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A container sealing apparatus, comprising: a rotating spindle; rotating turret means disposed around the rotating spindle and having a plurality of pockets along a circular transport path; a plurality of container support means which are arranged below the rotating turret means in correspondence with the plurality of pockets, and can rotate about the rotating spindle and rotate on axes of the container support means; a plurality of lid pressing means which are arranged above the rotating turret means in correspondence with the container support means, can rotate about the rotating spindle and rotate on axes of the lid pressing means, and can ascend and descend relative to the container support means; and a plurality of laser irradiation means capable of rotating about the rotating spindle and adapted to throw laser light toward a container, against which a lid has been pressed by the container support means and the lid pressing means, thereby heat welding the lid to the container. a rotating spindle; rotating turret means disposed around the rotating spindle and having a plurality of pockets along a circular transport path; a plurality of container support means which are arranged below the rotating turret means in correspondence with the plurality of pockets, and can rotate about the rotating spindle and rotate on axes of the container support means; a plurality of lid pressing means which are arranged above the rotating turret means in correspondence with the container support means, can rotate about the rotating spindle and rotate on axes of the lid pressing means, and can ascend and descend relative to the container support means; and a plurality of laser irradiation means capable of rotating about the rotating spindle and adapted to throw laser light toward a container, against which a lid has been pressed by the container support means and the lid pressing means, thereby heat welding the lid to the container.
A heat shield for use in a combustor of a gas turbine engine comprising: a cold side; and a hot side with one or more raised features that extend therefrom; wherein said raised feature is adjacent to a dilution hole through said heat shield (72,74); characterised in that said raised feature includes a film cooling hole therethrough. a cold side; and a hot side with one or more raised features that extend therefrom; wherein said raised feature is adjacent to a dilution hole through said heat shield (72,74); characterised in that said raised feature includes a film cooling hole therethrough.
A method of making sintered abrasive particles comprising alpha-alumina, the method comprising: passing precursor particles vertically downward through a flame along its longitudinal axis under conditions such that they are converted into the sintered abrasive particles, wherein the precursor particles comprise a calcined precursor of alpha alumina, and wherein the precursor particles have an average particle size of less than or equal to 500 micrometers.
A method for managing a control resource pool in wireless communications, comprising: receiving, at a user equipment, UE, an alternative resource pool information signal from a network entity to modify a control and data transmission scheme used by the UE, wherein the alternative resource pool information signal corresponds to an alternative configuration of a resource pool having the control resource pool and a data resource pool used for transmissions during wireless communications, wherein data resources are interleaved between control resources; selecting, at the UE, a first control resource from a first frequency portion of the control resource pool based on the alternative resource pool information signal, the first frequency portion corresponds to an upper frequency portion of the control resource pool; transmitting, at the UE, control information on the first control resource from the first frequency portion of the control resource pool; selecting, at the UE, a second control resource from a second frequency portion of the control resource pool based on the first control resource, the second frequency portion corresponds to a lower frequency portion of the control resource pool; re-transmitting, at the UE, the control information on the second control resource from the second frequency portion of the control resource pool; and transmitting data information on one or more data resources from the data resource pool after the transmission of the control information on the second control resource. receiving, at a user equipment, UE, an alternative resource pool information signal from a network entity to modify a control and data transmission scheme used by the UE, wherein the alternative resource pool information signal corresponds to an alternative configuration of a resource pool having the control resource pool and a data resource pool used for transmissions during wireless communications, wherein data resources are interleaved between control resources; selecting, at the UE, a first control resource from a first frequency portion of the control resource pool based on the alternative resource pool information signal, the first frequency portion corresponds to an upper frequency portion of the control resource pool; transmitting, at the UE, control information on the first control resource from the first frequency portion of the control resource pool; selecting, at the UE, a second control resource from a second frequency portion of the control resource pool based on the first control resource, the second frequency portion corresponds to a lower frequency portion of the control resource pool; re-transmitting, at the UE, the control information on the second control resource from the second frequency portion of the control resource pool; and transmitting data information on one or more data resources from the data resource pool after the transmission of the control information on the second control resource.
