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An environmentally friendly device for trapping animals comprising a collection container comprising an upper opening, an intermediate supporting frame, forming a drop duct and such that it at least partly closes the opening of said collection container, a closing guard, which can be superposed on the intermediate supporting frame, comprising an inlet and a compartment forming a trapping corridor, a trapping mechanism supported by the frame and positioned over the drop duct, comprising a rotary surface having a main direction of extension extending along a longitudinal axis coinciding with the direction of entry into the trapping corridor, being designed to close the top of the drop duct and to form the treadable surface of the trapping corridor, in which the trapping mechanism comprises two plates (14a and 14b) connected to each other by the rotary surface, which is positioned orthogonally to each of them, said rotary surface and the two plates (14a and 14b) being such as to complete a 180° rotation about an axis of symmetry which is transversal to said longitudinal axis coinciding with the direction of entry into the trapping corridor; wherein the two plates (14a, 14b) are elliptical and parallel, and wherein said rotary surface passes through the larger diameter of the plates (14a, 14b); said plates (14a, 14b) having an identical larger diameter and different smaller diameter; characterised in that said rotary surface has a main direction of extension extending along a longitudinal axis coinciding with the direction of entry into the trapping corridor; and in that it comprises a pair of trap doors which are positioned below the supporting frame, and which isolate said lower collection container from the drop duct; wherein said the trap doors are hinged along a respective side which is parallel with the direction of entry into the trapping corridor; said trap doors being horizontal in the home position, and being able to open only downwards in the operating position; in which said trap doors can be opened in such a way that they are offset from each other after interference with the plates (14a, 14b) during their rotation.
A passive detection apparatus comprising: a digital receiver system; a plurality of antenna elements arranged in an array, each antenna being receptive to radiation in the millimetre or sub-millimetre wavebands and connected to the digital receiver system, and further comprising a digital beamformer, a processor and an indication means, the receiver system being adapted to receive and digitise radiometric emissions from a target, and the beamformer being adapted to receive digital information from the receiver system and to pass information to the processor, wherein the beamformer is further adapted to process the received information to focus upon a near field region of the antenna array, the processor being interconnected to the beamformer and adapted to periodically generate static image information in at least a primary axis of the apparatus in real time or near-real time, and wherein the indication means is adapted to provide an indication based upon the generated static image information and further wherein the beamformer is adapted to process the received information to focus at a plurality of ranges through phase shifts and to pass information relating to the plurality of ranges to the processor. a digital receiver system; a plurality of antenna elements arranged in an array, each antenna being receptive to radiation in the millimetre or sub-millimetre wavebands and connected to the digital receiver system, and further comprising a digital beamformer, a processor and an indication means, the receiver system being adapted to receive and digitise radiometric emissions from a target, and the beamformer being adapted to receive digital information from the receiver system and to pass information to the processor, wherein the beamformer is further adapted to process the received information to focus upon a near field region of the antenna array, the processor being interconnected to the beamformer and adapted to periodically generate static image information in at least a primary axis of the apparatus in real time or near-real time, and wherein the indication means is adapted to provide an indication based upon the generated static image information and further wherein the beamformer is adapted to process the received information to focus at a plurality of ranges through phase shifts and to pass information relating to the plurality of ranges to the processor.
A fluid detection system, comprising: a sensor module comprising: a sensor base (503, 1003, 1103, 1203) or a sensor housing (403, 1104); a sensor cover (501, 1002, 1102, 1202) coupled to the sensor base; and a sensor element (407, 515, 1015, 1115, 1215); wherein: the sensor element comprises at least one continuous conductor configured to detect a capacitance within a liquid flow path (405, 1035) from a position outside the liquid flow path and to communicatively couple to a controller of an electronics module comprising a pin, the at least one continuous conductor configured to extend around substantially all of the liquid flow path; and the sensor base or the sensor housing (403, 1104) comprises: a first cavity (522, 1055, 1155, 1255) configured to house at least a portion of the sensor element; a second cavity (524, 1056, 1156, 1256) configured to couple with an electronics module; and at least one divider (1057, 1171, 1172, 1257) to separate the first cavity from the second cavity, the divider comprising an opening (1062, 1162, 1262) to facilitate coupling of the sensor element with the pin of the electronics module. a sensor base (503, 1003, 1103, 1203) or a sensor housing (403, 1104); a sensor cover (501, 1002, 1102, 1202) coupled to the sensor base; and a sensor element (407, 515, 1015, 1115, 1215); the sensor element comprises at least one continuous conductor configured to detect a capacitance within a liquid flow path (405, 1035) from a position outside the liquid flow path and to communicatively couple to a controller of an electronics module comprising a pin, the at least one continuous conductor configured to extend around substantially all of the liquid flow path; and the sensor base or the sensor housing (403, 1104) comprises: a first cavity (522, 1055, 1155, 1255) configured to house at least a portion of the sensor element; a second cavity (524, 1056, 1156, 1256) configured to couple with an electronics module; and at least one divider (1057, 1171, 1172, 1257) to separate the first cavity from the second cavity, the divider comprising an opening (1062, 1162, 1262) to facilitate coupling of the sensor element with the pin of the electronics module. a first cavity (522, 1055, 1155, 1255) configured to house at least a portion of the sensor element; a second cavity (524, 1056, 1156, 1256) configured to couple with an electronics module; and at least one divider (1057, 1171, 1172, 1257) to separate the first cavity from the second cavity, the divider comprising an opening (1062, 1162, 1262) to facilitate coupling of the sensor element with the pin of the electronics module.
