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Device for the additive manufacturing of at least one component region of a component, in particular of a component of a turbomachine, comprising: - at least one coater for applying at least one powder layer of a component material onto at least one build-up and joining region of at least one lowerable component platform, the coater being movable relative to the component platform; and - at least one suction device for suctioning off process waste gases and/or particles, characterized in that the coater comprises at least one suction channel or at least one suction pipe comprising at least one suction opening oriented toward the component platform, the suction channel or the suction pipe being designed as a separate component and being arranged on a housing of the coater such that, when the coater is in a predefined idle position outside of the component platform, the suction channel or the suction pipe is operatively connected, by coupling, to the suction device for deflecting a gas and/or particle flow so as to be in gaseous or fluid communication therewith. - at least one coater for applying at least one powder layer of a component material onto at least one build-up and joining region of at least one lowerable component platform, the coater being movable relative to the component platform; and - at least one suction device for suctioning off process waste gases and/or particles, characterized in that the coater comprises at least one suction channel or at least one suction pipe comprising at least one suction opening oriented toward the component platform, the suction channel or the suction pipe being designed as a separate component and being arranged on a housing of the coater such that, when the coater is in a predefined idle position outside of the component platform, the suction channel or the suction pipe is operatively connected, by coupling, to the suction device for deflecting a gas and/or particle flow so as to be in gaseous or fluid communication therewith.
An internet-of-things, IoT, device for communicating using a message schema, comprising: a communications device (818, 816) to communicate between the IoT device and other devices (122, 102) being data sinks; a traffic monitor to determine traffic state values from inbound data traffic in the IoT device; a cost function calculator to iterate through a set of possible schema and message size combinations to determine if a different schema and message size combination has a cost function that is lower than a current schema and message size combination; and, if not, a schema dispatcher to aggregate data into an aggregated data message according to the current schema and message size combination, and send the aggregated data message to a data sink;wherein the schema is used to package the data message; wherein the schema comprises a single sample schema, SSS, including a single data observation from a single external device, a single device schema, SDS, including multiple data observations from a single external device, or a multiple device schema, MDS, including multiple data observations from multiple external devices, wherein the external device comprises a sensor and/or an actuator; wherein the cost function calculator is configured to sample messages sent using the current schema and message size combination to determine a latency value, and updating statistics for the current schema and message size combination; wherein updating the statistics includes updating an average number of data observations contained in a message, and updating a rate of data observations being sent by the IoT device. a communications device (818, 816) to communicate between the IoT device and other devices (122, 102) being data sinks; a traffic monitor to determine traffic state values from inbound data traffic in the IoT device; a cost function calculator to iterate through a set of possible schema and message size combinations to determine if a different schema and message size combination has a cost function that is lower than a current schema and message size combination; and, if not, a schema dispatcher to aggregate data into an aggregated data message according to the current schema and message size combination, and send the aggregated data message to a data sink;wherein the schema is used to package the data message; wherein the schema comprises a single sample schema, SSS, including a single data observation from a single external device, a single device schema, SDS, including multiple data observations from a single external device, or a multiple device schema, MDS, including multiple data observations from multiple external devices, wherein the external device comprises a sensor and/or an actuator; wherein the cost function calculator is configured to sample messages sent using the current schema and message size combination to determine a latency value, and updating statistics for the current schema and message size combination; wherein updating the statistics includes updating an average number of data observations contained in a message, and updating a rate of data observations being sent by the IoT device.
An audio processing apparatus comprising: an audio classifier configured to classify an audio signal in real time as one or more of a plurality of audio types, each classification having a confidence value associated therewith, the confidence value associated with each classification representing a probability that the audio signal corresponds to a respective one of the audio types; an audio improving device configured to modify the audio signal; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust at least one parameter of the audio improving device in a continuous manner for modifying the audio signal based on the confidence values associated with the classification of the audio signal, wherein the adjusting unit is configured to derive adjustments to the at least one parameter using weights derived from the confidence values in calculating the adjustments. an audio classifier configured to classify an audio signal in real time as one or more of a plurality of audio types, each classification having a confidence value associated therewith, the confidence value associated with each classification representing a probability that the audio signal corresponds to a respective one of the audio types; an audio improving device configured to modify the audio signal; and an adjusting unit configured to adjust at least one parameter of the audio improving device in a continuous manner for modifying the audio signal based on the confidence values associated with the classification of the audio signal, wherein the adjusting unit is configured to derive adjustments to the at least one parameter using weights derived from the confidence values in calculating the adjustments.
