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A method of controlling a switched reluctance generator, the generator including: a rotor (105, 305) having a plurality of rotor poles; and a stator having a plurality of stator poles, wherein: either said plurality of rotor poles or said plurality of stator poles each have windings (106, 306) to which current can be supplied to energise said poles and from which current can be drawn to a load, the method characterized by the steps of: periodically exciting each of the windings in turn to a pre-determined level of current; measuring the current generated in each winding; ceasing the excitation when the current generated in each winding exceeds the excitation current; directing the generated current in each winding to the load; storing the timing of the ceasing of excitation of at least one winding (106, 306) in one cycle; and using said stored timing to determine the timing of exciting one or more of said windings (106, 306) in a subsequent cycle. a rotor (105, 305) having a plurality of rotor poles; and a stator having a plurality of stator poles, wherein: either said plurality of rotor poles or said plurality of stator poles each have windings (106, 306) to which current can be supplied to energise said poles and from which current can be drawn to a load, the method characterized by the steps of: periodically exciting each of the windings in turn to a pre-determined level of current; measuring the current generated in each winding; ceasing the excitation when the current generated in each winding exceeds the excitation current; directing the generated current in each winding to the load; storing the timing of the ceasing of excitation of at least one winding (106, 306) in one cycle; and using said stored timing to determine the timing of exciting one or more of said windings (106, 306) in a subsequent cycle. periodically exciting each of the windings in turn to a pre-determined level of current; measuring the current generated in each winding; ceasing the excitation when the current generated in each winding exceeds the excitation current; directing the generated current in each winding to the load; storing the timing of the ceasing of excitation of at least one winding (106, 306) in one cycle; and using said stored timing to determine the timing of exciting one or more of said windings (106, 306) in a subsequent cycle.
A spinal device (1, 100) for fixing vertebrae by posterior or postero-lateral approach, with the device comprising at least: - a bone-anchoring element of the pedicle or vertebral screw type, comprising a proximal portion provided with an interface for fastening a connecting element of the rod or plate type and a threaded distal portion characterized in that it comprises - a mounting tube integrally pre-assembled on the bone-anchoring element, with the mounting tube, consisting of two half-shells (30, 31) joined at their distal parts, being removable from the bone anchoring element, and - a sterile packaging sealed package of the bone-anchoring element and the pre-assembled mounting tube. - a bone-anchoring element of the pedicle or vertebral screw type, comprising a proximal portion provided with an interface for fastening a connecting element of the rod or plate type and a threaded distal portion - a mounting tube integrally pre-assembled on the bone-anchoring element, with the mounting tube, consisting of two half-shells (30, 31) joined at their distal parts, being removable from the bone anchoring element, and - a sterile packaging sealed package of the bone-anchoring element and the pre-assembled mounting tube.
An in-line method of printing on a substrate using a printing press apparatus together with means for forming a diffraction grating, comprising the steps of: a) forming a diffraction grating on a discrete portion of the substrate; and b) depositing a metallic ink on at least a portion of the diffraction grating wherein the thickness of the metallic ink when deposited on a substrate is sufficiently thin as to permit the transmission of light therethrough and wherein the thickness of pigment particles is in the range 10 nm to 50 nm (100 to 500 angstroms), wherein the metallic ink comprises metal pigment particles and a binder, wherein the pigment particles comprise any one or more selected from the group comprising aluminium, stainless steel, nichrome, gold, silver, platinum and copper. a) forming a diffraction grating on a discrete portion of the substrate; and b) depositing a metallic ink on at least a portion of the diffraction grating wherein the thickness of the metallic ink when deposited on a substrate is sufficiently thin as to permit the transmission of light therethrough and wherein the thickness of pigment particles is in the range 10 nm to 50 nm (100 to 500 angstroms), wherein the metallic ink comprises metal pigment particles and a binder, wherein the pigment particles comprise any one or more selected from the group comprising aluminium, stainless steel, nichrome, gold, silver, platinum and copper.