A method for generating a pool comprising a plurality of modified members, the method comprising: a) providing a pool comprising a plurality of kernel members, with each kernel member comprising a plurality of partially double-stranded candidate nucleic acid agents immobilized to a solid support, and each of said partially double-stranded candidate nucleic acid agents comprises a forward strand and a reverse strand longer than said forward strand, wherein said forward and reverse strand associate with each other at least partially via base-paring; b) extending said forward strand of the partially double-stranded candidate nucleic acid agents by nucleotide polymerization using the corresponding reverse strand as a template, and at least one modified nucleotide is incorporated into said forward strand during extension to form modified candidate nucleic acid agents, thereby obtaining a pool of a plurality of modified members, with each modified member comprising a plurality of said modified candidate nucleic acid agents immobilized to said solid support; wherein for each modified candidate nucleic acid agent comprised by any modified member, a corresponding identification nucleic acid agent is comprised by the same modified member, wherein said identification nucleic acid agent enables amplification of its corresponding modified candidate nucleic acid agent, and a nucleic acid sequence of the candidate nucleic acid agents comprised by any kernel member is different from that of the candidate nucleic acid agents comprised by at least one other kernel member in the pool. a) providing a pool comprising a plurality of kernel members, with each kernel member comprising a plurality of partially double-stranded candidate nucleic acid agents immobilized to a solid support, and each of said partially double-stranded candidate nucleic acid agents comprises a forward strand and a reverse strand longer than said forward strand, wherein said forward and reverse strand associate with each other at least partially via base-paring; b) extending said forward strand of the partially double-stranded candidate nucleic acid agents by nucleotide polymerization using the corresponding reverse strand as a template, and at least one modified nucleotide is incorporated into said forward strand during extension to form modified candidate nucleic acid agents, thereby obtaining a pool of a plurality of modified members, with each modified member comprising a plurality of said modified candidate nucleic acid agents immobilized to said solid support;
Hybrid drive (1, 35) for a rail vehicle, comprising an internal combustion engine, a variable speed transmission, a first drive axle with a first axle drive and a second drive axle with a second axle drive, wherein the first drive axle and the second drive axle can be driven by the internal combustion engine, wherein a driven shaft of the variable speed transmission is connected to an input shaft of the first axle drive, wherein an output shaft of the first axle drive is connected to a first input shaft of the second axle drive, wherein a motor shaft of an electric motor is connected to a second input shaft of the second axle drive by means of an offset-compensating element, characterized in that the internal combustion engine and the electric motor are suspended on a wagon body of the rail vehicle, in that the first and the second axle drive (5, 7) each comprise a spur gear stage (19, 21) and a bevel gear stage (20, 22), in that the output shaft of the first axle drive is in the form of a bevel pinion shaft on which a bevel pinion of the bevel gear stage of the first axle drive is arranged for conjoint rotation, and in that the first input shaft of the second axle drive is in the form of a bevel pinion shaft on which a bevel pinion of the bevel gear stage of the second axle drive is arranged for conjoint rotation. wherein a driven shaft of the variable speed transmission is connected to an input shaft of the first axle drive, wherein an output shaft of the first axle drive is connected to a first input shaft of the second axle drive, wherein a motor shaft of an electric motor is connected to a second input shaft of the second axle drive by means of an offset-compensating element, characterized in that the internal combustion engine and the electric motor are suspended on a wagon body of the rail vehicle, in that the first and the second axle drive (5, 7) each comprise a spur gear stage (19, 21) and a bevel gear stage (20, 22), in that the output shaft of the first axle drive is in the form of a bevel pinion shaft on which a bevel pinion of the bevel gear stage of the first axle drive is arranged for conjoint rotation, and in that the first input shaft of the second axle drive is in the form of a bevel pinion shaft on which a bevel pinion of the bevel gear stage of the second axle drive is arranged for conjoint rotation.
