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Collet chuck for clamping pallets provided with a clamping spigot, wherein the collet chuck is provided with a receiving opening for the clamping spigot and with a clamping device having clamping members for clamping the clamping spigot in place in the receiving opening, wherein the collet chuck is provided with a monitoring line which is adapted to be acted upon pneumatically and which leads from an inlet to an outlet and which is connected to a pressure sensor (88, 89, 90), and the receiving opening has a conical insertion region into which at least one control bore connected to the monitoring line opens, which control bore is adapted to be closed by means of the clamping spigot.
A process for converting bio-based lactic acid, bio-based lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof to bio-based acrylic acid, bio-based acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof comprising the following steps: a) Providing an aqueous solution comprising bio-based lactic acid, bio-based lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof, wherein said bio-based lactic acid is in monomeric form in said aqueous solution; b) Combining said aqueous solution with an inert gas to form an aqueous solution/gas blend; c) Evaporating said aqueous solution/gas blend to produce a gaseous mixture; and d) Dehydrating said gaseous mixture by contacting said gaseous mixture with a dehydration catalyst under a pressure of at least 80 psig (551.6 kPa) producing said acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof; wherein less than 25 wt% based on the total amount of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof are oligomers of the lactic acid in the aqueous solution of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof. a) Providing an aqueous solution comprising bio-based lactic acid, bio-based lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof, wherein said bio-based lactic acid is in monomeric form in said aqueous solution; b) Combining said aqueous solution with an inert gas to form an aqueous solution/gas blend; c) Evaporating said aqueous solution/gas blend to produce a gaseous mixture; and d) Dehydrating said gaseous mixture by contacting said gaseous mixture with a dehydration catalyst under a pressure of at least 80 psig (551.6 kPa) producing said acrylic acid, acrylic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof; wherein less than 25 wt% based on the total amount of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof are oligomers of the lactic acid in the aqueous solution of lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, or mixtures thereof.
Apparatus for cooling products comprising at least: - a cooling chamber with a conveyor for conveying the products through the cooling chamber, - at least one circulator for circulating a cooling gas within at least a part of the cooling chamber, - a first guiding element for guiding the cooling gas on a first side of the conveyor, - a second guiding element for guiding the cooling gas on a second side of the conveyor, wherein the first guiding element and the second guiding element are arranged within the cooling chamber such that the cooling gas can impinge the first side of the conveyor, and wherein the first guiding element and the second guiding element are oriented obliquely compared to the conveyor, characterized in that the first guiding element and the second guiding element are oriented parallel to each other. - a cooling chamber with a conveyor for conveying the products through the cooling chamber, - at least one circulator for circulating a cooling gas within at least a part of the cooling chamber, - a first guiding element for guiding the cooling gas on a first side of the conveyor, - a second guiding element for guiding the cooling gas on a second side of the conveyor,
A spectrum allocation method, comprising: determining a cell cluster, wherein the cell cluster comprises at least one first cell whose current performance indicator is smaller than a preset threshold and a neighbor cell of the first cell; determining a target performance indicator of each spectrum allocation solution corresponding to the cell cluster; determining a first spectrum allocation solution in the each spectrum allocation solution according to the target performance indicator of the each spectrum allocation solution; and allocating a spectrum for each cell in the cell cluster according to the first spectrum allocation solution, wherein the determining the target performance indicator of the each spectrum allocation solution corresponding to the cell cluster specifically comprises: for one spectrum allocation solution, determining an estimated load of a central area and an edge area of the each cell according to a service demand of the central area and the edge area of the each cell and the spectrum allocation solution; and determining a target performance indicator of each cell based on the estimated load of the central area and the edge area of the each cell, and using the target performance indicator of the each cell as the target performance indicator of the spectrum allocation solution. determining a cell cluster, wherein the cell cluster comprises at least one first cell whose current performance indicator is smaller than a preset threshold and a neighbor cell of the first cell; determining a target performance indicator of each spectrum allocation solution corresponding to the cell cluster; determining a first spectrum allocation solution in the each spectrum allocation solution according to the target performance indicator of the each spectrum allocation solution; and allocating a spectrum for each cell in the cell cluster according to the first spectrum allocation solution, wherein the determining the target performance indicator of the each spectrum allocation solution corresponding to the cell cluster specifically comprises: for one spectrum allocation solution, determining an estimated load of a central area and an edge area of the each cell according to a service demand of the central area and the edge area of the each cell and the spectrum allocation solution; and determining a target performance indicator of each cell based on the estimated load of the central area and the edge area of the each cell, and using the target performance indicator of the each cell as the target performance indicator of the spectrum allocation solution. for one spectrum allocation solution, determining an estimated load of a central area and an edge area of the each cell according to a service demand of the central area and the edge area of the each cell and the spectrum allocation solution; and determining a target performance indicator of each cell based on the estimated load of the central area and the edge area of the each cell, and using the target performance indicator of the each cell as the target performance indicator of the spectrum allocation solution.