A transmitter circuit for a FMCW radar sensor, the transmitter circuit comprising: an RF oscillator that operably generates a frequency-modulated RF transmit signal (S LO); wherein the RF transmit signal (S LO) is composed of at least one chirp sequence, characterized in that each chirp sequence includes a defined number of consecutive chirp pulses, each having a defined length (T CHIRP), wherein, in each chirp sequence, randomly selected chirps pulses are omitted, wherein the transmitter circuit further comprises a random number generator configured to generate a pseudo-random sequence (r[m]) and a controller circuit coupled to the RF oscillator and to the random number generator and configured to enable and disable the RF oscillator in order to omit the randomly selected chirp pulses, wherein the randomly selected chirp pulses are selected based on the pseudo-random sequence (r[m]). an RF oscillator that operably generates a frequency-modulated RF transmit signal (S LO); wherein the RF transmit signal (S LO) is composed of at least one chirp sequence, characterized in that each chirp sequence includes a defined number of consecutive chirp pulses, each having a defined length (T CHIRP), wherein, in each chirp sequence, randomly selected chirps pulses are omitted, wherein the transmitter circuit further comprises a random number generator configured to generate a pseudo-random sequence (r[m]) and a controller circuit coupled to the RF oscillator and to the random number generator and configured to enable and disable the RF oscillator in order to omit the randomly selected chirp pulses, wherein the randomly selected chirp pulses are selected based on the pseudo-random sequence (r[m]).
A fixation system comprising: a bone-mountable anchor configured to be mounted to an anatomical feature of a patient; and a rotatable fixation bridge comprising: a first end fixedly connectable to a reference via a first joint (132, 134), and defining at least a portion of the first joint (132, 134); a second end fixedly connectable to the anchor via a second joint (126; 160), and defining at least a portion of the second joint (126; 160); and a bridge member extending between and rotatably secured to the first end and the second end via first (136, 172) and second concentric rotational hinges, respectively, defining an axis of rotation, relative to which the bridge member is rotatable, the bridge member comprising a central portion offset from the axis. a bone-mountable anchor configured to be mounted to an anatomical feature of a patient; and a rotatable fixation bridge comprising: a first end fixedly connectable to a reference via a first joint (132, 134), and defining at least a portion of the first joint (132, 134); a second end fixedly connectable to the anchor via a second joint (126; 160), and defining at least a portion of the second joint (126; 160); and a bridge member extending between and rotatably secured to the first end and the second end via first (136, 172) and second concentric rotational hinges, respectively, defining an axis of rotation, relative to which the bridge member is rotatable, the bridge member comprising a central portion offset from the axis. a first end fixedly connectable to a reference via a first joint (132, 134), and defining at least a portion of the first joint (132, 134); a second end fixedly connectable to the anchor via a second joint (126; 160), and defining at least a portion of the second joint (126; 160); and a bridge member extending between and rotatably secured to the first end and the second end via first (136, 172) and second concentric rotational hinges, respectively, defining an axis of rotation, relative to which the bridge member is rotatable, the bridge member comprising a central portion offset from the axis.
A light emitting system comprising: - a driving control unit comprising a local control circuit; - a light emitting array having at least one light emitting string of serially connected light emitting elements and being controlled by the driving control unit; and - a power supply circuit connected to a current source and being adapted to provide a continuous power supply for said at least one light emitting string, wherein the power supply circuit comprises: - a voltage supply capacitor connected in-series to said light emitting array and being adapted to provide a supply voltage for said driving control unit; and - a capacitor bypass switch connected in parallel with said voltage supply capacitor and being controlled by the local control circuit of said driving control unit, wherein said capacitor bypass switch is switched off by said local control circuit to charge said voltage supply capacitor with a charging current to maintain a continuous power supply without disturbing the current to said string of light emitting elements, and wherein said local control circuit comprises a sense circuitry adapted to measure the voltage of the voltage supply capacitor, characterized in that said sense circuitry comprises two comparators adapted to compare the voltage of the voltage supply capacitor respectively with a predetermined high threshold voltage and with a predetermined low threshold voltage, wherein if the voltage of the voltage supply capacitor reaches the high threshold voltage, the local control circuit is configured to switch the capacitor bypass switch on so that charging of said voltage supply capacitor is stopped, and wherein if the voltage of the voltage supply capacitor drops beneath the low threshold voltage, the local control circuit is configured to switch the capacitor bypass switch off to initiate charging of said voltage supply capacitor. - a driving control unit comprising a local control circuit; - a light emitting array having at least one light emitting string of serially connected light emitting elements and being controlled by the driving control unit; and - a power supply circuit connected to a current source and being adapted to provide a continuous power supply for said at least one light emitting string, - a voltage supply capacitor connected in-series to said light emitting array and being adapted to provide a supply voltage for said driving control unit; and - a capacitor bypass switch connected in parallel with said voltage supply capacitor and being controlled by the local control circuit of said driving control unit,
A cap for a container including a dispensing opening operable to be selectively sealed and a housing configured for sealing engagement with a container opening, said housing including an outer member and an inner member, said outer member defining a passage along a longitudinal axis thereof, the passage having a plurality of ribs disposed in the passage and extending radially from a location proximal to an outer periphery of the outer member towards a central support structure, wherein the central support structure comprises a top portion and a base portion, and the central support structure extending substantially along said longitudinal axis to thereby define a spoked arrangement and a plurality of enclosed flow channels, wherein each enclosed flow channel is defined by the surface of two ribs of the plurality of ribs, the central support structure and an internal surface of the outer member which, when the container is in a sufficiently tilted state, cause liquid in the container to be substantially in contact with the surface of the ribs as it flows through one or more of the plurality of enclosed flow channels and as it exits through the dispensing opening, wherein at least one flow channel is a liquid-flow channel through which liquid flows out of the dispensing opening when unsealed, characterized in that the ribs are connected to the central support structure from said top portion to said base portion.