A fastening tool for dynamically fastening parts for machining to prevent bending and vibrations of cantilevered portions (9.1) of a part while machining them, characterized in that it comprises an annular frame which is coupled by fastening to a rotary supporting means arranged around the location of the machining tool on the corresponding tool-holder head, said annular frame incorporating a tamper formed by a rotating ball and, in a diametrically opposite position, a tilting clamp which incorporates a counter-tamper formed by another rotating ball facing the ball of the tamper of the annular frame.
A weld head configured to spot weld two or more components together, the weld head comprising: first and second electrode assemblies (12, 13) configured to supply a weld current through the components; a linear actuator motor housing magnets, the linear actuator motor configured to drive the first electrode assembly into a desired position and to apply a desired clamping force to the components; the weld head being characterized by: a temperature sensor coupled the linear actuator motor and configured to measure a temperature of the magnets of the linear actuator motor; and a controller configured to monitor the temperature measured by the temperature sensor and, based upon the temperature, adjust the current supplied to the linear actuator motor to maintain the desired clamping force. first and second electrode assemblies (12, 13) configured to supply a weld current through the components; a linear actuator motor housing magnets, the linear actuator motor configured to drive the first electrode assembly into a desired position and to apply a desired clamping force to the components; the weld head being characterized by: a temperature sensor coupled the linear actuator motor and configured to measure a temperature of the magnets of the linear actuator motor; and a controller configured to monitor the temperature measured by the temperature sensor and, based upon the temperature, adjust the current supplied to the linear actuator motor to maintain the desired clamping force. a temperature sensor coupled the linear actuator motor and configured to measure a temperature of the magnets of the linear actuator motor; and a controller configured to monitor the temperature measured by the temperature sensor and, based upon the temperature, adjust the current supplied to the linear actuator motor to maintain the desired clamping force.
A method for the detection of anti-HCMV neutralizing antibodies, said method comprising steps of: (i) mixing (a) heat-inactivated serum from a rabbit that has been immunized with an HCMV candidate vaccine with (b) an HCMV comprising a fluorescent moiety, wherein the HCMV comprising a fluorescent moiety comprises a gH/gL/UL128/UL130/UL131 complex, to form a mixture; (ii) adding 2.5% rabbit complement to the mixture from (i); (iii) contacting a host cell that is susceptible to infection by HCMV, wherein said host cell is a retinal pigmented epithelial cell (ARPE-19), under conditions that allow infection with the mixture in the presence of the rabbit complement of (ii), preferably including an incubation of at least 1 hour, at least 2 hours, at least 3 hours, at least 4 hours, at least 5 hours, at least 6 hours, at least 7 hours, or at least 8 hours; (iv) assessing a fluorescence level of the host cell that has been contacted with the mixture by flow cytometry; and (v) determining a level of infection of the host cell based on the assessed fluorescence level. (i) mixing (a) heat-inactivated serum from a rabbit that has been immunized with an HCMV candidate vaccine with (b) an HCMV comprising a fluorescent moiety, wherein the HCMV comprising a fluorescent moiety comprises a gH/gL/UL128/UL130/UL131 complex, to form a mixture; (ii) adding 2.5% rabbit complement to the mixture from (i); (iii) contacting a host cell that is susceptible to infection by HCMV, wherein said host cell is a retinal pigmented epithelial cell (ARPE-19), under conditions that allow infection with the mixture in the presence of the rabbit complement of (ii), preferably including an incubation of at least 1 hour, at least 2 hours, at least 3 hours, at least 4 hours, at least 5 hours, at least 6 hours, at least 7 hours, or at least 8 hours; (iv) assessing a fluorescence level of the host cell that has been contacted with the mixture by flow cytometry; and (v) determining a level of infection of the host cell based on the assessed fluorescence level.
