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A cloth treating apparatus comprising: a cabinet which forms an exterior thereof; a drum rotatably mounted to the cabinet; a heat pump for supplying hot air to the drum, the heat pump including a refrigerant flow passage; a steam generator for supplying steam to the drum, wherein the steam generator includes a steam generating unit for generating the steam, the steam generating unit including a heating tank for holding water and a heater mounted in the heating tank, the steam generator further including a water supply unit for holding the water to be supplied to the heating tank of the steam generating unit, the water supply unit having a water storage tank for storage of water supplied thereto, wherein the water storage tank is positioned on the refrigerant flow passage of the heat pump in that the refrigerant flow passage is lead into the water storage tank to pre-heat the water held in the water storage tank by surplus heat of the refrigerant flow passage. a cabinet which forms an exterior thereof; a drum rotatably mounted to the cabinet; a heat pump for supplying hot air to the drum, the heat pump including a refrigerant flow passage; a steam generator for supplying steam to the drum, wherein the steam generator includes a steam generating unit for generating the steam, the steam generating unit including a heating tank for holding water and a heater mounted in the heating tank, the steam generator further including a water supply unit for holding the water to be supplied to the heating tank of the steam generating unit, the water supply unit having a water storage tank for storage of water supplied thereto, wherein the water storage tank is positioned on the refrigerant flow passage of the heat pump in that the refrigerant flow passage is lead into the water storage tank to pre-heat the water held in the water storage tank by surplus heat of the refrigerant flow passage.
A gas turbine engine comprising: a compressor section; a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section; a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor section; a plurality of rotor disks in at least one of said compressor section and said turbine section; at least one cover plate corresponding to one of said rotor disks, wherein each of said cover plates comprises: at least two snaps for retaining the cover plate in position and for preventing the cover plate from shifting radially during operation of the gas turbine, the snaps connected via a webbing portion; and a bore region radially inward of said at least two snaps and connected to at least one of said at least two snaps via said webbing portion; characterised in that: a first snap of said at least two snaps is tight fit with said rotor disk, and wherein a second snap of said at least two snaps is loose fit when said cover plate is cool relative to the corresponding rotor disk and tight fit when said cover plate is hot relative to the corresponding rotor disk. a compressor section; a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section; a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor section; a plurality of rotor disks in at least one of said compressor section and said turbine section; at least one cover plate corresponding to one of said rotor disks, at least two snaps for retaining the cover plate in position and for preventing the cover plate from shifting radially during operation of the gas turbine, the snaps connected via a webbing portion; and a bore region radially inward of said at least two snaps and connected to at least one of said at least two snaps via said webbing portion; a first snap of said at least two snaps is tight fit with said rotor disk, and wherein a second snap of said at least two snaps is loose fit when said cover plate is cool relative to the corresponding rotor disk and tight fit when said cover plate is hot relative to the corresponding rotor disk.
A method of producing coated food products comprising: applying a carrier sheet upon a first conveyor unit; dispensing a web of coating material laterally across a portion of the carrier sheet, with the coating material being in liquid form; delivering a plurality of laterally spaced ropes (40, 41) upon the web, with the ropes (40, 41) being made of a soft and sticky material; solidifying the coating material to form a solid web; transferring the soft and sticky material upon the carrier sheet and solid web onto a second conveyor unit; cutting the plurality of laterally spaced ropes (40, 41) into food pieces; removing the carrier sheet from beneath the solid web; transferring the soft and sticky material upon the solid web, without the carrier sheet, onto a third conveyor unit; and enrobing the food pieces while removing portions of the solid web between the food pieces in forming the coated food products having cores of the soft and sticky material. applying a carrier sheet upon a first conveyor unit; dispensing a web of coating material laterally across a portion of the carrier sheet, with the coating material being in liquid form; delivering a plurality of laterally spaced ropes (40, 41) upon the web, with the ropes (40, 41) being made of a soft and sticky material; solidifying the coating material to form a solid web; transferring the soft and sticky material upon the carrier sheet and solid web onto a second conveyor unit; cutting the plurality of laterally spaced ropes (40, 41) into food pieces; removing the carrier sheet from beneath the solid web; transferring the soft and sticky material upon the solid web, without the carrier sheet, onto a third conveyor unit; and enrobing the food pieces while removing portions of the solid web between the food pieces in forming the coated food products having cores of the soft and sticky material.
