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Self-propelled wrapping machine movable on a supporting plane around a load to wrap the latter with a film made of plastic material during a wrapping cycle, comprising a self-propelled carriage and an upright fixed to said carriage and slidably supporting an unwinding unit provided with at least one reel of film, wherein it comprises: - an anchoring element provided with locking means selectively operable in a closed position or in an open position respectively to tighten or to release an initial flap of the film unwound from the reel; characterized in that the wrapping machine further comprises: - a first gripping unit supported by said carriage, movable and adapted to position and release said anchoring element, which is associated with said initial flap of film tightened by said locking means arranged in the closed position, on said supporting plane adjacent to said load in an initial step of said wrapping cycle, and adapted to grasp and lift said anchoring element and activate in the open position said locking means so as to release said initial flap of film after at least one turn travelled by said self-propelled wrapping machine around said load while wrapping the latter with said film delivered by said unwinding unit. - an anchoring element provided with locking means selectively operable in a closed position or in an open position respectively to tighten or to release an initial flap of the film unwound from the reel; characterized in that the wrapping machine further comprises: - a first gripping unit supported by said carriage, movable and adapted to position and release said anchoring element, which is associated with said initial flap of film tightened by said locking means arranged in the closed position, on said supporting plane adjacent to said load in an initial step of said wrapping cycle, and adapted to grasp and lift said anchoring element and activate in the open position said locking means so as to release said initial flap of film after at least one turn travelled by said self-propelled wrapping machine around said load while wrapping the latter with said film delivered by said unwinding unit. - a first gripping unit supported by said carriage, movable and adapted to position and release said anchoring element, which is associated with said initial flap of film tightened by said locking means arranged in the closed position, on said supporting plane adjacent to said load in an initial step of said wrapping cycle, and adapted to grasp and lift said anchoring element and activate in the open position said locking means so as to release said initial flap of film after at least one turn travelled by said self-propelled wrapping machine around said load while wrapping the latter with said film delivered by said unwinding unit.
A system for managing physiological information, comprising: means for receiving physiological information relating to a user from a mobile terminal; means for performing at least one operation based upon the physiological information, the at least one operation comprising adjusting an exercise program that includes a plurality of selected activities for performance by the user, wherein adjusting the exercise program includes adjusting at least one of a selected activity, or a parameter or a goal associated with a selected activity; and means for returning content to the mobile terminal, the content being selected based upon the at least one operation performed by the system and the content including the adjusted exercise program. means for receiving physiological information relating to a user from a mobile terminal; means for performing at least one operation based upon the physiological information, the at least one operation comprising adjusting an exercise program that includes a plurality of selected activities for performance by the user, wherein adjusting the exercise program includes adjusting at least one of a selected activity, or a parameter or a goal associated with a selected activity; and means for returning content to the mobile terminal, the content being selected based upon the at least one operation performed by the system and the content including the adjusted exercise program.
A household washing and/or drying machine, such as a dishwasher, a laundry-washing machine, a laundry washer-dryer, or a laundry dryer, including a heat exchanger (13a, 30), which comprises a longitudinally extended casing, having a respective hollow body made of plastic material with a first inlet and a first outlet for a first heat-exchange fluid, there extending within the casing a generally tortuous duct for a second heat-exchange fluid, the duct having a respective body made of plastic material, characterised in that the body of said duct comprises a plurality of hollow modular elements (50, 50'; 50c, 50c') made of plastic material, coupled to one another in a fluid-tight way and in fluid communication, each modular element having an inlet connection (52, 51') and an outlet connection (51, 52') for the second heat-exchange fluid.
A wind turbine comprising a rotor having a substantially horizontal rotor shaft, the rotor comprising a hub and at least one wind turbine blade extending in a substantially radial direction therefrom, the wind turbine blade having a tip end and a substantially circular root end, wherein a plurality of bushings project from said root end of said at least one wind turbine blade for mounting said at least one wind turbine blade to a hub, an extender, or a pitch ring coupled to said rotor, wherein a corresponding plurality of apertures are defined on a mounting surface of said hub, extender, or pitch ring, the apertures and the bushings arranged to receive a plurality of bolts to mount said at least one wind turbine blade to said hub, extender, or pitch ring, wherein said wind turbine comprises at least one guiding surface extending adjacent said apertures, the guiding surface acting to align said bushings with said apertures such that a free end of said bushings bear against the mounting surface adjacent said apertures, characterised in that said guiding surface is substantially orthogonal to said mounting surface.