An exposure apparatus for exposing a substrate through liquid in a liquid immersion area formed locally on an upper surface of the substrate, the exposure apparatus comprising: a projection optical system for projecting an image onto the substrate; a substrate stage having a substrate holder for holding the substrate, which is movable while holding the substrate with the substrate holder; a reference member having a reference mark, which is provided on the substrate stage; and a first detecting system for detecting an alignment mark on the substrate held by the substrate stage not through liquid and for detecting the reference mark of the reference member not through liquid; wherein: an optical element arranged at an end portion of the projection optical system and having a liquid contact surface which is arranged to make contact with the liquid is made from quartz or fluorite, the substrate stage has a first recess for holding the substrate, and the substrate stage has an upper surface which is substantially flush with an upper surface of the reference member, and the substrate is held in the first recess such that the upper surface of the substrate is substantially flush with the upper surface of the substrate stage. a projection optical system for projecting an image onto the substrate; a substrate stage having a substrate holder for holding the substrate, which is movable while holding the substrate with the substrate holder; a reference member having a reference mark, which is provided on the substrate stage; and a first detecting system for detecting an alignment mark on the substrate held by the substrate stage not through liquid and for detecting the reference mark of the reference member not through liquid; an optical element arranged at an end portion of the projection optical system and having a liquid contact surface which is arranged to make contact with the liquid is made from quartz or fluorite, the substrate stage has a first recess for holding the substrate, and the substrate stage has an upper surface which is substantially flush with an upper surface of the reference member, and the substrate is held in the first recess such that the upper surface of the substrate is substantially flush with the upper surface of the substrate stage.
An interlayer film having a three-layer structure for laminated glass comprising 100 parts by weight of polyvinyl acetal resin and 30 parts by weight or more of a plasticizer, the interlayer film having a storage elasticity modulus G' in a linear dynamic viscoelasticity test, measured with frequencies being varied at 20°C in a range of frequencies of 5.0 x 10 1 to 1.0 x 10 2 Hz, of 3 x 10 7 Pa or lower, wherein the storage elasticity modulus G' at 20°C and a frequency of 5.0 x 10 1 to 1.0 x 10 2 Hz of the intermediate layer of the three-layer structure is 2 x 10 6 Pa or lower, and the storage elasticity modulus G' at 20°C and a frequency of 5.0 x 10 1 to 1.0 x 10 2 Hz of at least one of the two outermost layers is 1 x 10 7 Pa or higher, wherein the intermediate layer is biased to the side of either outermost layer with respect to the thickness direction of the interlayer film.
A touch system for sensing a touch event, comprising: first and second waveguides (22A, 22B, 322A, 322B); at least one light source system operably arranged relative to respective input ends of the first and second waveguides and configured to input first and second light beams into the first and second waveguides, respectively; at least one detector system operably arranged relative to respective output ends of the first and second waveguides and configured to interfere and detect the first and second light beams and generate a detector signal representative of the amount of deformation in at least one of the first and second waveguides caused by the touch event; and a controller operably coupled to the at least one light source and the at least one detector and configured to receive the detector signal and from the detector signal, determine a change in the pressure applied at the touch event location based on the amount of deformation; characterised in that the first (22A,322A) and second (22B,322B) waveguides define first and second separate optical paths that both change by different amounts by the touch event causing an amount of deformation in both the first and second waveguides. first and second waveguides (22A, 22B, 322A, 322B); at least one light source system operably arranged relative to respective input ends of the first and second waveguides and configured to input first and second light beams into the first and second waveguides, respectively; at least one detector system operably arranged relative to respective output ends of the first and second waveguides and configured to interfere and detect the first and second light beams and generate a detector signal representative of the amount of deformation in at least one of the first and second waveguides caused by the touch event; and a controller operably coupled to the at least one light source and the at least one detector and configured to receive the detector signal and from the detector signal, determine a change in the pressure applied at the touch event location based on the amount of deformation; characterised in that the first (22A,322A) and second (22B,322B) waveguides define first and second separate optical paths that both change by different amounts by the touch event causing an amount of deformation in both the first and second waveguides.
A detection device comprising: a receiver configured to receive a received sequence, wherein the received sequence is a Narrowband Secondary Synchronization Signal, N-SSS; and a processor configured to: descramble the received sequence with a predefined number of known scrambling sequences, determine a sequence of cross spectral densities based on the descrambled received sequence and a predefined number of known prototype sequences, demultiplex each of the cross spectral densities into four streams of the same length, accumulate the samples corresponding to each of the streams into four accumulated samples, multiplex the four accumulated samples to a sequence of aliased cross spectral densities, determine an inverse frequency transform of the sequence of aliased cross spectral densities at lags corresponding to a predefined number of known cyclic shifts, and detect a specific prototype sequence and its cyclic shift based on the inverse frequency transform of the aliased cross spectral densities. a receiver configured to receive a received sequence, wherein the received sequence is a Narrowband Secondary Synchronization Signal, N-SSS; and a processor configured to: descramble the received sequence with a predefined number of known scrambling sequences, determine a sequence of cross spectral densities based on the descrambled received sequence and a predefined number of known prototype sequences, demultiplex each of the cross spectral densities into four streams of the same length, accumulate the samples corresponding to each of the streams into four accumulated samples, multiplex the four accumulated samples to a sequence of aliased cross spectral densities, determine an inverse frequency transform of the sequence of aliased cross spectral densities at lags corresponding to a predefined number of known cyclic shifts, and detect a specific prototype sequence and its cyclic shift based on the inverse frequency transform of the aliased cross spectral densities. descramble the received sequence with a predefined number of known scrambling sequences, determine a sequence of cross spectral densities based on the descrambled received sequence and a predefined number of known prototype sequences, demultiplex each of the cross spectral densities into four streams of the same length, accumulate the samples corresponding to each of the streams into four accumulated samples, multiplex the four accumulated samples to a sequence of aliased cross spectral densities, determine an inverse frequency transform of the sequence of aliased cross spectral densities at lags corresponding to a predefined number of known cyclic shifts, and detect a specific prototype sequence and its cyclic shift based on the inverse frequency transform of the aliased cross spectral densities.