A method for transmitting a reference signal by a user equipment, UE, in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating, by the UE, a block of hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement, ACK/NACK, bits to be transmitted via an uplink control channel; determining, by the UE, a number of uplink reference signals based on a format or size of the uplink control channel, wherein the number of the uplink reference signals is determined to be equal to either 1 or 2 based on the format or the size of the uplink control channel; generating, by the UE, the uplink reference signals based on the determined number; transmitting, by the UE to a base station, the uplink reference signals on 1 or 2 orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbols in a subframe; and transmitting, by the UE to the base station, the uplink control channel on remaining OFDM symbols in the subframe and on a plurality of subcarriers, wherein the uplink reference signals are transmitted on 1 OFDM symbol in the subframe, when the number of the uplink reference signals is determined to be equal to 1, wherein the uplink reference signals are transmitted on 2 OFDM symbols in the subframe, when the number of the uplink reference signals is determined to be equal to 2, and wherein the transmitted uplink reference signal is hopped in the frequency domain, based on a cell specific hopping parameter. generating, by the UE, a block of hybrid automatic repeat request, HARQ, acknowledgement/negative acknowledgement, ACK/NACK, bits to be transmitted via an uplink control channel; determining, by the UE, a number of uplink reference signals based on a format or size of the uplink control channel, wherein the number of the uplink reference signals is determined to be equal to either 1 or 2 based on the format or the size of the uplink control channel; generating, by the UE, the uplink reference signals based on the determined number; transmitting, by the UE to a base station, the uplink reference signals on 1 or 2 orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, OFDM, symbols in a subframe; and transmitting, by the UE to the base station, the uplink control channel on remaining OFDM symbols in the subframe and on a plurality of subcarriers, wherein the uplink reference signals are transmitted on 1 OFDM symbol in the subframe, when the number of the uplink reference signals is determined to be equal to 1, wherein the uplink reference signals are transmitted on 2 OFDM symbols in the subframe, when the number of the uplink reference signals is determined to be equal to 2, and wherein the transmitted uplink reference signal is hopped in the frequency domain, based on a cell specific hopping parameter.
A modular lighting apparatus, comprising at least one supporting element which is electrically powered and one or more plate-shaped elements substantially triangular in shape, one or more lighting elements of the LED type being positioned on each plate-shaped element, wherein the three tips or ends of each triangular plate-shaped element are cut away, forming a rectilinear end portion, wherein each rectilinear end portion of each plate-shaped element can be assembled with a respective supporting element, wherein each supporting element is equipped with a plurality of seats shaped for receiving respective rectilinear end portions of a plate-shaped element, wherein each seat is provided with electrical connection means, wherein each plate-shaped element is provided, at each rectilinear end portion, with at least one contact element designed to interface with the electrical connection means of each supporting element, wherein each plate-shaped element is provided with at least one attachment opening, arranged at a respective rectilinear end portion, and wherein on each seat of a respective supporting element there is at least one hole, designed to act in conjunction with a corresponding attachment opening to make each plate-shaped element integral with the supporting element, with the aid of fixing means, by which the plate-shaped elements can be positioned according to an icosahedron geometrical shape in a complete or partial form.
A computer-implemented method for providing cabin filter state data relating to a state of a cabin filter of a vehicle, comprising: providing gas concentration data relating to a gas concentration of an output flow of at least one cabin filter of the vehicle; providing cabin blower current data relating to a current of a cabin blower at a fixed cabin blower speed for the cabin filter of the vehicle; and providing cabin filter state data based on the gas concentration data and on the cabin blower current data. providing gas concentration data relating to a gas concentration of an output flow of at least one cabin filter of the vehicle; providing cabin blower current data relating to a current of a cabin blower at a fixed cabin blower speed for the cabin filter of the vehicle; and providing cabin filter state data based on the gas concentration data and on the cabin blower current data.