An apparatus for use with an isolator, comprising: a crown for releasably joining with a beta port of the isolator, wherein the crown includes at least one anchoring support; a hook on the at least one anchoring support; a needle block including at least one through hole for having a needle positioned therein, wherein the at least one needle is joined with tubing; a yoke releasably joined with the tubing; and a biasing element (166, 168a) releasably joined with the yoke and the at least one anchoring support; wherein the needle block is releasably joined to the crown. a crown for releasably joining with a beta port of the isolator, wherein the crown includes at least one anchoring support; a hook on the at least one anchoring support; a needle block including at least one through hole for having a needle positioned therein, wherein the at least one needle is joined with tubing; a yoke releasably joined with the tubing; and a biasing element (166, 168a) releasably joined with the yoke and the at least one anchoring support; wherein the needle block is releasably joined to the crown.
A method of detecting imminent control instability in a system comprising an effector the method comprising: applying, using the effector, a stimulus to an object; providing a signal that represents a parameter indicating oscillation of the object while the stimulus is being applied to the object; and monitoring amplitude of a dominant tone in a selected frequency band of the signal, the dominant tone being the frequency of maximum amplitude in the selected frequency band; characterized in that the method further comprises taking an action to avoid imminent control instability if the amplitude of the dominant tone persistently exceeds a threshold over a specified period of time, wherein energy of peaks of the dominant tone and harmonics of the dominant tone are summed, and the sum is compared to a threshold to determine whether control instability is imminent. applying, using the effector, a stimulus to an object; providing a signal that represents a parameter indicating oscillation of the object while the stimulus is being applied to the object; and monitoring amplitude of a dominant tone in a selected frequency band of the signal, the dominant tone being the frequency of maximum amplitude in the selected frequency band; characterized in that the method further comprises taking an action to avoid imminent control instability if the amplitude of the dominant tone persistently exceeds a threshold over a specified period of time, wherein energy of peaks of the dominant tone and harmonics of the dominant tone are summed, and the sum is compared to a threshold to determine whether control instability is imminent.
A method for making a dressing, comprising: (a) mixing together a liquid containing a sufficient amount of a silicone elastomer to result in from 95 wt% to 98 wt% of the silicone elastomer in the gel sheet after curing, a chlorhexidine compound that is not soluble in said liquid and at least one other antimicrobial to form a mixture, the total chlorhexidine being present in the mixture at a concentration that yields up to 5 wt% total chlorhexidine in the gel sheet after curing; and (b) molding and curing said mixture to form a transparent and self-adhesive gel sheet in which the silicone elastomer is crosslinked, with particulates of the chlorhexidine compound evenly dispersed throughout the gel sheet, wherein the sum of the components amounts to 100 wt%. (a) mixing together a liquid containing a sufficient amount of a silicone elastomer to result in from 95 wt% to 98 wt% of the silicone elastomer in the gel sheet after curing, a chlorhexidine compound that is not soluble in said liquid and at least one other antimicrobial to form a mixture, the total chlorhexidine being present in the mixture at a concentration that yields up to 5 wt% total chlorhexidine in the gel sheet after curing; and (b) molding and curing said mixture to form a transparent and self-adhesive gel sheet in which the silicone elastomer is crosslinked, with particulates of the chlorhexidine compound evenly dispersed throughout the gel sheet, wherein the sum of the components amounts to 100 wt%.
Tyre tread comprising at least one groove, this groove being delimited by two opposing walls (11, 12) connected by a groove bottom, this groove having a width and a depth, this groove comprising at least one resonance-noise-reducing device, this device being formed of at least one flexible rubber blade fixed to one of the walls (11, 12) delimiting the groove or to the bottom thereof and at least partially closing the cross section of the groove, each flexible blade comprising two main walls (31, 32) closing the cross section of the groove, end walls delimiting these main walls and a connecting wall connecting to the tread, this device being characterized in that each flexible blade further comprises at least one raised rib on at least one of its main walls (31, 32), this raised rib comprising two ends, a first end positioned on the connecting wall connecting with the tread and a second end positioned with respect to the connecting wall at a distance at least equal to 50% of the total length of the flexible blade, this length of the flexible blade being measured - in a direction perpendicular to the connecting wall connecting with the tread - between the connecting wall and the end wall opposite to the said connecting wall.