A catheter tip of a medical insertion system, the catheter tip comprising: - a first housing portion and a second housing portion for accommodating a stent; and - a stent holder for releasably fixing at least one region of the stent in the catheter tip, wherein the first and second housing portions (11, 21) are manipulatable such that the first and second housing portions (11, 21) can be moved in opposite directions relative to the stent holder in order to release the stent accommodated in the first and second housing portions (11, 21) in steps in a previously definable sequence of events from the catheter tip, characterized in that the catheter tip has a distal end at which a device for force transmission is connected to have a directed effect on the curvature of a flexural link region of a catheter system of the medical insertion system, wherein the device for force transmission is a control wire, and wherein the distal end of the catheter tip is suitable to be attached to the proximal end of the catheter system. - a first housing portion and a second housing portion for accommodating a stent; and - a stent holder for releasably fixing at least one region of the stent in the catheter tip,
A method for linking data in a multidisciplinary engineering system, the method comprising: configuring, with a server, a multidisciplinary template representing a device, wherein the multidisciplinary template comprises: a plurality of objects associated with the device, wherein different ones of the objects are associated with different engineering applications for different engineering disciplines with different roles related to the device; and a plurality of engineering discipline specific parameters for each of the objects, at least some of the parameters for the different objects being different based on the different engineering disciplines; instantiating the multidisciplinary template in the plurality of engineering applications on different computers, the object and corresponding parameters communicated to the engineering applications operating on the respective computers; copying, in response to instantiating the multidisciplinary template, each of the plurality of objects and the plurality of parameters to each of the associated engineering applications, wherein the plurality of objects represent different engineered characteristics of the device relevant to the different engineering disciplines. configuring, with a server, a multidisciplinary template representing a device, wherein the multidisciplinary template comprises: a plurality of objects associated with the device, wherein different ones of the objects are associated with different engineering applications for different engineering disciplines with different roles related to the device; and a plurality of engineering discipline specific parameters for each of the objects, at least some of the parameters for the different objects being different based on the different engineering disciplines; a plurality of objects associated with the device, wherein different ones of the objects are associated with different engineering applications for different engineering disciplines with different roles related to the device; and a plurality of engineering discipline specific parameters for each of the objects, at least some of the parameters for the different objects being different based on the different engineering disciplines; instantiating the multidisciplinary template in the plurality of engineering applications on different computers, the object and corresponding parameters communicated to the engineering applications operating on the respective computers; copying, in response to instantiating the multidisciplinary template, each of the plurality of objects and the plurality of parameters to each of the associated engineering applications, wherein the plurality of objects represent different engineered characteristics of the device relevant to the different engineering disciplines.
Ploughing device for a track-mounted ballast grading machine having a central plough arranged between rail transfer profiles and having edge ploughs arranged outside the rail transfer profiles, the central plough having inner and the edge ploughs having outer ballast guide shields (39, 30) which can be pivotally adjusted by rotary drives about axes of rotation parallel to the plough's vertical axis, wherein the central plough has four inner ballast guide shields with rotary drives which inner ballast guide shields can be adjusted independently of one another, wherein two inner ballast guide shields are assigned to a left-hand rail transfer profile and two inner ballast guide shields are assigned to a right-hand rail transfer profile, and wherein the axes of rotation of the inner ballast guide shields are arranged in the connection region of the rail transfer profiles in such a way that they can be displaced between a working position, in which they are pivoted into a working space between the rail transfer profiles, and a rest position, in which they are pivoted out of the working space and flanking the working space, characterized in in that a line conductor protection profile parallel to the longitudinal direction of the plough is arranged between the rail transfer profiles in the middle of the central plough and can be displaced by a lifting device between a working position lowered to the floor of the working space and a rest position raised above the working space.