A rubber composition comprising: a rubber component containing natural rubber, polybutadiene rubber, and styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber; a silica-containing filler; and an unmodified conjugated diene-based polymer in which a weight average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography in terms of polystyrene is 5,000 or more and less than 40,000, a styrene bond content of a conjugated diene compound portion is less than 10% by mass, and a vinyl bond content of the conjugated diene compound portion is 40% to 65% by mass, wherein a mass n of the natural rubber in the rubber component is 35% by mass to 44% by mass, a mass b of the polybutadiene rubber, and a mass s of the styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber satisfy a relationship of s≤b, and a content of the conjugated diene-based polymer is 1 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component. a rubber component containing natural rubber, polybutadiene rubber, and styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber; a silica-containing filler; and an unmodified conjugated diene-based polymer in which a weight average molecular weight measured by gel permeation chromatography in terms of polystyrene is 5,000 or more and less than 40,000, a styrene bond content of a conjugated diene compound portion is less than 10% by mass, and a vinyl bond content of the conjugated diene compound portion is 40% to 65% by mass, wherein a mass n of the natural rubber in the rubber component is 35% by mass to 44% by mass, a mass b of the polybutadiene rubber, and a mass s of the styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber satisfy a relationship of s≤b, and a content of the conjugated diene-based polymer is 1 to 40 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
A method to monitor streaming media, the method comprising: extracting, using a processor, metering data having a first format from media to be provided to a media device (120, 2820) via a transport stream, the extracted metering data identifying at least one of the media or a source of the media, the extracted metering data not being decodable by a meter associated with the media device (120, 2820); transcoding the extracted metering data, using the processor, to form transcoded metering data having a second format decodable by the meter associated with the media device (120, 2820); and encoding the transcoded metering data, using the processor, into an external metadata channel including a file to be sent to the media device (120, 2820) prior to communication of the transport stream to the media device (120, 2820) to provide the transcoded metering data to the media device (120, 2820), the external metadata channel being associated with the transport stream. extracting, using a processor, metering data having a first format from media to be provided to a media device (120, 2820) via a transport stream, the extracted metering data identifying at least one of the media or a source of the media, the extracted metering data not being decodable by a meter associated with the media device (120, 2820); transcoding the extracted metering data, using the processor, to form transcoded metering data having a second format decodable by the meter associated with the media device (120, 2820); and encoding the transcoded metering data, using the processor, into an external metadata channel including a file to be sent to the media device (120, 2820) prior to communication of the transport stream to the media device (120, 2820) to provide the transcoded metering data to the media device (120, 2820), the external metadata channel being associated with the transport stream.
Household appliance having at least one cooking hob device, which comprises at least one heatsink unit and at least one fan unit, wherein the heatsink unit encloses at least part of the fan unit, wherein the heatsink unit comprises at least two heatsinks (22, 24), wherein it is intended for air flows to flow through the heatsinks (22, 24), wherein the heatsinks (22, 24) are arranged within close range of one another and are separated from one another by distances that are less than 2 cm, and wherein at least 20% of the fan unit lies inside smallest notional convex envelopes, each of which encompasses exactly one of the heatsinks (22, 24), characterised in that the fan unit comprises at least one radial fan, which is an electromechanical fan having at least one blade wheel, which is intended to draw in a fluid from at least one direction that is oriented at least substantially parallel to an axis of rotation of the fan wheel, and to blow out this fluid in at least one direction that lies orthogonal to an axis oriented at least substantially parallel to the axis of rotation.