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A sack-filling pre-separator for the separation of debris, such as litter, aggregate, sand, dust and other impurities and liquids, to be collected by means of a vacuum cleaner from the vacuum's intake air, the pre-separator comprising a cyclone equipped with an inlet tube and an outlet tube for intake air for the separation of debris from the intake air and a collection space located substantially below the cyclone, whereto the debris separated by the cyclone from the intake air is conveyed, and a collection bag, such as a replaceable refuse sack, in conjunction with the collection space, wherein - the collection space located under the cyclone is formed by a tubular body and the collection bag, such as a replaceable refuse sack, which is placed around the tubular body, characterized in that the collection bag is tightened by a tightening strap, so that the material collected by vacuuming enters the tubular body rather than becomes pressed against the surface of the bag, and the collection bag outside a frame of the pre-separator does not deflate due to air pressure, but rather becomes pressed against the external surface of the frame, and - the tubular body of the the collection space can be lifted out of the collection bag, whereby the vacuumed, collected material remains in the collection bag. - the collection space located under the cyclone is formed by a tubular body and the collection bag, such as a replaceable refuse sack, which is placed around the tubular body, characterized in that the collection bag is tightened by a tightening strap, so that the material collected by vacuuming enters the tubular body rather than becomes pressed against the surface of the bag, and the collection bag outside a frame of the pre-separator does not deflate due to air pressure, but rather becomes pressed against the external surface of the frame, and - the tubular body of the the collection space can be lifted out of the collection bag, whereby the vacuumed, collected material remains in the collection bag.
A server apparatus configured to generate control instructions for at least one load device located in a consumer's facility in accordance with (i) an estimated value of an integrated power consumption at an expiration of a reference time that the consumer and an electric company use in calculation of power charges, the estimated value of the integrated power consumption being calculated based on a current value of power consumption of the at least one load device and a remaining time in the reference time, and (ii) a response time required to complete a change in power consumption of the at least one load device in response to a change in a setting of the at least one load device, wherein the at least one load device comprises a plurality of load devices each having a predetermined response time and a predetermined threshold value depending on the predetermined response time, and the server is further configured to: calculate an estimated value of an integrated power consumption for each of the plurality of load devices; and, when the estimated value of the integrated power consumption of a load device in the plurality of load devices is greater than the corresponding predetermined threshold value, generate a control instruction to reduce power consumption of the load device in the plurality of load devices. calculate an estimated value of an integrated power consumption for each of the plurality of load devices; and, when the estimated value of the integrated power consumption of a load device in the plurality of load devices is greater than the corresponding predetermined threshold value, generate a control instruction to reduce power consumption of the load device in the plurality of load devices.
A method (700, 720, 720a) of fabricating an electrochromic device (100, 200, 600) on a substrate (102, 202, 605, 825), the method comprising: (a) depositing an electrochromic layer (106, 206); (b) lithiating the electrochromic layer (106, 206); (c) depositing an ion conducting layer (108, 208); (d) depositing a counter electrode layer (110, 210) for reversibly exchanging lithium ions with the electrochromic layer (106, 206) during operation of the electrochromic window; and (e) lithiating the counter electrode layer (110, 210), wherein (a)-(e) produces a stack (120, 220, 625) on the substrate (102, 202, 605, 825) in which the ion conducting layer (108, 208) separates the electrochromic layer (106, 206) and the counter electrode layer (110, 210); wherein lithiating (723, 727) the electrochromic layer (106, 206) or the counter electrode layer (110, 210) comprises depositing metallic lithium directly on the electrochromic layer (106, 206) or counter electrode layer (110, 210), and wherein during lithium deposition the substrate (100, 200, 605, 825) is in a substantially vertical orientation. (a) depositing an electrochromic layer (106, 206); (b) lithiating the electrochromic layer (106, 206); (c) depositing an ion conducting layer (108, 208); (d) depositing a counter electrode layer (110, 210) for reversibly exchanging lithium ions with the electrochromic layer (106, 206) during operation of the electrochromic window; and (e) lithiating the counter electrode layer (110, 210),
A wind instrument comprising: a tube body, wherein the tube body is provided with a main tube; a plurality of tone hole tubes (3A-3H), wherein each tone hole tube (3A-3H) is formed extending from the outer periphery of the main tube, and has an inner open end opening to the inside of the main tube, and an outer open end opening to the outside of the tube body; and a finger pressing plate, wherein the finger pressing plate is provided common to the plurality of tone hole tubes (3A-3H), wherein the finger pressing plate extends outward in the radial direction of the tone hole tubes (3A-3H) from the outer open end of the tone hole tubes (3A-3H), characterized in that the main tube meanders by being bent a plurality of times. a tube body, wherein the tube body is provided with a main tube; a plurality of tone hole tubes (3A-3H), wherein each tone hole tube (3A-3H) is formed extending from the outer periphery of the main tube, and has an inner open end opening to the inside of the main tube, and an outer open end opening to the outside of the tube body; and a finger pressing plate, wherein the finger pressing plate is provided common to the plurality of tone hole tubes (3A-3H), wherein the finger pressing plate extends outward in the radial direction of the tone hole tubes (3A-3H) from the outer open end of the tone hole tubes (3A-3H), characterized in that the main tube meanders by being bent a plurality of times.