A thermoplastic tube bending method comprising: a step of preheating a thermoplastic tube; a step of bending the preheated thermoplastic tube by using a forming mold; and a step of forming the bent thermoplastic tube, characterized in that the forming step is performed by temperature control of an electric heater provided to the forming mold, wherein the forming mold comprises XY-plane forming molds (10, 20) that are clamped in an X direction to bend the thermoplastic tube in an XY plane, and Z-direction forming molds (30, 40) that are clamped in a Z direction to bend the thermoplastic tube in the Z direction, and wherein both of the forming molds (10, 20, 30, 40), when clamped, together define a cavity therebetween for forming the thermoplastic tube bent three-dimensionally in X, Y, and Z directions, and wherein the Z-direction forming molds (30, 40) are a pair of forming molds clamped in the Z direction and having opposing distal end surfaces each formed with a forming recess (31, 41), which, when the forming molds (30, 40) are clamped, define the cavity therebetween for forming the thermoplastic tube bent three-dimensionally in X, Y, and Z directions, and wherein the electric heater is embedded in the Z-direction forming molds (30, 40). a step of preheating a thermoplastic tube; a step of bending the preheated thermoplastic tube by using a forming mold; and a step of forming the bent thermoplastic tube, characterized in that the forming step is performed by temperature control of an electric heater provided to the forming mold, wherein the forming mold comprises XY-plane forming molds (10, 20) that are clamped in an X direction to bend the thermoplastic tube in an XY plane, and Z-direction forming molds (30, 40) that are clamped in a Z direction to bend the thermoplastic tube in the Z direction, and wherein both of the forming molds (10, 20, 30, 40), when clamped, together define a cavity therebetween for forming the thermoplastic tube bent three-dimensionally in X, Y, and Z directions, and wherein the Z-direction forming molds (30, 40) are a pair of forming molds clamped in the Z direction and having opposing distal end surfaces each formed with a forming recess (31, 41), which, when the forming molds (30, 40) are clamped, define the cavity therebetween for forming the thermoplastic tube bent three-dimensionally in X, Y, and Z directions, and wherein the electric heater is embedded in the Z-direction forming molds (30, 40).
A process of making a fermented dairy product comprising the following steps: a) providing milk having a fat content of a least 1% by weight, preferably at least 3% by weight, b) heating the milk at a temperature of from 80°C to 99°C, preferably 85 °C to 95 °C, c) cooling the milk to a temperature of from 30 °C to 45 °C, d) inoculating the milk with a starter comprising lactic acid bacteria, e) allowing a fermentation at a temperature of from 30 °C to 45 °C, with a pH decrease to a breaking pH at which proteins coagulate to form a curd, f) breaking and dividing the curd, g) allowing separation of whey from the curd, and partially removing the whey to obtain a concentrated white mass, h) mixing the white mass, i) smoothing the white mass, and j) conditioning and cooling to a temperature of from 1 °C to 10°C, wherein steps a), b), c), d), e), f), g) and h) are performed in a same single tank. a) providing milk having a fat content of a least 1% by weight, preferably at least 3% by weight, b) heating the milk at a temperature of from 80°C to 99°C, preferably 85 °C to 95 °C, c) cooling the milk to a temperature of from 30 °C to 45 °C, d) inoculating the milk with a starter comprising lactic acid bacteria, e) allowing a fermentation at a temperature of from 30 °C to 45 °C, with a pH decrease to a breaking pH at which proteins coagulate to form a curd, f) breaking and dividing the curd, g) allowing separation of whey from the curd, and partially removing the whey to obtain a concentrated white mass, h) mixing the white mass, i) smoothing the white mass, and j) conditioning and cooling to a temperature of from 1 °C to 10°C,
A method of enhancing the productivity of hydrocarbon containing fluids from a subterranean formation penetrated by a well comprising: pumping into the well a fluid comprising a tracer which is either hydrocarbon soluble, water soluble or both hydrocarbon soluble and water soluble and further wherein the tracer comprises optically active carbon quantum dots formed from a carbon source located in an electrolyte by applying an electrical current to the electrodes of an electrochemical cell that comprises the electrolyte; and identifying the tracer in fluids produced from the well. pumping into the well a fluid comprising a tracer which is either hydrocarbon soluble, water soluble or both hydrocarbon soluble and water soluble and further wherein the tracer comprises optically active carbon quantum dots formed from a carbon source located in an electrolyte by applying an electrical current to the electrodes of an electrochemical cell that comprises the electrolyte; and identifying the tracer in fluids produced from the well.
Transporting apparatus, in particular an escalator or moving walkway, with a support, wherein a first bearing bracket is fitted on a first end of the support and a second bearing bracket is fitted on a second end of the support, wherein the first bearing bracket is fitted on a building via a fixed bearing, wherein the first bearing bracket has a hole, wherein a first fastening element fastened to the building passes through the hole, characterized in that the second bearing bracket is fitted on the building via a floating bearing, wherein the second bearing bracket has a slot, and wherein a second fastening element fastened to the building passes through the slot.