An air pressure differential sensing system comprising: a conduit defining an air passage through which air flows upon application of an air pressure differential across different regions of the air passage; a flap pivotally connected within the conduit, the flap being configured to substantially block the air passage through the conduit when in a closed orientation and to move about a pivotal axis in response to the air flowing through the air passage; and a sensing device mounted proximate to the air passage and separate from the flap, the sensing device being configured to sense an angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis, the angular position of the flap being a function of the air pressure differential, wherein the air passage of the conduit is in fluid communication with an air containment zone and an ambient air zone, the air containment zone and the ambient air zone being otherwise isolated from each other, and wherein the angular position of the flap corresponds to a neutral position at which the flap rests when the air pressure differential is zero, characterized in that: - the sensing device is further configured to sense the angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis by detecting light emitted by a light source reflected by a surface of the flap; - the sensing device further comprises a plurality of light detectors for deecting the reflected light, and - the plurality of light detectors are arranged such that the sensing device senses the angular position of the flap within a range of angular positions of the flap, corresponding to a range of air pressure differentials. a conduit defining an air passage through which air flows upon application of an air pressure differential across different regions of the air passage; a flap pivotally connected within the conduit, the flap being configured to substantially block the air passage through the conduit when in a closed orientation and to move about a pivotal axis in response to the air flowing through the air passage; and a sensing device mounted proximate to the air passage and separate from the flap, the sensing device being configured to sense an angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis, the angular position of the flap being a function of the air pressure differential, wherein the air passage of the conduit is in fluid communication with an air containment zone and an ambient air zone, the air containment zone and the ambient air zone being otherwise isolated from each other, and - the sensing device is further configured to sense the angular position of the flap about the pivotal axis by detecting light emitted by a light source reflected by a surface of the flap; - the sensing device further comprises a plurality of light detectors for deecting the reflected light, and - the plurality of light detectors are arranged such that the sensing device senses the angular position of the flap within a range of angular positions of the flap, corresponding to a range of air pressure differentials.
A control system for a vehicle having a first wheel arranged to be driven by a first electric motor and a second wheel arranged to be driven by a second electric motor, wherein the first wheel and the second wheel are transversely located on the vehicle relative to each other, the control system comprising a first controller associated with the first electric motor and a second controller associated with the second electric motor, wherein the first controller includes means for estimating a first power value for the power applied to the second wheel by the second electric motor when the second electric motor is placed in a first motor configuration and means for estimating a second power value for the power applied to the second wheel by the second electric motor when the second electric motor is placed in a second motor configuration wherein the first motor configuration and the second motor configuration correspond each to one of the following situations: the second electric motor being disconnected from a voltage supply or coil windings of the second electric motor being placed in a short circuit configuration or coil windings of the second electric motor being place in an open circuit configuration to allow current generated by the second electric motor to flow onto a power source busbar, wherein upon the occurrence of a predetermined condition the first controller is arranged to determine a first power differential between the power being applied to the first wheel by the first electric motor and the first power value and a second power differential between the power being applied to the first wheel by the first electric motor and the second power value, wherein if the first controller determines that if either the first power differential or the second power differential is greater than a predetermined value the first controller is arranged to adjust the torque generated by the first electric motor to reduce both the first power differential and the second power differential to less than the predetermined value or if both the first power differential and the second power differential are less than a predetermined value the first controller is arranged to maintain the torque generated by the first electric motor, wherein the predetermined condition corresponds to the first controller failing to receive torque information associated with the second electric motor, or a fault occurring in a communication link between the first controller and the second controller, or to the first controller determining that a software disable command has been issued to the second controller.
An angular sector of a fixed blading ring of a turbomachine, in particular of a rectifier or distributor, said sector extending at a given angle (α) around an axis of and comprising, with respect to the axis of said ring, a radially outer platform and a radially inner platform, at least two vanes extending between said platforms (38a, 40a), and at least one abradable honeycomb material block extending internally of the inner platform between transverse ends of the sector and comprising radially oriented tubular cells, characterized in that the abradable honeycomb material block comprises at least one transverse end wall at which all the cells are open via openings (56a1, 56a2) which face away from said sector.