Disposable surgical drape (1, 11, 111) comprising a liquid-impermeable basic drape material having a lower side which when in use faces the patient, and an upper side, wherein the upper side has an absorbent layer, and wherein the surgical drape in a longitudinal direction LR extends between an upper end and a lower end, and wherein the upper side has a first absorbent region and at least one second absorbent region, and wherein the second absorbent region is traversed by a material portion having peripheral edges (18a, 18b, 18c, 18d, 18e, 18f) and by peripheral regions (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 20f) which are contiguous to the peripheral edges (18a, 18b, 18d, 18e, 18f), said material portion being absorbent and liquid-permeable and having an inner side, an outer side, wherein the remaining area of the upper side of the basic drape material that is not covered by the absorbent material portion forms the first absorbent region, wherein the absorbent material portion in the peripheral regions (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 20f) along the entire perimeter is unreleasably fixed to the upper side of the basic drape material, and the absorbent material portion outside the peripheral regions (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 20f) is not substantially connected to the basic drape material in such a manner that a pocket is formed between the absorbent material portion and the liquid-impermeable basic drape material, and wherein at least one of the peripheral regions (20a, 20b, 20c, 20d, 20e, 20f) of the absorbent material portion at least in portions has a liquid barrier (26', 26''), wherein the liquid barrier is formed by a joining means (22', 22'') which fixes the absorbent material portion unreleasably to the upper side of the basic drape material, characterized in that the basic drape material is formed from a single or multiple layer non-woven material or from a non-woven/film composite, and in that the absorbent material portion is formed by a single or multiple layer non-woven material, wherein the second absorbent region is formed by the planar extent of the absorbent material portion and by that planar extent of the underlying basic drape material that is traversed by the absorbent material portion.
A method for suppression of alarms in a process monitoring and control system comprising: receiving an alarm record and a suppression trigger message; comparing the suppression trigger message to a suppression description; enabling the suppression description in accordance with a result of the comparison of the suppression trigger message to the suppression description; if the suppression description is enabled, comparing the received alarm record to the suppression description describing a group of alarm records to be suppressed and setting a suppression flag of the received alarm record in accordance with a result of the comparison of the received alarm record to the suppression description. receiving an alarm record and a suppression trigger message; comparing the suppression trigger message to a suppression description; enabling the suppression description in accordance with a result of the comparison of the suppression trigger message to the suppression description; if the suppression description is enabled, comparing the received alarm record to the suppression description describing a group of alarm records to be suppressed and setting a suppression flag of the received alarm record in accordance with a result of the comparison of the received alarm record to the suppression description.
A catalyst for waste water treatment, having an average particle size of 2mm or greater, comprising, as a component A, iron oxide and a second oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of titanium, silicon, aluminum, zirconium and cerium, and as a component B, at least one element selected from the group consisting of silver, gold, platinum, palladium, rhodium, ruthenium and iridium; wherein the mixing ratio of the iron oxide to the second oxide in component A is 60-95: 40-5, by mass; wherein at least 70% by mass of the component B, determined by linear analysis with EPMA (electron probe microanalysis; using an EPM-810, Shimadzu Corp., with 1μm X-ray beam diameter, accelerating voltage of 20kV, sample current 0.1μA and sample scan speed of 200μm/min) and calculation on the basis of the area ratio, is present within 1000 μm from the outer surface of the oxide of the component A, wherein the average particle size of the component B, calculated by measuring the amount of chemisorption by the CO pulse method of a TPD analysis, is 0.5 nm to 20 nm, and wherein the solid acid content of the oxide of the component A, determined by a temperature programmed desorption method with ammonia adsorption, is 0.20 mmol/g or greater.
