configured to display a notification that the printhead (24, 224) should be repaired or discarded based on the determined vertical trajectory of the liquid droplets ejected from the nozzles or the controller is configured to adjust nozzle firing of the print head (24, 224) based on the determined vertical trajectory of the liquid droplets ejected from the nozzles.
Holding device for mounting on shower rails, with a shower rail, the holding device having a receiving portion, which is open on at least one side, for receiving a substantially vertical portion of the shower rail, wherein the receiving portion has a constriction with at least one projection, and a minimum gap at the constriction is smaller than a lateral length of the shower rail, characterised in that at least one support device acting in the vertical direction is provided, which support device has a receiving means for receiving a substantially horizontal portion of the shower rail.
A gas addition device for oxygenating a liquid blood product depleted of oxygen, or oxygen and carbon dioxide, comprising: a. an enclosure; b. one or more liquid chambers, wherein the one or more liquid chambers comprise one or more flow control features configured to disrupt laminar flow, and wherein the one or more flow control features are half the height of the one or more liquid chambers; c. two or more gas addition chambers; d. one or more gas addition ports in fluid communication with the two or more gas addition chambers; e. at least one gas permeable barrier separating at least one of the one or more liquid chambers from the two or more gas addition chambers, wherein the at least one gas permeable barrier is permeable to oxygen or both oxygen and carbon dioxide; f. at least one liquid inlet in fluid communication with the one or more liquid chambers; and g. at least one liquid outlet in fluid communication with the one or more liquid chambers. a. an enclosure; b. one or more liquid chambers, wherein the one or more liquid chambers comprise one or more flow control features configured to disrupt laminar flow, and wherein the one or more flow control features are half the height of the one or more liquid chambers; c. two or more gas addition chambers; d. one or more gas addition ports in fluid communication with the two or more gas addition chambers; e. at least one gas permeable barrier separating at least one of the one or more liquid chambers from the two or more gas addition chambers, wherein the at least one gas permeable barrier is permeable to oxygen or both oxygen and carbon dioxide; f. at least one liquid inlet in fluid communication with the one or more liquid chambers; and g. at least one liquid outlet in fluid communication with the one or more liquid chambers.
An air filter medium comprising: a plurality of stacked fibrous sheets; and heat-expandable particles and a binder disposed in at least one of interlaminar spaces between adjacent layers of the fibrous sheets, wherein the heat-expandable particles in an unexpanded state have a number-average particle diameter of 100 μm to 800 μm. a plurality of stacked fibrous sheets; and heat-expandable particles and a binder disposed in at least one of interlaminar spaces between adjacent layers of the fibrous sheets, wherein the heat-expandable particles in an unexpanded state have a number-average particle diameter of 100 μm to 800 μm.
Multi-stage process for treatment of water, wherein a water stream is purified in a membrane separation stage and a deionization means arranged downstream thereof having at least one concentrate chamber and at least one diluate chamber, wherein in the membrane separation stage the water stream is separated into a concentrate stream and at least two permeate streams of differing electrical conductivity by means of at least two membrane modules arranged in a common pressure vessel such that they may be traversed in series by the water to be treated and wherein at least the permeate stream having the highest electrical conductivity is at least partially introduced into the at least one concentrate chamber and at least the permeate stream having the lowest electrical conductivity is at least partially introduced into the at least one diluate chamber of the downstream deionization means, wherein as membrane modules a nanofiltration module and a reverse osmosis module are arranged in the membrane separation stage such that the reverse osmosis module is traversed before the nanofiltration module and wherein the permeate stream from the nanofiltration module is coupled with the at least one concentrate chamber and the permeate stream from the reverse osmosis module is coupled with the at least one diluate chamber.
A device for processing bulk grain products with ultraviolet radiation, that consists of successively arranged modules, the module consists of a rectangular housing, wherein inside the housing at an equal distance from each other, horizontally, with the possibility of adjusting the mutual position, lamps of ultraviolet radiation are installed, equipped on the top with a protective shield, each module comprises a lamps ultraviolet intensity sensor aimed at one of the lamps, as well as a device for cleaning the lamps from contamination, the modules are mounted on racks with the possibility of adjusting the distance between modules, the racks are fixed on a frame equipped with a vibration mechanism, characterized in that the lamps are equipped with a protective, transparent for ultraviolet radiation, Teflon coating adjacent to the lamp glass, and the device comprises a bipolar ionizer for the removal of static electricity from each module.
