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An apparatus, comprising: an antenna assembly, comprising: an antenna configured to receive a signal and generate, at a plurality of feed points of the antenna, a plurality of corresponding polarized signals (116, 118, 120) having respective polarization directions different from each other, using the received signal; and a switching circuit configured to periodically switch between the plurality of feed points to select a corresponding one of the polarized signals among the plurality of polarized signals at a point of time based on a switching signal, wherein the switching signal controls a switch in the switching circuit to switch between the plurality of feed points; and wherein the switching circuit is configured to time-division multiplex the plurality of polarized signals based on the switching signal and generate a time-division multiplexed signal. an antenna configured to receive a signal and generate, at a plurality of feed points of the antenna, a plurality of corresponding polarized signals (116, 118, 120) having respective polarization directions different from each other, using the received signal; and a switching circuit configured to periodically switch between the plurality of feed points to select a corresponding one of the polarized signals among the plurality of polarized signals at a point of time based on a switching signal, wherein the switching signal controls a switch in the switching circuit to switch between the plurality of feed points; and
A printing press that is configured to execute printing therein by supplying a printing sheet from a paper feeding unit through an intermediate cylinder (65, 75), by supplying ink from an ink apparatus to a blanket cylinder (63, 73) through a printing cylinder (62, 72), and by transferring the ink from the blanket cylinder (63, 73) to the printing sheet when the printing sheet passes between the blanket cylinder (63, 73) and an impression cylinder (64, 74), comprising a head portion finding unit that is configured to rotate and stop at least any one of the intermediate cylinder (65, 75), the printing cylinder (62, 72), the blanket cylinder (63, 73), and the impression cylinder (64, 74) to/at a predetermined working position; a driving unit that is configured to rotate the blanket cylinder (63, 73), the printing cylinder (63, 72), the impression cylinder (64, 74), and the intermediate cylinders (65, 75); and a rotary encoder that is configured to detect a rotation angle of the blanket cylinder (63, 73), the impression cylinder (64, 74) and the intermediate cylinders (65, 75), and characterized in that the head portion finding-unit includes a storing unit that is configured to store two stopping-for-oiling patterns, and wherein the head portion finding unit is configured to select and execute a predetermined stopping-for-oiling pattern from the two stopping-for-oiling patterns in response to a head portion finding instruction, wherein the head portion finding unit is configured to sequentially stop the intermediate cylinder (65, 75), the blanket cylinder (63, 73) and the impression cylinder (64, 74) at a plurality of oiling angles.
Medical magnifying device, having an optical unit with an optical axis, illumination device and fixing elements, whereby - the optical unit has an eyepiece at the proximal end which has a monocular design, - the illumination device - is designed with a hollow cylindrical shape, - is connected at the distal end to the optical unit and - is arranged coaxial to the optical axis generating a concentric illumination pattern, - the fixing elements comprise means connectable to the optical unit and designed in such a way that the optical unit with eyepiece and illumination device is adjustable regardless of direction - moveable in a horizontal and vertical direction and capable of being swivelled in all directions. - the optical unit has an eyepiece at the proximal end which has a monocular design, - the illumination device - is designed with a hollow cylindrical shape, - is connected at the distal end to the optical unit and - is arranged coaxial to the optical axis generating a concentric illumination pattern, - is designed with a hollow cylindrical shape, - is connected at the distal end to the optical unit and - is arranged coaxial to the optical axis generating a concentric illumination pattern, - the fixing elements comprise means connectable to the optical unit and designed in such a way that the optical unit with eyepiece and illumination device is adjustable regardless of direction - moveable in a horizontal and vertical direction and capable of being swivelled in all directions.