A container comprising first and second portions (102,104), each portion (102,104) comprising a tubular side wall having first end and a second end (112, 114), the first end being closed by an end wall, the second end (112, 114) being adapted to detachably engage the second end of the other portion, said first portion being arranged to store a consumable and the second portion comprising a vessel being arranged to store a fluid, wherein an aperture is formed in the tubular side wall of the first portion through which the consumable can be dispensed from the first portion characterised in that the tubular side wall of the second portion comprises at least a deformable region arranged to deform responsive to pressure to enable the fluid to be dispensed through an outlet in the second portion, an end wall of the second portion forming a detachable closure for said outlet, the second end of the tubular side wall of the first portion being open to permit said consumable to be inserted into the first portion when the first and second portions (102,104) are detached.
An elongate dosage form of generally cylindrical shape having two opposing ends, the dosage form being in a form for buoyancy in gastric fluid, wherein the dosage form is weight biased such that one end is heavier than the other end, and wherein the dosage form is coated with a coating material comprising a drug substance.
An acoustical tile member having a front surface intended to face a room, an opposing rear surface and four side surfaces (110, 11 0a) connecting the front surface and the rear surface, the acoustical tile member comprising a first layer and a second layer, the first layer being associated with the front surface and comprises woodwool, wherein each of at least two opposing side surfaces of the four side surfaces (110, 110a) is provided with a groove configuration for mounting of the acoustical tile member and extending along the associated side surface, wherein each groove configuration is formed by a first groove in the first layer and a second groove in the second layer.
A water utility meter arranged to register a volume of water delivered to a consumption site through a distribution network, the water utility meter comprising: - a flow sensor arranged to measure a flow rate and/or a volume of water delivered to the consumption site; - a valve for connecting and disconnecting the consumption site from the distribution network; - an actuator for opening and closing the valve; - a controller unit arranged to control the actuator; and - a communication interface, the water utility meter being arranged to reconnect the consumption site to the utility distribution network in response to a communication received on the communication interface, the controller unit further being configured to: - connect the consumption site to the distribution network by operating the actuator to open the valve; - analyse flow rate and/or volume measurements from the flow sensor to determine if a reference profile is violated; and - if the reference profile is violated disconnect the consumption site from the distribution network by closing the valve, characterized in that the reference profile comprises: - a maximum flow rate limit and a minimum flow rate limit and a condition defining that the reference profile is violated if the flow rate exceeds the maximum flow rate limit prior to the flow rate being below the minimum flow rate limit, or - a minimum flow rate limit and a maximum volume and where the reference profile is violated if the volume delivered after reconnecting the consumption site exceeds the maximum volume prior to the flow rate being below the minimum flow rate limit. - a flow sensor arranged to measure a flow rate and/or a volume of water delivered to the consumption site; - a valve for connecting and disconnecting the consumption site from the distribution network; - an actuator for opening and closing the valve; - a controller unit arranged to control the actuator; and - a communication interface, - connect the consumption site to the distribution network by operating the actuator to open the valve; - analyse flow rate and/or volume measurements from the flow sensor to determine if a reference profile is violated; and - if the reference profile is violated disconnect the consumption site from the distribution network by closing the valve, - a maximum flow rate limit and a minimum flow rate limit and a condition defining that the reference profile is violated if the flow rate exceeds the maximum flow rate limit prior to the flow rate being below the minimum flow rate limit, or - a minimum flow rate limit and a maximum volume and where the reference profile is violated if the volume delivered after reconnecting the consumption site exceeds the maximum volume prior to the flow rate being below the minimum flow rate limit.
Intake module for an internal combustion engine, in particular of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one air duct element, via which air is supplied to the internal combustion engine, and a cylinder head cover, which is connected to the air duct element and by means of which a cylinder head of the internal combustion engine can be at least partially covered, characterised in that a lubricant separation device and a cooling device for cooling the air are integrated into the intake module.
A method for detecting a presence or concentration of an analyte in or on an egg, said method comprising: (a) introducing into or onto said egg a photoluminescent indicator molecule J Z. having a detectable quality that changes when said indicator molecule is exposed to said analyte; and (b) measuring any change in said detectable quality to thereby determine said presence or concentration of said analyte or on said egg, wherein said detectable quality that changes comprises a change in luminescent lifetime. (a) introducing into or onto said egg a photoluminescent indicator molecule J Z. having a detectable quality that changes when said indicator molecule is exposed to said analyte; and (b) measuring any change in said detectable quality to thereby determine said presence or concentration of said analyte or on said egg, wherein said detectable quality that changes comprises a change in luminescent lifetime.