A fiber optic-to-waveguide coupling assembly, comprising: a first coupler comprising: a first substrate comprising a first surface and at least one substate alignment groove in the first surface; the first substrate defining at least one mounting groove and at least one data fiber positioned in the at least one mounting groove; and an interposer comprising: a second surface and at least one waveguide positioned proximate the second surface; wherein at least a first portion of the first surface of the first substrate of the first coupler is positioned proximate at least a second portion of the second surface of the interposer to form a first overlap between the first portion of the first surface and the second portion of the second surface to align the at least one data fiber of the first coupler with the at least one waveguide of the interposer to allow for transmitting a signal between the at least one data fiber and the at least one waveguide; and the interposer further comprising at least one interposer alignment fiducial cutting into the second surface of the interposer, wherein the at least one interposer alignment feature is positioned to facilitate alignment between the at least one data fiber and the at least one waveguide when the at least one interposer alignment feature is aligned with the at least one substrate alignment groove in the first surface of the first substrate. a first coupler comprising: a first substrate comprising a first surface and at least one substate alignment groove in the first surface; the first substrate defining at least one mounting groove and at least one data fiber positioned in the at least one mounting groove; and an interposer comprising: a second surface and at least one waveguide positioned proximate the second surface; wherein at least a first portion of the first surface of the first substrate of the first coupler is positioned proximate at least a second portion of the second surface of the interposer to form a first overlap between the first portion of the first surface and the second portion of the second surface to align the at least one data fiber of the first coupler with the at least one waveguide of the interposer to allow for transmitting a signal between the at least one data fiber and the at least one waveguide; and the interposer further comprising at least one interposer alignment fiducial cutting into the second surface of the interposer, wherein the at least one interposer alignment feature is positioned to facilitate alignment between the at least one data fiber and the at least one waveguide when the at least one interposer alignment feature is aligned with the at least one substrate alignment groove in the first surface of the first substrate.
An adsorbent material comprising a composition comprising a metal complex and an elastomer, the metal complex containing an anionic ligand, at least one metal ion selected from ions of metals belonging to Groups 1 to 13 of the periodic table, and a neutral organic ligand capable of multidentate binding to the metal ion, the metal complex being capable of undergoing a volume change upon adsorption, and the mass ratio of the metal complex and the elastomer being within the range of 1:99 to 99:1, wherein the metal complex undergoes changes in the structure and size of pores in the framework due to chemical stimulation caused by the adsorption of a substance into the pores of the metal complex.
A suspending unit for suspending an information displaying medium expressing a required information from a base, said suspending unit comprising: a main body which is fixable on said base, and a suspending body for suspending said information displaying medium and which is supported by said main body in a freely detachable fashion, wherein said main body comprises a base section, the base section having a top wall surface and a bottom wall surface, and a suspending body holding section integrally formed with the base section and arranged on the bottom wall surface of the base section, wherein one or a plurality of main body-side magnetic bodies are arranged facing said suspending body held by said suspending body holding section, wherein the suspending body is arranged with suspending body-side magnetic bodies at positions where said suspending body-side magnetic bodies face the respective main body-side magnetic bodies arranged on said main body, said suspending body-side magnetic bodies attaching to said main body-side magnetic bodies, and wherein the suspending body comprises detachment parts on which laterally J-shaped locking pieces having a laterally rectangular shape are formed, characterized in that the suspending body holding section comprises a pair of leg portions extending from the bottom wall surface of the base section, the leg portions having horizontal projections on their bottom ends protruding from front and back surfaces (41a, 41b) of the leg portions parallel to the bottom wall surface of the base section and preventing downward movement of the suspending body, thereby holding the suspending body in a freely detachable fashion. a main body which is fixable on said base, and a suspending body for suspending said information displaying medium and which is supported by said main body in a freely detachable fashion,
A variable-pitch blade for a turbomachine, said blade comprising: - a pivot axis according to which the pitch of the blade varies; - at least one trunnion extending along the pivot axis and provided for mounting the blade in a ferrule (30, 32), characterised in that the trunnion is equipped with magnetic means for guiding the blade in rotation along its pivot axis. - a pivot axis according to which the pitch of the blade varies; - at least one trunnion extending along the pivot axis and provided for mounting the blade in a ferrule (30, 32), characterised in that the trunnion is equipped with magnetic means for guiding the blade in rotation along its pivot axis.