A method for selecting a sound field acoustically optimized at least at one listening position in a vehicle environment, where the sound field is generated by a group of loudspeakers including a first loudspeaker and at least a second loudspeaker according to audio settings associated with a tuning profile, the method comprising: selecting a primary tuning profile based on audio system inputs, the primary tuning profile including a first set of audio settings; transmitting a primary audio signal to the group of loudspeakers according to the primary tuning profile to generate a first sound field optimized at more than one listening positions, the primary audio signal processed according to the first set of audio settings associated with the primary tuning profile; receiving an input indicative of a secondary audio signal and an audio command signal corresponding to the secondary audio signal, the audio command signal including a content identifier for selecting a secondary tuning profile to apply to the secondary audio signal; and transmitting the secondary audio signal to the group of loudspeakers according to the secondary tuning profile when the secondary audio signal has priority over the primary audio signal to generate a second sound field optimized at one of the more than one listening positions, the secondary tuning profile being selected based at least on content of the secondary audio signal using the content identifier, the secondary tuning profile including a second set of audio settings, the second set of audio settings being different from the first set of audio settings. selecting a primary tuning profile based on audio system inputs, the primary tuning profile including a first set of audio settings; transmitting a primary audio signal to the group of loudspeakers according to the primary tuning profile to generate a first sound field optimized at more than one listening positions, the primary audio signal processed according to the first set of audio settings associated with the primary tuning profile; receiving an input indicative of a secondary audio signal and an audio command signal corresponding to the secondary audio signal, the audio command signal including a content identifier for selecting a secondary tuning profile to apply to the secondary audio signal; and transmitting the secondary audio signal to the group of loudspeakers according to the secondary tuning profile when the secondary audio signal has priority over the primary audio signal to generate a second sound field optimized at one of the more than one listening positions, the secondary tuning profile being selected based at least on content of the secondary audio signal using the content identifier, the secondary tuning profile including a second set of audio settings, the second set of audio settings being different from the first set of audio settings.
A coated leather substrate having at least one surface that comprises at least one first layer above that surface and at least one second layer above that first layer and, the first layer comprises at least one polymer and wherein the second layer being different in its chemical composition from the first layer comprises the reaction product of a cross-linking reaction of at least one first composition said first composition comprising one or more compounds having at least one fluoropolyether segment and at least two cross-linkable groups and a second composition comprising at least one fluorinated polyolefin.
Method of positioning an internet of things, IoT, device with augmented reality, AR, glasses, comprising: acquiring an indoor map; determining an AR-position of the AR glasses on the indoor map and a viewing direction of the AR glasses based on initial information of the AR glasses; characterized in that, determining a first viewing direction of the AR glasses from a first AR-position to an IoT device with a to be calculated position; determining at least a second viewing direction of the AR glasses from a second AR-position to the IoT device with the to be calculated position; and determining, at least from the first AR-position, the first viewing direction, the second AR-position, and the second viewing direction, an IoT-position of the IoT device with the to be calculated position on the indoor map. acquiring an indoor map; determining an AR-position of the AR glasses on the indoor map and a viewing direction of the AR glasses based on initial information of the AR glasses; characterized in that, determining a first viewing direction of the AR glasses from a first AR-position to an IoT device with a to be calculated position; determining at least a second viewing direction of the AR glasses from a second AR-position to the IoT device with the to be calculated position; and determining, at least from the first AR-position, the first viewing direction, the second AR-position, and the second viewing direction, an IoT-position of the IoT device with the to be calculated position on the indoor map.
A variable capacity screw compressor comprising: a rotor housing comprising a suction port, a working chamber, a discharge port, and at least two screw rotors that comprise a female screw rotor and a male screw rotor being positioned within the working chamber for cooperatively compressing a fluid: a motor operable to drive the at least one screw rotor at a rotational speed at a full-load capacity that is greater than the synchronous motor rotational speed at the rated screw compressor capacity; and a variable speed drive to receive a command signal from a controller and to generate a control signal that drives the motor at the rotational speed, characterised in that: the suction port, the at least two screw rotors and the discharge port being configured in relation to a selected rotational speed; and the selected rotational speed is an optimum peripheral velocity of at least one screw rotor that is independent of a peripheral velocity of the at least one screw rotor at a synchronous motor rotational speed for a rated screw compressor capacity. a rotor housing comprising a suction port, a working chamber, a discharge port, and at least two screw rotors that comprise a female screw rotor and a male screw rotor being positioned within the working chamber for cooperatively compressing a fluid: a motor operable to drive the at least one screw rotor at a rotational speed at a full-load capacity that is greater than the synchronous motor rotational speed at the rated screw compressor capacity; and a variable speed drive to receive a command signal from a controller and to generate a control signal that drives the motor at the rotational speed, characterised in that: the suction port, the at least two screw rotors and the discharge port being configured in relation to a selected rotational speed; and the selected rotational speed is an optimum peripheral velocity of at least one screw rotor that is independent of a peripheral velocity of the at least one screw rotor at a synchronous motor rotational speed for a rated screw compressor capacity. the suction port, the at least two screw rotors and the discharge port being configured in relation to a selected rotational speed; and the selected rotational speed is an optimum peripheral velocity of at least one screw rotor that is independent of a peripheral velocity of the at least one screw rotor at a synchronous motor rotational speed for a rated screw compressor capacity.