A seat frame for a vehicle seat, comprising: a seat back frame comprising a top frame portion on a top of the seat, lateral frame portions on right and left of the seat, and a connection frame connecting the tops of the lateral frame portions to bridge them, wherein the connection frame comprises a bent protrusion portion bent in a longitudinal direction of the connection frame and arranged in a standing condition from a surface formed by the connection frame, at a position between a pair of the lateral frame portions, and the bent protrusion portion is provided over the entire length of an up and down direction of the connection frame, characterized in that the connection frame comprises wide portions with a large length of the up and down direction and narrow portions with a small length of the up and down direction, and the bent protrusion portion is provided on the narrow portions. a seat back frame comprising a top frame portion on a top of the seat, lateral frame portions on right and left of the seat, and a connection frame connecting the tops of the lateral frame portions to bridge them, wherein the connection frame comprises a bent protrusion portion bent in a longitudinal direction of the connection frame and arranged in a standing condition from a surface formed by the connection frame, at a position between a pair of the lateral frame portions, and the bent protrusion portion is provided over the entire length of an up and down direction of the connection frame, characterized in that the connection frame comprises wide portions with a large length of the up and down direction and narrow portions with a small length of the up and down direction, and the bent protrusion portion is provided on the narrow portions.
A control instrument for monitoring a plate of an ingot mould in a continuous casting plant; the control instrument comprising: ▪ a rigid frame provided with a plurality of feet which are apt to be laid against a vertical wall of the plate; and ▪ a support device, which is fixed with the frame and is apt to rest onto an upper horizontal wall of the plate; ▪ a distance measuring device, which is apt to be faced towards the vertical wall and is apt to measure a distance from the vertical wall; ▪ a moving device, which is supported by the frame and carries the distance measuring device, so as to move the distance measuring device along a vertical measuring path; ▪ a position sensor, which detects the position of the distance measuring device along the vertical measuring path; and ▪ a processing unit, which cyclically reads the distance measuring device and the position sensor and correlates the distance with respect to the vertical wall as measured by the distance measuring device with the position of the distance measuring device along the vertical measuring path as measured by the position sensor, so as to obtain a profile of the vertical wall. ▪ a rigid frame provided with a plurality of feet which are apt to be laid against a vertical wall of the plate; and ▪ a support device, which is fixed with the frame and is apt to rest onto an upper horizontal wall of the plate; ▪ a distance measuring device, which is apt to be faced towards the vertical wall and is apt to measure a distance from the vertical wall; ▪ a moving device, which is supported by the frame and carries the distance measuring device, so as to move the distance measuring device along a vertical measuring path; ▪ a position sensor, which detects the position of the distance measuring device along the vertical measuring path; and ▪ a processing unit, which cyclically reads the distance measuring device and the position sensor and correlates the distance with respect to the vertical wall as measured by the distance measuring device with the position of the distance measuring device along the vertical measuring path as measured by the position sensor, so as to obtain a profile of the vertical wall.
A method for shape sensing with optical fiber, comprising: collecting shape data from an optical fiber shape sensing device; performing a test on the shape data to determine data positions that exceed an acceptable threshold based on geometrical expectations of the shape data; rejecting the shape data corresponding to the data positions that exceed the acceptable threshold; and rendering acceptable shape data to provide a stable shape sensing data set. collecting shape data from an optical fiber shape sensing device; performing a test on the shape data to determine data positions that exceed an acceptable threshold based on geometrical expectations of the shape data; rejecting the shape data corresponding to the data positions that exceed the acceptable threshold; and rendering acceptable shape data to provide a stable shape sensing data set.
A method for determining communication characteristics of a metal cable suitable for use in a communication system, comprising: - transmitting a wideband test signal on the cable, - receiving a reflected signal as a result of the test signal, - determining an interval of the received reflected signal to be analysed, the interval corresponding to a part of the cable length, - approximating the received reflected signal within the interval by a regression model, and - determining communication characteristics of the cable based on the regression model, characterized in that the regression model is defined by a regression function, f(x), and wherein the method further comprises estimating the value of f(x) for a cable length of zero, i.e. f, and determining the communication characteristics of the cable based on the value of f. - transmitting a wideband test signal on the cable, - receiving a reflected signal as a result of the test signal, - determining an interval of the received reflected signal to be analysed, the interval corresponding to a part of the cable length, - approximating the received reflected signal within the interval by a regression model, and - determining communication characteristics of the cable based on the regression model, characterized in that the regression model is defined by a regression function, f(x), and wherein the method further comprises estimating the value of f(x) for a cable length of zero, i.e. f, and determining the communication characteristics of the cable based on the value of f.