Filter element of a filter for in particular gaseous fluids, in particular air, in particular of an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle and/or of a machine, which filter element can be installed in a filter housing of the filter in a mounting direction which extends parallel or coaxially to a mounting axis, with at least one filter bellows featuring at least one filter medium, wherein the at least one filter bellows features a through-flow side (94, 96) for the fluid on axially opposing sides with respect to an element axis extending perpendicularly or transversely to the mounting axis, wherein the at least one filter bellows features a front and a rear transverse side each with respect to the mounting direction, wherein the transverse sides are axially opposite with respect to the mounting direction, wherein the at least one filter bellows features two longitudinal sides extending on opposite sides between the through-flow sides (94, 96) and the transverse sides of the filter element, and with at least one seal which is disposed circumferentially at least partially coherently at least sectionwise with respect to the element axis on a radially outer circumferential side of the filter element with respect to the element axis, wherein the filter element features at least one seal support apparatus on at least one exterior side, wherein the at least one seal support apparatus is disposed on at least one longitudinal side of the filter element, characterized in that at least one seal support apparatus features an element-sided bearing surface facing away from the seal, disposed in the area of the front transverse side with respect to the mounting direction and at least one element-sided bearing surface facing away from the seal, disposed in the area of the rear transverse side, wherein the at least one element-sided front bearing surface facing away from the seal and the at least one element-sided rear bearing surface facing away from the seal are inclined towards each other in an angle between approximately 10° and approximately 30°, in particular approximately 20° and the at least one element-sided rear bearing surface facing away from the seal extends parallel to at least one in particular element-sided rear bearing surface facing towards the seal and at least one part of the at least one element-sided bearing surface facing towards the seal and at least one part of the element-sided front bearing surface facing away from the seal form a wedge-like arrangement, wherein a tip of the wedge-like arrangement points approximately into the mounting direction.
A suspension of gas-filled microvesicles comprising a fatty acid di-ester of phosphatidylcholine, a pegylated phosphatidylethanolamine (PE-PEG) and a fatty acid for use in a therapeutic method, wherein said suspension is administered as at least two subsequent boluses at an interval of at least four minutes and up to fifteen minutes between each other.
A putter head, comprising: a putter body including a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic, wherein a plurality of independent and separated openings are defined in the ball striking face member, the independent and separated openings extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member, and wherein at least one of the plurality of independent and separated openings extends rearward from a ball striking surface of the putter head at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the ball striking surface; and a polymeric material provided to at least partially fill the plurality of independent and separated openings, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic, and wherein the ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the independent and separated openings provide the ball striking surface of the putter head. a putter body including a ball striking face member made of a material having a first hardness characteristic, wherein a plurality of independent and separated openings are defined in the ball striking face member, the independent and separated openings extending rearward with respect to the ball striking face member, and wherein at least one of the plurality of independent and separated openings extends rearward from a ball striking surface of the putter head at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to the ball striking surface; and a polymeric material provided to at least partially fill the plurality of independent and separated openings, wherein the polymeric material has a second hardness characteristic that is softer than the first hardness characteristic, and wherein the ball striking face member and the polymeric material exposed in at least some of the independent and separated openings provide the ball striking surface of the putter head.
Method for reinforcing a construction element of solid wood or of glued-laminated wood, in which - at least one reinforcing module (2, 2n, 2(n+1)) of solid wood or of glued-laminated wood is fixed to at least one of the faces of said construction element via at least one connector, characterized in that - at least one strand (6a, 6b) is inserted into at least one housing (5a, 5b) provided in the reinforcing module (2, 2n, 2(n+1)), - said strand (6a, 6b) is post-tensioned by a post-tensioning system, and - said strand (6a, 6b) is fixed by an anchoring device (7, 15). - at least one reinforcing module (2, 2n, 2(n+1)) of solid wood or of glued-laminated wood is fixed to at least one of the faces of said construction element via at least one connector, characterized in that - at least one strand (6a, 6b) is inserted into at least one housing (5a, 5b) provided in the reinforcing module (2, 2n, 2(n+1)), - said strand (6a, 6b) is post-tensioned by a post-tensioning system, and - said strand (6a, 6b) is fixed by an anchoring device (7, 15).
An acoustophoresis device, comprising: a housing having a sidewall that defines an acoustic chamber; at least one ultrasonic transducer located on the sidewall of the housing; and at least one acoustic chamber inlet for the inflow of fluid mixture, characterized in that the device has an upward vertical flow through the acoustic chamber,the at least one acoustic chamber inlet is part of a dump diffuser, the dump diffuser including a plenum with an upper end, a lower end, a volume, an inlet flow port at the upper end leading into the plenum, and at least one flow outlet at the lower end, the at least one flow outlet forming the acoustic chamber inlet below the ultrasonic transducer. a housing having a sidewall that defines an acoustic chamber; at least one ultrasonic transducer located on the sidewall of the housing; and at least one acoustic chamber inlet for the inflow of fluid mixture, characterized in that the device has an upward vertical flow through the acoustic chamber,the at least one acoustic chamber inlet is part of a dump diffuser, the dump diffuser including a plenum with an upper end, a lower end, a volume, an inlet flow port at the upper end leading into the plenum, and at least one flow outlet at the lower end, the at least one flow outlet forming the acoustic chamber inlet below the ultrasonic transducer.