A method of manufacturing a protective removable element of an aircraft comprising: cutting a portion from a thermoplastic sheet of a first thermoplastic material based on a three dimensional model; securing the portion to a mold, the method being characterized in that after securing the portion to the mold, then heating the portion and the mold under vacuum to form the protective removable element, wherein the method further comprises forming the mold of a second thermoplastic material based on the three-dimensional model using additive manufacturing, wherein heating the portion and the mold under vacuum to form the protective removable element comprises heating the portion and the mold to a temperature lower than a melting temperature of the second thermoplastic material but sufficient to soften the first thermoplastic material. cutting a portion from a thermoplastic sheet of a first thermoplastic material based on a three dimensional model; securing the portion to a mold, the method being characterized in that after securing the portion to the mold, then heating the portion and the mold under vacuum to form the protective removable element, wherein the method further comprises forming the mold of a second thermoplastic material based on the three-dimensional model using additive manufacturing, wherein heating the portion and the mold under vacuum to form the protective removable element comprises heating the portion and the mold to a temperature lower than a melting temperature of the second thermoplastic material but sufficient to soften the first thermoplastic material.
A reciprocating compressor comprising: a valve plate compartment having a high pressure sub-compartment and a low pressure sub-compartment; and a first dual temperature and pressure sensor and a second dual temperature and pressure sensor, the first dual temperature and pressure sensor has at least one sensing region located within the low pressure sub-compartment for sensing the temperature and pressure of the gas in the low pressure sub-compartment, the second dual temperature and pressure sensor has at least one sensing region located within the high pressure sub-compartment for sensing the temperature and pressure of the gas in the high pressure sub-compartment, such that the first dual temperature and pressure sensor and the second dual temperature and pressure sensor can simultaneously sense the pressure and temperature of the gas prior to and after compression by the compressor. a valve plate compartment having a high pressure sub-compartment and a low pressure sub-compartment; and a first dual temperature and pressure sensor and a second dual temperature and pressure sensor, the first dual temperature and pressure sensor has at least one sensing region located within the low pressure sub-compartment for sensing the temperature and pressure of the gas in the low pressure sub-compartment, the second dual temperature and pressure sensor has at least one sensing region located within the high pressure sub-compartment for sensing the temperature and pressure of the gas in the high pressure sub-compartment, such that the first dual temperature and pressure sensor and the second dual temperature and pressure sensor can simultaneously sense the pressure and temperature of the gas prior to and after compression by the compressor.
A method for detecting and further prognosing the effect of an anti-cancer vaccine treatment, comprising determining the level of the myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) phenotype 5 in an MDSC population in a biological sample containing peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) obtained from a patient being treated for cancer, based on the MDSC5 phenotype markers CD11b+; CD14-; and CD15+; optionally together with FSChi; SSCim; CD80-; CD83-; CD86-; and HLA-DR-; wherein said patient has been pre-treated with the anti-cancer agent cyclophosphamide; quantitating the level of myeloid-derived suppressor cells having MDSC5 phenotype in said patient relative to the level of myeloid-derived suppressor cells having MDSC5 phenotype in a non-pretreated patient sample by flow cytometry, and prognosing the effect of said anti-cancer vaccine cancer treatment, wherein a decrease of the level of said MDSC5 phenotype compared to a non-cyclophosphamide pretreated patient sample is indicative for an effective treatment of said cancer in said patient.
A double shoulder connection for use in a drill stem, having a pin with external threads formed between a pin external shoulder and a pin face, a box with internal threads formed between a box face and a box internal shoulder, the box having a counterbore section between the internal threads and the box external shoulder, the pin having a base section between the external shoulder and the external threads, and a nose section between the external pin face and the external threads, said internal threads and said external threads are arranged and designed for connection with each other so that said box and said pin are connected with common center-line (C/L) and with a primary seal formed by said pin external shoulder forced against said box face and a secondary shoulder formed by said pin face forced against said box internal shoulder, and wherein said internal threads and said external threads have a stab flank angle (Θ S) between 35 and 42 degrees and a load flank angle (Θ P) between 25 and 34 degrees.