An implantable tissue marker device to be placed in a soft tissue site through a surgical incision, comprising: - a bioabsorbable body having the form of a spiral and defining a spheroid shape for the device, the spiral having a longitudinal axis, and turns of the spiral being spaced apart from each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis; - a plurality of markers (24, 26, 28) disposed on the body, the markers being visualizable by a radiographic imaging device; wherein the turns of the spiral are sufficiently spaced apart to form gaps that allow soft tissue to infiltrate between the turns and to allow flexibility in the device along the longitudinal axis in the manner of a spring, wherein the bioabsorbable body includes opposed polar regions along the longitudinal axis, characterized in that each one of the polar regions includes a polar extension (20, 22) that is directed towards an interior of the device. - a bioabsorbable body having the form of a spiral and defining a spheroid shape for the device, the spiral having a longitudinal axis, and turns of the spiral being spaced apart from each other in a direction along the longitudinal axis; - a plurality of markers (24, 26, 28) disposed on the body, the markers being visualizable by a radiographic imaging device; wherein the turns of the spiral are sufficiently spaced apart to form gaps that allow soft tissue to infiltrate between the turns and to allow flexibility in the device along the longitudinal axis in the manner of a spring, wherein the bioabsorbable body includes opposed polar regions along the longitudinal axis, characterized in that each one of the polar regions includes a polar extension (20, 22) that is directed towards an interior of the device.
A hair composition comprising: (i) one or more surfactants preferably chosen from anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and mixture thereof, and (ii) an oil-in-water emulsion having D 50 particle size of less than 350 nm and comprising: - a silicone mixture comprising (i) a trialkylsilyl terminated dialkylpolysiloxane having a viscosity of from 40,000 to less than 100,000 mPa.s at 25°C and (ii) an amino-silicone having a viscosity of from 1,000 to 15,000 mPa.s at 25°C and an amine value of from 2 to 10 mg of KOH per gram of amino-silicone; - a mixture of emulsifiers comprising one or more nonionic emulsifiers, wherein the mixture of emulsifiers has a HLB value from 10 to 16; and - water, wherein the oil-in-water emulsion is present in the hair composition in a quantity ranging of from 0.1% to 15% by weight with respect to the total weight of the hair composition, wherein the values for the parameters D 50 particle size, viscosity, amine value and HLB value as set out above are values obtainable by the measurement techniques set out in the description. (i) one or more surfactants preferably chosen from anionic surfactants, nonionic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and mixture thereof, and (ii) an oil-in-water emulsion having D 50 particle size of less than 350 nm and comprising: - a silicone mixture comprising (i) a trialkylsilyl terminated dialkylpolysiloxane having a viscosity of from 40,000 to less than 100,000 mPa.s at 25°C and (ii) an amino-silicone having a viscosity of from 1,000 to 15,000 mPa.s at 25°C and an amine value of from 2 to 10 mg of KOH per gram of amino-silicone; - a mixture of emulsifiers comprising one or more nonionic emulsifiers, wherein the mixture of emulsifiers has a HLB value from 10 to 16; and - water, - a silicone mixture comprising (i) a trialkylsilyl terminated dialkylpolysiloxane having a viscosity of from 40,000 to less than 100,000 mPa.s at 25°C and (ii) an amino-silicone having a viscosity of from 1,000 to 15,000 mPa.s at 25°C and an amine value of from 2 to 10 mg of KOH per gram of amino-silicone; - a mixture of emulsifiers comprising one or more nonionic emulsifiers, wherein the mixture of emulsifiers has a HLB value from 10 to 16; and - water, wherein the oil-in-water emulsion is present in the hair composition in a quantity ranging of from 0.1% to 15% by weight with respect to the total weight of the hair composition, wherein the values for the parameters D 50 particle size, viscosity, amine value and HLB value as set out above are values obtainable by the measurement techniques set out in the description.