Foldable articulated structure, particularly for supporting a seat or a bearing surface, comprising: - a first bracket which can be fastened to a wall; - a second bracket, which can be associated with a seat or a bearing surface; - a first arm, wherein a first end of said first arm is hinged to a first portion of said first bracket and a second end of said first arm is hinged to a first portion of said second bracket; - a second arm, wherein a first end of said second arm is hinged to a second portion of said first bracket and a second end of said second arm is hinged to a second portion of said second bracket; said foldable articulated structure being movable from a closed configuration in which said second bracket lies on a plane substantially parallel to the plane of said wall, to an open configuration in which said second bracket lies on a plane substantially orthogonal to said plane of said wall, characterised in that said second bracket comprises a slider which is slidable with respect to said second bracket, said slider comprising first hooking means which actuate for locking said foldable articulated structure in said open configuration and second hooking means which actuate for locking said foldable articulated structure in said closed configuration. - a first bracket which can be fastened to a wall; - a second bracket, which can be associated with a seat or a bearing surface; - a first arm, wherein a first end of said first arm is hinged to a first portion of said first bracket and a second end of said first arm is hinged to a first portion of said second bracket; - a second arm, wherein a first end of said second arm is hinged to a second portion of said first bracket and a second end of said second arm is hinged to a second portion of said second bracket;
A method for operating a controller of an apparatus on a pipeline, the pipeline having an outer pipe structure and a liner therewithin, the method comprising receiving with a control system a measurement signal from a measuring system in communication with a pipeline, the liner comprising a first layer comprising a hollow cylinder of polymeric material, a second layer comprising wrap material, the wrap material wrapped around the first layer, a third layer comprising wrap material wrapped around the second layer, the third layer at an angle to the second layer, the liner having a first end spaced apart from a second end, at least one strengthener member on the liner and extending from the first end to the second end of the liner, the liner comprising a stand-alone structure, at least one fiber optic cable extending along and integral with the liner, and a protective cover on and around the liner, the measuring system receiving signals from the at least one fiber optic cable indicative of any of temperature within and strain on the pipeline, controlling the controller with the control system in response to the measurement signal; and the control system correlating the strain measurements on the pipeline with long term test data from regression analysis, such as an ASTM D 2992 test, and determining the integrity of said liner on a continuous basis.
A polymeric film forming topical spray formulation, comprising a hydrophilic film forming polymer, an active agent, a drug crystal precipitation inhibiting agent, wherein the hydrophilic film forming polymer and the drug crystal precipitation inhibiting agent are the same and it is povidone in an amount from 2.5 to 20% by weight, the amount of povidone being effective to prevent or substantially prevent the active agent included in the formulation from precipitating, a pharmaceutically acceptable permeation enhancer for the active agent, and a volatile solvent in a concentration from 20 to 99% of the formulation, by weight, the formulation when sprayed on and set on a site on human skin providing a breathable, bioadhesive and microporous film in which the active agent is supersaturated and further providing a biphasic release of the active agent(s) such that the formulation provides a first peak concentration of the active agent at 0.25 to 1.5 hours after application of the topical spray on the skin of a human subject, and provides a second peak concentration of the active agent at 4 hours to 12 hours after application of the topical spray on the skin of a human subject.
A bag having at least one closed end and at least first and second side walls, at least a portion of the bag being made from an open mesh material extending in machine and cross machine directions, the open mesh material comprising: filaments that intersect one another, at least some of the filaments being composite filaments having a carrier of a relatively high melting point and a bonding portion of a relatively low melting point the bonding portion of each composite filament being thermally bonded to other filaments at at least some points of intersection, wherein the open mesh material has a mass per unit area of less than 30 g/m 2, preferably less than 20 g/m 2, and a strength to mass ratio in at least one of the machine and cross machine directions of at least 2.67 N/(g/m 2), preferably at least 3.30 N/(g/m 2), particularly at least 4.45 N/(g/m 2), where strength is measured in accordance with ASTM standard D 5034.
Method for the control of a household appliance by a control apparatus, wherein the method comprises the following steps: - determining an operating parameter of the household appliance during an operating cycle by a detection facility; - determining, on the basis of the determined operating parameter, a degree of achievement of a result to be obtained by the operating cycle of the household appliance by a processing facility; and - outputting the determined degree of achievement by an output apparatus, characterised in that the result comprises one of a cleaning or a hygiene action and in that the operating cycle comprises a sequence of a plurality of treatment phases (210 - 230) and a premature transition from one treatment phase (210 - 230) to another can be controlled by a user. - determining an operating parameter of the household appliance during an operating cycle by a detection facility; - determining, on the basis of the determined operating parameter, a degree of achievement of a result to be obtained by the operating cycle of the household appliance by a processing facility; and - outputting the determined degree of achievement by an output apparatus, characterised in that the result comprises one of a cleaning or a hygiene action and in that the operating cycle comprises a sequence of a plurality of treatment phases (210 - 230) and a premature transition from one treatment phase (210 - 230) to another can be controlled by a user.