A hydraulically driven torque tool having an apparatus for tightening or loosening threaded fasteners including an internal energy storage assembly for automatic piston return, wherein the internal energy storage assembly operates by a pneumatic fluid which compresses during an advance stroke of a piston assembly of the tool and expands during a retract stroke of the piston assembly of the tool, characterised in that the internal energy storage assembly operates by a pneumatic fluid and a spring which compresses during an advance stroke of a piston assembly of the tool and expands during a retract stroke of the piston assembly of the tool. wherein the internal energy storage assembly operates by a pneumatic fluid which compresses during an advance stroke of a piston assembly of the tool and expands during a retract stroke of the piston assembly of the tool, characterised in that the internal energy storage assembly operates by a pneumatic fluid and a spring which compresses during an advance stroke of a piston assembly of the tool and expands during a retract stroke of the piston assembly of the tool.
An assembly for evaporating a volatile material, the assembly comprising a device and a refill which are detachable from one another: wherein the device comprises a magnetic induction coil configured to operate with an alternating current passed therethrough at a frequency of between substantially 20KHz to substantially 500KHz; and wherein the refill comprises at least one magnetic susceptor having a coercivity of substantially 50 ampere/metre (H C) to substantially 1500 ampere/metre (H C) and a substantially liquid-tight sealed reservoir containing the volatile material; wherein, in use, the magnetic susceptor(s) is arranged to heat the material predominately by magnetic hysteresis when the magnetic susceptor(s) is at least partially positioned in the induced magnetic field generated, in use, when said alternating current is passed through the induction coil; wherein the refill is provided with a pierceable film to substantially liquid-tight seal the reservoir and wherein the device is provided with a perforating element which is configured to pierce the film when the refill is connected to the device, wherein evaporated material emanates via a space formed between the perforating element and the pierced hole. wherein the device comprises a magnetic induction coil configured to operate with an alternating current passed therethrough at a frequency of between substantially 20KHz to substantially 500KHz; and wherein the refill comprises at least one magnetic susceptor having a coercivity of substantially 50 ampere/metre (H C) to substantially 1500 ampere/metre (H C) and a substantially liquid-tight sealed reservoir containing the volatile material; wherein, in use, the magnetic susceptor(s) is arranged to heat the material predominately by magnetic hysteresis when the magnetic susceptor(s) is at least partially positioned in the induced magnetic field generated, in use, when said alternating current is passed through the induction coil; wherein the refill is provided with a pierceable film to substantially liquid-tight seal the reservoir and wherein the device is provided with a perforating element which is configured to pierce the film when the refill is connected to the device, wherein evaporated material emanates via a space formed between the perforating element and the pierced hole.
A transformer testing device, comprising a housing having a plurality of outputs for releasably connecting the transformer testing device to windings of a plurality of phases of a transformer and for outputting test signals to the plurality of phases of the transformer, a plurality of sources integrated in the housing, wherein each source of the plurality of sources is configured in each case for generating a test signal, and a switching matrix connected between the plurality of sources and the outputs, wherein the switching matrix is controllable to connect at least two sources of the plurality of sources in series or in parallel and to output at at least one output of the plurality of outputs a signal as a test signal generated by the at least two sources being connected in series or in parallel.
Method for determining a vehicle state by means of an apparatus comprising sensor means and control means, wherein the method comprises the following steps of: using the sensor means to capture a current distance (dx) between a first vehicle and a second vehicle driving in front of the first vehicle, a current speed (v 2) of the first vehicle and a current speed (v 2) of the second vehicle, using the control means to determine a length of a critical route of a first vehicle, wherein the critical route is defined such that the first vehicle driving on the critical route undershoots a minimum distance from a second vehicle driving in front of the first vehicle, which minimum distance is dependent on a speed (v 2) of the first vehicle, only on the entire critical route, using the control means to determine the vehicle state as critical when the length is longer than a predetermined length threshold value (P 5; P' 5). using the sensor means to capture a current distance (dx) between a first vehicle and a second vehicle driving in front of the first vehicle, a current speed (v 2) of the first vehicle and a current speed (v 2) of the second vehicle, using the control means to determine a length of a critical route of a first vehicle, wherein the critical route is defined such that the first vehicle driving on the critical route undershoots a minimum distance from a second vehicle driving in front of the first vehicle, which minimum distance is dependent on a speed (v 2) of the first vehicle, only on the entire critical route, using the control means to determine the vehicle state as critical when the length is longer than a predetermined length threshold value (P 5; P' 5).