An array (102; 202) of resistive memory cells, comprising: a first number of resistive memory cells, each including a self-aligned structure, in a first region (236; 336;) of the array and comprising a resistance variable material having a particular electrothermal property associated therewith; a second number of resistive memory cells (213-), each including a self-aligned structure, in a second region of the array and comprising a resistance variable material having a different electrothermal property associated therewith;a first reactant material formed on the resistance variable material in the first region of the array; and a second reactant material formed on the first reactant material in the first region of the array and the resistance variable material in the second region of the array; wherein the thickness of the first reactant material formed on the first region is different to the thickness of the second reactant material formed on the second region. a first number of resistive memory cells, each including a self-aligned structure, in a first region (236; 336;) of the array and comprising a resistance variable material having a particular electrothermal property associated therewith; a second number of resistive memory cells (213-), each including a self-aligned structure, in a second region of the array and comprising a resistance variable material having a different electrothermal property associated therewith;a first reactant material formed on the resistance variable material in the first region of the array; and a second reactant material formed on the first reactant material in the first region of the array and the resistance variable material in the second region of the array; wherein the thickness of the first reactant material formed on the first region is different to the thickness of the second reactant material formed on the second region.
A manufacturing cell configured for assembling a frame of a vehicle, the manufacturing cell comprising a positioner configured to receive a fixture table that is configured to hold the frame, a robot carrier having a vertical lift attached to a base, the vertical lift comprising a vertical column and a shelf, a robot mounted on the shelf and configured to assemble the frame characterized by: the shelf being movably attached to the vertical column and movable along a vertical direction, and wherein the base has a base central axis, wherein the vertical lift and the base are configured to be rotatable around the base central axis; and by the positioner being configured to lift the fixture table up and down, and to tilt the fixture table to support the frame anywhere between a vertical position and a horizontal position during an assembling process of the frame. the shelf being movably attached to the vertical column and movable along a vertical direction, and wherein the base has a base central axis, wherein the vertical lift and the base are configured to be rotatable around the base central axis; and by the positioner being configured to lift the fixture table up and down, and to tilt the fixture table to support the frame anywhere between a vertical position and a horizontal position during an assembling process of the frame.
A process for the oxidative dehydrogenation of n-butenes to butadiene, which comprises two or more production steps (i) and at least one regeneration step (ii) and in which (i) a starting gas mixture comprising n-butenes is mixed with an oxygen-comprising gas in a production step and the mixed gas is brought into contact with a multimetal oxide catalyst which comprises at least molybdenum and a further metal and is arranged in a fixed catalyst bed at a temperature of from 220 to 490°C in a fixed-bed reactor, with a product gas mixture comprising at least butadiene, oxygen and water vapor being obtained at the outlet of the fixed-bed reactor, and (ii) the multimetal oxide catalyst is regenerated in a regeneration step by passing an oxygen-comprising regeneration gas mixture over the fixed catalyst bed at a temperature of from 200 to 450°C and burning off the carbon deposited on the catalyst, with a regeneration step (ii) being carried out between two production steps (i), wherein the oxygen content in the product gas mixture at the outlet of the fixed-bed reactor is at least 5% by volume and the duration of a production step (i) is not more than 1000 hours. (i) a starting gas mixture comprising n-butenes is mixed with an oxygen-comprising gas in a production step and the mixed gas is brought into contact with a multimetal oxide catalyst which comprises at least molybdenum and a further metal and is arranged in a fixed catalyst bed at a temperature of from 220 to 490°C in a fixed-bed reactor, with a product gas mixture comprising at least butadiene, oxygen and water vapor being obtained at the outlet of the fixed-bed reactor, and (ii) the multimetal oxide catalyst is regenerated in a regeneration step by passing an oxygen-comprising regeneration gas mixture over the fixed catalyst bed at a temperature of from 200 to 450°C and burning off the carbon deposited on the catalyst,
A heat/acoustic wave conversion component having a first end face and a second end face, comprising a partition wall that defines a plurality of cells extending from the first end face to the second end face, inside of the cells being filled with working fluid that oscillates to transmit acoustic waves, the heat/acoustic wave conversion component mutually converting heat exchanged between the partition wall and the working fluid and energy of acoustic waves resulting from oscillations of the working fluid, characterised in that: the hydraulic diameter HD of the heat/acoustic wave conversion component is 0.4 mm or less, where the hydraulic diameter HD is defined as HD=4xS/C, where S denotes an area of a cross section of each cell perpendicular to the cell extending direction and C denotes a perimeter of the cross section, and the heat/acoustic wave conversion component has three-point bending strength of 5 MPa or more. the hydraulic diameter HD of the heat/acoustic wave conversion component is 0.4 mm or less, where the hydraulic diameter HD is defined as HD=4xS/C, where S denotes an area of a cross section of each cell perpendicular to the cell extending direction and C denotes a perimeter of the cross section, and the heat/acoustic wave conversion component has three-point bending strength of 5 MPa or more.