A composite structure comprising: at least two layers of shape memory alloy; and at least one fiber reinforced polymeric layer in between said at least two layers of shape memory alloy, wherein an interface between a metal foil layer and the fiber reinforced polymeric layer is structured to provide a gradient layer that transitions from a nickel-titanium metal surface to a polymeric matrix. at least two layers of shape memory alloy; and at least one fiber reinforced polymeric layer in between said at least two layers of shape memory alloy,
A method for measuring the gloss of grains, in particular rice grains, the method comprising: emitting a light beam to the surface of the grains by means of a light emitting device; aligning a light sensing device in a sensing position in relation to the light emitting device sensing the light beam of the light emitting device reflected by the surface of the grains in direction of the light sensing device; capturing a photometric image of the surface of the grains by means of the light sensing device sensing the reflected light beam; assigning an intensity value to a plurality of image elements of the captured photometric image, wherein the photometric image is composed of the plurality of image elements; quantifying the assigned intensity values in predefined ranges of intensities by means of a processing unit; cumulating, for each of the predefined ranges, the number of image elements having an intensity value, within a certain range to obtain a density value and assigning to each of the ranges the corresponding density value; calculating a spread value for the density values of the predefined ranges by means of the processing unit, wherein the spread value is a measure of the deviation of the density values of the predefined ranges of the captured image from an average image element density value; and assigning a quality surface measuring parameter to the captured photometric image, wherein the quality surface measuring parameter as the degree of gloss is the calculated spread value. emitting a light beam to the surface of the grains by means of a light emitting device; aligning a light sensing device in a sensing position in relation to the light emitting device sensing the light beam of the light emitting device reflected by the surface of the grains in direction of the light sensing device; capturing a photometric image of the surface of the grains by means of the light sensing device sensing the reflected light beam; assigning an intensity value to a plurality of image elements of the captured photometric image, wherein the photometric image is composed of the plurality of image elements; quantifying the assigned intensity values in predefined ranges of intensities by means of a processing unit; cumulating, for each of the predefined ranges, the number of image elements having an intensity value, within a certain range to obtain a density value and assigning to each of the ranges the corresponding density value; calculating a spread value for the density values of the predefined ranges by means of the processing unit, wherein the spread value is a measure of the deviation of the density values of the predefined ranges of the captured image from an average image element density value; and assigning a quality surface measuring parameter to the captured photometric image, wherein the quality surface measuring parameter as the degree of gloss is the calculated spread value.
A computer-implemented method for generating an edge pixel mask for a rendered image that consists of a plurality of tiles, each of the plurality of tiles consisting of a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels consisting of a plurality of color samples, the method comprising: accessing an entry in a table generated for the image to determine whether a selected tile in the plurality of tiles is fully compressed, the table indicating, for each tile whether the tile is fully compressed in that all samples of each pixel in the selected tile are of the same color; populating a buffer with predefined multisampled data that, when resolved in accordance with data stored in the table, results in a certain color value if a tile entry in the table indicates a tile is fully compressed and results in a different color value otherwise; generating an edge pixel mask by resolving the buffer using the data stored in the table, the resolving comprising determining a single color value for a pixel from the color samples stored for that pixel. accessing an entry in a table generated for the image to determine whether a selected tile in the plurality of tiles is fully compressed, the table indicating, for each tile whether the tile is fully compressed in that all samples of each pixel in the selected tile are of the same color; populating a buffer with predefined multisampled data that, when resolved in accordance with data stored in the table, results in a certain color value if a tile entry in the table indicates a tile is fully compressed and results in a different color value otherwise; generating an edge pixel mask by resolving the buffer using the data stored in the table, the resolving comprising determining a single color value for a pixel from the color samples stored for that pixel.