Wing comprising an upper surface predominantly concave upwards and a lower surface predominantly convex downwards, which wing is provided with one or more supports (2, 3) to be fixed to a vehicle, in which the lower surface of the wing is provided with one or more slits (4, 4', 5, 5') that connect with the outside one or more first ducts (6, 6', 7, 7') arranged in the wing, wherein these first ducts (6, 6', 7, 7') are connected to at least one second duct arranged in at least one support (2, 3), wherein the second duct is connected to a third duct (13, 13'; 16, 16'), characterized in that the third duct (13, 13'; 16, 16') is provided with an air intake (15, 15') connected also to an air exhaust (16, 16'), wherein at least one valve connected to at least one actuator (14, 14') is arranged along the second duct or along the third duct (13, 13'; 16, 16').
An article of footwear, comprising: a sole system; an arch portion, a medial portion and a lateral portion; the arch portion including at least one slot portion (1751, 1752); the slot portion (1751, 1752) having a wide portion (1771, 1772) open to the medial portion and the slot portion (1751, 1752) having a narrow portion (1761, 1762) disposed on the lateral portion; and wherein the at least one slot portion (1751, 1752) provides flexibility to the arch portion. a sole system; an arch portion, a medial portion and a lateral portion; the arch portion including at least one slot portion (1751, 1752); the slot portion (1751, 1752) having a wide portion (1771, 1772) open to the medial portion and the slot portion (1751, 1752) having a narrow portion (1761, 1762) disposed on the lateral portion; and wherein the at least one slot portion (1751, 1752) provides flexibility to the arch portion.
A combination padlock (11, 81) comprising: a combination locking assembly operable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration; a first housing part (12, 82) which is an upper housing part; and a second housing part (13, 83) connected to the first housing part, the second housing part being a lower housing part, the second housing part being movable relative to the first housing part when the locking assembly is in the unlocked configuration, the second housing part having an upper surface facing towards the first housing part, wherein the padlock is configured such that the combination locking assembly is caused to enter a combination setting mode by movement of the second housing part (13, 83) axially away from the first housing part (12, 82) and characterised in that the padlock is configured such that rotation of the second housing part relative to the first housing part exposes at least part of the upper surface of the second housing part and maintains the second housing part at its axial displacement from the first housing part, whereby the combination locking assembly is maintained in combination setting mode. a combination locking assembly operable between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration; a first housing part (12, 82) which is an upper housing part; and a second housing part (13, 83) connected to the first housing part, the second housing part being a lower housing part, the second housing part being movable relative to the first housing part when the locking assembly is in the unlocked configuration, the second housing part having an upper surface facing towards the first housing part, wherein the padlock is configured such that the combination locking assembly is caused to enter a combination setting mode by movement of the second housing part (13, 83) axially away from the first housing part (12, 82) and characterised in that the padlock is configured such that rotation of the second housing part relative to the first housing part exposes at least part of the upper surface of the second housing part and maintains the second housing part at its axial displacement from the first housing part, whereby the combination locking assembly is maintained in combination setting mode.
A method of reteaching a switching circuit (16, 18, 20), comprising: (a) presenting a target within a sensing range of a sensor of the switching circuit (16, 18, 20) for a pre-determined duration, wherein the sensor generates a radio frequency field, and the target is a passive resonant circuit that responds to excitation by the radio frequency field; (b) acquiring an identification code of the target via the sensor; (c) comparing an acquired identification code with a stored identification code of a target previously used by the switching circuit (16, 18, 20) as a basis for switching; and (d) reteaching the switching circuit (16, 18, 20) for switching based on the acquired identification code if the acquired identification code is different from the stored identification code and if a current reteaching attempt is less than an allowed number of reteaching events, wherein steps (b), (c), and (d) are performed without operator manipulation of the switching circuit (16, 18, 20). (a) presenting a target within a sensing range of a sensor of the switching circuit (16, 18, 20) for a pre-determined duration, wherein the sensor generates a radio frequency field, and the target is a passive resonant circuit that responds to excitation by the radio frequency field; (b) acquiring an identification code of the target via the sensor; (c) comparing an acquired identification code with a stored identification code of a target previously used by the switching circuit (16, 18, 20) as a basis for switching; and (d) reteaching the switching circuit (16, 18, 20) for switching based on the acquired identification code if the acquired identification code is different from the stored identification code and if a current reteaching attempt is less than an allowed number of reteaching events, wherein steps (b), (c), and (d) are performed without operator manipulation of the switching circuit (16, 18, 20).