A transparent solid cleaning agent comprising 10 to 70 wt% of gel forming material including alkali metal salt or ammonium salt of C8-36 aliphatic carboxylic acid, 2 to 30 wt% of a transparency agent, 2 to 30 wt% of a subsidiary transparency agent, 0.1 to 10 wt% of orange oil, and 0.5 to 20 wt% of anionic surfactant.
A method for use in a radio communication system including a first transceiver, a second transceiver and a repeater, the first and second transceivers being separated from each other by a distance greater than at least one of their respective maximum transmission ranges, and the repeater being located intermediate the first and second transceivers, the method characterised in that the repeater, upon receiving data from one of either the first or second transceivers, transmits a repeat flag to cause the transceivers (A, B) to suspend further action and then transmits the data received from the one of either the first or second transceivers.
A set for formulation of an image by ink jet recording onto a recording face formed of a plastic film, wherein the plastic is selected from polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polystyrene and polyurethane, wherein the set comprises a primer liquid for printing and an ink composition, wherein the primer liquid for printing comprises at least a heterocyclic ketone compound selected from the group consisting of cyclic ester compounds of formula, cyclic amide compounds of formula, and a combination thereof, a thermoplastic resin, and a main solvent, the thermoplastic resin being dispersed in said primer liquid, wherein the content of the heterocyclic ketone compound is 0.1 % to 40% by weight based on the total amount of the primer liquid, and the content of the thermoplastic resin is 0.1 % to 15.0% by weight in terms of solid content based on the total amount of the primer liquid, wherein R 1 represents a straight chain or branched chain C2 to C12 saturated hydrocarbon chain, and X 1 represents -CH 2 - or -O-, and wherein R 2 represents a straight chain or branched chain C2 to C12 saturated hydrocarbon chain, and X 2 represents a hydrogen atom or a straight chain or branched chain C1 to C6 alkyl group, wherein the ink composition is a water-based pigment ink composition comprising a pigment, a thermoplastic resin, and water.
A redox flow secondary battery comprising an electrolytic bath comprising: a positive electrode cell chamber comprising a positive electrode composed of a carbon electrode; a negative electrode cell chamber comprising a negative electrode composed of a carbon electrode; and an electrolyte membrane as a separation membrane to separate the positive electrode cell chamber and the negative electrode cell chamber, wherein the positive electrode cell chamber comprises a positive electrode electrolyte solution comprising a positive electrode active substance; and the negative electrode cell chamber comprises a negative electrode electrolyte solution comprising a negative electrode active substance; wherein the redox flow secondary battery charges and discharges based on changes in valences of the positive electrode active substance and the negative electrode active substance in the electrolyte solutions; wherein the electrolyte membrane comprises an ion-exchange resin composition comprising a perfluorocarbonsulfonic acid resin having a structure represented by the following formula: -[CF 2 -CF 2] a -[CF 2 -CF(-O-(CF 2) m -SO 3 H)] g - wherein a and g represent numbers satisfying 0 ≤ a < 1, 0 < g ≤ 1, and a + g = 1; and m represents an integer of 1 to 6; wherein the perfluorocarbonsulfonic acid resin has an equivalent weight EW (a dry mass in grams per equivalent of ion-exchange groups) of 250 to 1,500 g/eq; and wherein the electrolyte membrane has an ionic conductivity at 110°C at a relative humidity of 50% RH of 0.05 S/cm or higher. a positive electrode cell chamber comprising a positive electrode composed of a carbon electrode; a negative electrode cell chamber comprising a negative electrode composed of a carbon electrode; and an electrolyte membrane as a separation membrane to separate the positive electrode cell chamber and the negative electrode cell chamber, wherein the positive electrode cell chamber comprises a positive electrode electrolyte solution comprising a positive electrode active substance; and the negative electrode cell chamber comprises a negative electrode electrolyte solution comprising a negative electrode active substance; wherein the redox flow secondary battery charges and discharges based on changes in valences of the positive electrode active substance and the negative electrode active substance in the electrolyte solutions; wherein the electrolyte membrane comprises an ion-exchange resin composition comprising a perfluorocarbonsulfonic acid resin having a structure represented by the following formula: -[CF 2 -CF 2] a -[CF 2 -CF(-O-(CF 2) m -SO 3 H)] g - wherein a and g represent numbers satisfying 0 ≤ a < 1, 0 < g ≤ 1, and a + g = 1; and m represents an integer of 1 to 6; wherein the perfluorocarbonsulfonic acid resin has an equivalent weight EW (a dry mass in grams per equivalent of ion-exchange groups) of 250 to 1,500 g/eq; and wherein the electrolyte membrane has an ionic conductivity at 110°C at a relative humidity of 50% RH of 0.05 S/cm or higher.