A fan system for aircraft propulsion, comprising: a rotor, the rotor being rotatable about an axis, the axis defining an axial direction; a plurality of blades attached to the rotor; and a ring airfoil, the ring airfoil attached to each of the plurality of blades; wherein the ring airfoil has a cambered cross section, and where a chord line of the ring airfoil forms an angle of attack relative to the axial direction, and wherein one or more slats are disposed along a leading edge of the ring airfoil, characterised in that the one or more slats are configured to be in an extended position along the axial direction when the fan system is not running and to close along the axial direction under a load. a rotor, the rotor being rotatable about an axis, the axis defining an axial direction; a plurality of blades attached to the rotor; and a ring airfoil, the ring airfoil attached to each of the plurality of blades; wherein the ring airfoil has a cambered cross section, and where a chord line of the ring airfoil forms an angle of attack relative to the axial direction, and wherein one or more slats are disposed along a leading edge of the ring airfoil, characterised in that the one or more slats are configured to be in an extended position along the axial direction when the fan system is not running and to close along the axial direction under a load.
An apparatus for positioning sod strips, comprising: a) a mounting structure for mounting on a vehicle (30, 66); b) a pushing plate assembly slidably mounted to the mounting structure, the pushing plate assembly having a vertical pushing surface arranged to be abuttable to a vertical edge of a newly placed sod strip that has already been placed flat on the ground, and c) at least one actuator (202, 206) operatively mounted between the mounting structure and the pushing plate assembly to slide the pushing plate assembly away from the mounting structure to position the newly placed sod strip, characterized in that d) the pushing plate assembly comprises an overlying structure (456, 456A) mounted to move with the pushing surface and which overlies the newly placed sod strip, e) the overlying structure (456, 456A) holds down the sod strip as it is being shifted and/or compressed by movement of the vertical pushing surface of the pushing plate assembly to prevent buckling upward of the newly placed sod strip during movement of the pushing plate assembly. a) a mounting structure for mounting on a vehicle (30, 66); b) a pushing plate assembly slidably mounted to the mounting structure, the pushing plate assembly having a vertical pushing surface arranged to be abuttable to a vertical edge of a newly placed sod strip that has already been placed flat on the ground, and c) at least one actuator (202, 206) operatively mounted between the mounting structure and the pushing plate assembly to slide the pushing plate assembly away from the mounting structure to position the newly placed sod strip, d) the pushing plate assembly comprises an overlying structure (456, 456A) mounted to move with the pushing surface and which overlies the newly placed sod strip, e) the overlying structure (456, 456A) holds down the sod strip as it is being shifted and/or compressed by movement of the vertical pushing surface of the pushing plate assembly to prevent buckling upward of the newly placed sod strip during movement of the pushing plate assembly.
Plug-in connector which integrally has a holding section which has fastened to it a cable strain-relief means for connecting the free end of a shielded cable to a cable sheath and to a shielding braid which is folded back into the cable sheath at its end, characterized in that the cable strain-relief means integrally has a crimping sleeve with a connecting section by way of which the said crimping sleeve is fastened to the holding section of the plug-in connector, wherein the crimping sleeve has two crimping sections (30, 40) which are at a distance from one another and have cable recesses, characterized in that the second crimping section has an annular groove which is formed on the inner sheath of the crimping sleeve, wherein a ring element which corresponds to the groove is provided for mounting on the cable sheath and for engaging into the groove.
A method for: receiving, by an access point for a wireless local network, WLAN, from a wireless communication device, a service information request for service information encapsulated with an access network query protocol, ANQP, carried by an Extensible Authentication Protocol, EAP, using Subscriber Identification Module, SIM, based credentials, wherein the service information is encapsulated within an EAP frame and is protected by the SIM credentials, and wherein the service information comprises information about a service requested by the wireless communication device, a service information request identifier, and a token; and transmitting, by the access point to the wireless communication device, using the access network query protocol, prior to the wireless communications device associating with the WLAN, a service information response that includes service data associated with the request from the wireless communication device, a service information response identifier, and the token; wherein the token enables the service information response to be paired up with the service information request within the wireless communications device. receiving, by an access point for a wireless local network, WLAN, from a wireless communication device, a service information request for service information encapsulated with an access network query protocol, ANQP, carried by an Extensible Authentication Protocol, EAP, using Subscriber Identification Module, SIM, based credentials, wherein the service information is encapsulated within an EAP frame and is protected by the SIM credentials, and wherein the service information comprises information about a service requested by the wireless communication device, a service information request identifier, and a token; and transmitting, by the access point to the wireless communication device, using the access network query protocol, prior to the wireless communications device associating with the WLAN, a service information response that includes service data associated with the request from the wireless communication device, a service information response identifier, and the token; wherein the token enables the service information response to be paired up with the service information request within the wireless communications device.