A semiconductor assembly, comprising: - a heat sink; - a first patterned polymer layer disposed on a surface of the heat sink to define an exposed portion of the first surface of the heat sink, said exposed portion of the first surface of the heat sink extending radially inward along the first surface of the heat sink from the first patterned polymer layer; - solder material disposed on the exposed portion of the first surface of the heat sink; and - a power semiconductor die located on the first patterned polymer layer and thermally coupled to the heat sink by the solder material. - a heat sink; - a first patterned polymer layer disposed on a surface of the heat sink to define an exposed portion of the first surface of the heat sink, said exposed portion of the first surface of the heat sink extending radially inward along the first surface of the heat sink from the first patterned polymer layer; - solder material disposed on the exposed portion of the first surface of the heat sink; and - a power semiconductor die located on the first patterned polymer layer and thermally coupled to the heat sink by the solder material.
A holder for a filter medium, comprising support means and fixing means, wherein the support means include a plurality of support elements arranged parallel to each other and separated by a gap, wherein the fixing means include a plurality of fixing elements arranged to be insertable into a gap between two support elements, wherein the fixing elements are connected to each other to be mobile or movably connected to a frame, wherein the fixing elements are arranged so as to be movable individually and/or relative to each other, so that the fixing elements can be successively inserted into the gaps. wherein the support means include a plurality of support elements arranged parallel to each other and separated by a gap, wherein the fixing means include a plurality of fixing elements arranged to be insertable into a gap between two support elements, wherein the fixing elements are connected to each other to be mobile or movably connected to a frame, wherein the fixing elements are arranged so as to be movable individually and/or relative to each other, so that the fixing elements can be successively inserted into the gaps.
A multi-screened computer monitor unit (4, 14, 28, 44, 45, 54, 134, 164) capable of being coupled to a computer, comprising: a) a first screen (3a, 13a, 24, 41, 73, 130, 161); b) at least one oppositely facing second screen (3b, 13b-c, 25, 42, 77, 139, 162); characterized in that said monitor unit further comprises: c) a control module for controlling the flow of universal serial bus control and video data received from a computer (6, 26); d) a switch module for delivering video data to each of said second screens in response to the operation of said control module; e) a video splitter for splitting received video graphics array data into a first portion transmitted through a first line to said first screen and into a second portion transmitted through a second line to said switch module; f) a first USB segment extending from said control module to said switch module; g) a second USB segment extending from said switch module to a corresponding second screen; and h) means for selecting a desired mode of operation, corresponding USB control data being transmittable to said control module upon selection of the desired mode of operation. a) a first screen (3a, 13a, 24, 41, 73, 130, 161); b) at least one oppositely facing second screen (3b, 13b-c, 25, 42, 77, 139, 162); c) a control module for controlling the flow of universal serial bus control and video data received from a computer (6, 26); d) a switch module for delivering video data to each of said second screens in response to the operation of said control module; e) a video splitter for splitting received video graphics array data into a first portion transmitted through a first line to said first screen and into a second portion transmitted through a second line to said switch module; f) a first USB segment extending from said control module to said switch module; g) a second USB segment extending from said switch module to a corresponding second screen; and h) means for selecting a desired mode of operation, corresponding USB control data being transmittable to said control module upon selection of the desired mode of operation.
A method of cleaning an electrolytic cell used for the electrolysis of brine to produce an oxidant, the method comprising the steps of: (i) stopping the flow of brine into the cell; (ii) flowing water into the cell and lowering the salinity of electrolyte comprising the water and the brine contained within the electrolytic cell until a current density of the electrolytic cell falls to or below a predetermined cleaning current density; (iii) ceasing the flow of water into the electrolytic cell; (iv) reversing electrode polarity and maintaining a constant electrode voltage; (v) operating the electrolytic cell until the current density increases to or above the predetermined cleaning current density; (vi) starting the flow of water into the electrolytic cell until the current density decreases to or below the predetermined cleaning current density; and wherein the predetermined cleaning current density is about 10-15% of the normal operating current density of the cell; wherein steps (iii) to (vi) are repeated for the desired cleaning duration, for example approximately three to five minutes; and wherein steps (iii) to (vi) are performed approximately every thirty seconds. (i) stopping the flow of brine into the cell; (ii) flowing water into the cell and lowering the salinity of electrolyte comprising the water and the brine contained within the electrolytic cell until a current density of the electrolytic cell falls to or below a predetermined cleaning current density; (iii) ceasing the flow of water into the electrolytic cell; (iv) reversing electrode polarity and maintaining a constant electrode voltage; (v) operating the electrolytic cell until the current density increases to or above the predetermined cleaning current density; (vi) starting the flow of water into the electrolytic cell until the current density decreases to or below the predetermined cleaning current density; and
A surface treatment method for treating a surface of a SiC substrate after performing a mechanical processing, the SiC substrate made of, at least in the surface thereof, single crystal SiC, the method including; providing a SiC substrate having undergone mechanical processing causing a modified layer referred to as latent scratches in which the crystallinity is changed; and heating and etching the SiC substrate under Si atmosphere and under a condition that the temperature is 1800°C or more and 2000°C or less and an inert gas pressure around the SiC substrate is 0.01 Pa or more and 1 Pa or less, which leads to removal of the latent scratches.