Method for determining the transition to the state without the presence of liquid water, called dew point, in an exhaust line of an internal combustion engine, in which one: - Determines heat energy (Ecal) being in the exhaust line, characterized in that one: - Determines the number of previous successive engine stops without passing the dew point (Narr_ssPdR), - Determines the calorific energy threshold (Ec) required corrected in functi on of the number of engine stop successive previous to be assured of having no liquid water in the exhaust line, - Compares the heat energy (Ecal) in the current corrected heat energy threshold (Ec) and considering that the dew point is passed so the heat energy (Ecal) current is greater than the corrected heat energy threshold (Ec). - Determines heat energy (Ecal) being in the exhaust line, characterized in that one: - Determines the number of previous successive engine stops without passing the dew point (Narr_ssPdR), - Determines the calorific energy threshold (Ec) required corrected in functi on of the number of engine stop successive previous to be assured of having no liquid water in the exhaust line, - Compares the heat energy (Ecal) in the current corrected heat energy threshold (Ec) and considering that the dew point is passed so the heat energy (Ecal) current is greater than the corrected heat energy threshold (Ec). - Determines the number of previous successive engine stops without passing the dew point (Narr_ssPdR), - Determines the calorific energy threshold (Ec) required corrected in functi on of the number of engine stop successive previous to be assured of having no liquid water in the exhaust line, - Compares the heat energy (Ecal) in the current corrected heat energy threshold (Ec) and considering that the dew point is passed so the heat energy (Ecal) current is greater than the corrected heat energy threshold (Ec).
A method for manufacturing a screwing tool for threaded bolts and/or nuts, which screwing tool comprises an inner opening having a polygonal profile with twelve tips, in which - a first recess is formed in a block material with six tips and a centric point of gravity, - a second recess is formed in the block material, which second recess is formed with a shape that is identical with the one of the first recess and with an identical point of gravity, - wherein the second recess is formed in the block material in a manner turned by 30° with respect to the first recess, such that twelve tips are formed in the inner opening, which tips are distributed at regular intervals with respect to each other over the circumference of the inner opening, - wherein the tips are formed in a convex manner with respect to the inner opening and the areas between adjacent tips are formed in a concave manner with respect to the inner opening, characterized in that - afterwards, transition areas between each tip and the areas adjacent to the tips and formed in a concave manner with respect to the inner opening are rounded. - a first recess is formed in a block material with six tips and a centric point of gravity, - a second recess is formed in the block material, which second recess is formed with a shape that is identical with the one of the first recess and with an identical point of gravity, - wherein the second recess is formed in the block material in a manner turned by 30° with respect to the first recess, such that twelve tips are formed in the inner opening, which tips are distributed at regular intervals with respect to each other over the circumference of the inner opening, - wherein the tips are formed in a convex manner with respect to the inner opening and the areas between adjacent tips are formed in a concave manner with respect to the inner opening, characterized in that - afterwards, transition areas between each tip and the areas adjacent to the tips and formed in a concave manner with respect to the inner opening are rounded.
A method of making polyetherimide comprising: reacting a diamine having four bonds between the amine groups, 4-halophthalic anhydride and 3-halophthalic anhydride at an imidization reaction temperature and pressure in the presence of a solvent and a polymer additive to produce a mixture comprising 3,3'-bis(halophthalimide), 3,4'-bis(halophthalimide), 4,4'-bis(halophthalimide), solvent, and the polymer additive wherein the molar ratio of 3-halophthalic anhydride to 4-halophthalic anhydride is 95:05 to 60:40; reacting the mixture with alkali metal salt of a dihydroxy aromatic compound to produce a polyetherimide having a cyclics content less than or equal to 6 weight percent based on the total weight of the polyetherimide, a glass transition temperature greater than or equal to 220°C as measured using differential calorimetry per ASTM test D3418, and a weight average molecular weight greater than or equal to 25,000 Daltons; wherein the polymer additive comprises a polyetherimide, a polyamideimide, a polyethersulfone, a polyaryl ether ketone, a liquid crystal polymer, a polyimide or a combination thereof.