A process for customizing the taste of bread or pastry, in which the following are applied to the surface of the shaped dough ball or to the crust of the bread or pastry, before final baking: - a liquid flavoring composition in which the concentration of flavoring ingredient is from 5% to 50% by weight of the liquid composition, or - a pulverulent flavoring composition comprising 1% to 30% of flavoring ingredient and 70% to 99% of a support chosen from the group comprising flour, semolina, seeds such as sesame seeds, poppy seeds, cereals such as oat flakes, and mixtures thereof, said flavoring ingredient being malt, a malt extract, a yeast derivative, a dry or liquid leaven or any mixture of these ingredients. - a liquid flavoring composition in which the concentration of flavoring ingredient is from 5% to 50% by weight of the liquid composition, or - a pulverulent flavoring composition comprising 1% to 30% of flavoring ingredient and 70% to 99% of a support chosen from the group comprising flour, semolina, seeds such as sesame seeds, poppy seeds, cereals such as oat flakes, and mixtures thereof,
A process for enhancing dewaterability of sludge comprising the steps: a) generating or obtaining sludge, such as, during conventional wastewater treatment; b) treating the sludge with a cellulase and hemicellulase enzyme mixture and a protease enzyme, wherein the protease is selected from a protease having at least 90% sequence identity, at least 95% sequence identity, at least 96% sequence identity, at least 97% sequence identity, at least 98% sequence identity, or at least 99% sequence identity to a protease as shown in SEQ ID NO:1; c) conditioning the sludge with coagulating and/or flocculating additives; d) dewatering the enzyme treated sludge with conventional equipment. a) generating or obtaining sludge, such as, during conventional wastewater treatment; b) treating the sludge with a cellulase and hemicellulase enzyme mixture and a protease enzyme, wherein the protease is selected from a protease having at least 90% sequence identity, at least 95% sequence identity, at least 96% sequence identity, at least 97% sequence identity, at least 98% sequence identity, or at least 99% sequence identity to a protease as shown in SEQ ID NO:1; c) conditioning the sludge with coagulating and/or flocculating additives; d) dewatering the enzyme treated sludge with conventional equipment.
Milking machine comprising more than one teat cup comprising a teat cup liner and a discharge, a pulsator with a control device, and a cleaning device for cleaning the teat cup by supplying cleaning liquid in the teat cup, characterized in that the control device is configured to adjust per teat cup, during the cleaning, the flow of the cleaning liquid through the teat cup liner and the discharge by changing the pulsation pattern of the teat cup liner.
A method for detecting the presence of humidity on a surface of a bare metal strip or of a coated metal strip, the method being characterized in that it comprises the following steps: - blowing on said surface an impinging air flow producing an air flow deflected by said surface, said impinging air flow not being saturated, - measuring a humidity content of at least a portion of said deflected air flow, - comparing the humidity content of said impinging air flow and said deflected air flow. - if said humidity content of said deflected air flow is superior to said humidity content of said impinging air flow, the presence of humidity on said surface of said bare metal strip or of said coated metal strip is detected. - blowing on said surface an impinging air flow producing an air flow deflected by said surface, said impinging air flow not being saturated, - measuring a humidity content of at least a portion of said deflected air flow, - comparing the humidity content of said impinging air flow and said deflected air flow. - if said humidity content of said deflected air flow is superior to said humidity content of said impinging air flow, the presence of humidity on said surface of said bare metal strip or of said coated metal strip is detected.
An isolated antisense oligonucleotide selected from the group consisting of oligonucleotides having a sequence as set out in SEQ ID NOs: 4-9, 11, 12, 14-29, and 31-34, wherein the antisense oligonucleotide specifically hybridizes to an exon target region of a γ-sarcoglycan RNA.