A method of extracting material from a fluid, the fluid being held within a fluid chamber (10,50), the method comprising: drawing, with a magnetic field generating system, at least one magnetically susceptible member through the fluid around a closed path between at least three points in the chamber, said at least one member being adapted to bind to material in fluid in the chamber, wherein the at least three points are arranged relative to each other in a shape having at least two dimensions, the magnetic field generating system being configured to move the at least one magnetically susceptible member directly between the at least three points, material in the fluid binding to the at least one magnetically susceptible member when it comes into contact with the at least one member as it moves through the fluid, and wherein the magnetic field generating system comprises at least one electromagnet (32,34), and the magnetic field generating system is configured to draw the at least one magnetically susceptible member to two of the at least three points using a magnetic field and to allow the at least one magnetically susceptible member to travel to the third point of the at least three points without using a magnetic field, the method further comprising heating the fluid in the chamber with heat produced by the at least one electromagnet. drawing, with a magnetic field generating system, at least one magnetically susceptible member through the fluid around a closed path between at least three points in the chamber, said at least one member being adapted to bind to material in fluid in the chamber, wherein the at least three points are arranged relative to each other in a shape having at least two dimensions, the magnetic field generating system being configured to move the at least one magnetically susceptible member directly between the at least three points, material in the fluid binding to the at least one magnetically susceptible member when it comes into contact with the at least one member as it moves through the fluid, and wherein the magnetic field generating system comprises at least one electromagnet (32,34), and the magnetic field generating system is configured to draw the at least one magnetically susceptible member to two of the at least three points using a magnetic field and to allow the at least one magnetically susceptible member to travel to the third point of the at least three points without using a magnetic field, the method further comprising heating the fluid in the chamber with heat produced by the at least one electromagnet.
A method implemented in a first peer entity (104, 106) communicating with a second peer entity (104, 106) using peer-to-peer PDU packets of a predetermined protocol, wherein the predetermined protocol is a Radio Link Control protocol and wherein each PTP PDU packet includes: - a peer-to-peer message (PTP_MSG) field; and - a peer-to-peer message acknowledge (PTP_MSG_ACK) field and a peer-to-peer message negative message acknowledge (PTP_MSG_NACK) field, the method comprising: receiving a first PTP PDU packet from the second peer entity; identifying an instruction field included within the first packet, the instruction field indicating a predetermined function to be performed by the first peer entity, wherein the instruction field is the peer-to-peer message field; determining (1104, 1106) whether the predetermined function can be performed by the first entity; and transmitting a second PTP PDU packet to the second peer entity indicating, by the peer-to-peer message acknowledge field and the peer-to-peer message negative message acknowledge field, whether the first entity performs the predetermined function. - a peer-to-peer message (PTP_MSG) field; and - a peer-to-peer message acknowledge (PTP_MSG_ACK) field and a peer-to-peer message negative message acknowledge (PTP_MSG_NACK) field, receiving a first PTP PDU packet from the second peer entity; identifying an instruction field included within the first packet, the instruction field indicating a predetermined function to be performed by the first peer entity, wherein the instruction field is the peer-to-peer message field; determining (1104, 1106) whether the predetermined function can be performed by the first entity; and transmitting a second PTP PDU packet to the second peer entity indicating, by the peer-to-peer message acknowledge field and the peer-to-peer message negative message acknowledge field, whether the first entity performs the predetermined function.
Apparatus for combining three or more audio signals (210, 220, 230, 240, 250), the apparatus comprising: a segmentation block for segmenting each audio signal, which is configured to dissect each audio signal into a plurality of audio signal segments (211, 212, 213, 214, 215), each audio signal segment overlapping with adjacent audio signal segments a predetermined percentage of the audio signal segment length, wherein all dissected audio signals have corresponding audio signal segment borders, and to apply an analysis window function to each of the audio signal segments to produce temporally weighted audio signal segments, a weight determination block, which is configured to determine a weight value for each of the temporally weighted audio signal segments, a combination block for combining the temporally weighted audio signal segments of each audio signal, which is configured to calculate a weighted average of all temporally weighted audio signal segments of each audio signal, using the determined weight value of each temporally weighted audio signal segment, and a synthesis block for generating an output audio signal, which is configured to apply a synthesis window function to the combined temporally weighted audio signal segments of each audio signal, and to perform an overlap-add method on the corresponding results of the synthesis window function. a segmentation block for segmenting each audio signal, which is configured to dissect each audio signal into a plurality of audio signal segments (211, 212, 213, 214, 215), each audio signal segment overlapping with adjacent audio signal segments a predetermined percentage of the audio signal segment length, wherein all dissected audio signals have corresponding audio signal segment borders, and to apply an analysis window function to each of the audio signal segments to produce temporally weighted audio signal segments, a weight determination block, which is configured to determine a weight value for each of the temporally weighted audio signal segments, a combination block for combining the temporally weighted audio signal segments of each audio signal, which is configured to calculate a weighted average of all temporally weighted audio signal segments of each audio signal, using the determined weight value of each temporally weighted audio signal segment, and a synthesis block for generating an output audio signal, which is configured to apply a synthesis window function to the combined temporally weighted audio signal segments of each audio signal, and to perform an overlap-add method on the corresponding results of the synthesis window function.