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A key for use with a key-operable lock, said key comprising: a handle; and a shaft configured to fit in a keyway and having a row of recesses (52a, 52b) along its length on a first major surface and a row of recesses (52a, 52b) on an opposite major surface such that said recesses on said first major surface interconnect with said recesses on said opposite major surface and said recesses on the first and the opposite major surfaces are aligned in pairs so as to be capable of accommodating locking pins and holding them in an unlocked position; and wherein a first transverse cut-out is provided in a first minor surface of the shaft and a second transverse cut-out is provided in an opposite minor surface of the shaft, the first and second transverse cut-outs being oppositely aligned and provided at a position which is axially spaced with respect to the pairs of recesses (52a, 52b) so that, in use, the transverse cut-outs will align with a static blocking element provided in the lock so as to allow the shaft to by-pass the blocking element on rotation of the key in the lock, and wherein the transverse cut-outs are positioned between two adjacent pairs of recesses. a handle; and a shaft configured to fit in a keyway and having a row of recesses (52a, 52b) along its length on a first major surface and a row of recesses (52a, 52b) on an opposite major surface such that said recesses on said first major surface interconnect with said recesses on said opposite major surface and said recesses on the first and the opposite major surfaces are aligned in pairs so as to be capable of accommodating locking pins and holding them in an unlocked position; and wherein a first transverse cut-out is provided in a first minor surface of the shaft and a second transverse cut-out is provided in an opposite minor surface of the shaft, the first and second transverse cut-outs being oppositely aligned and provided at a position which is axially spaced with respect to the pairs of recesses (52a, 52b) so that, in use, the transverse cut-outs will align with a static blocking element provided in the lock so as to allow the shaft to by-pass the blocking element on rotation of the key in the lock, and wherein the transverse cut-outs are positioned between two adjacent pairs of recesses.
Sleep monitoring device for measuring a biophysical variable of a living-being, the device comprising sensors being at least two pressure sensors that are spatially arranged in a predefined planar geometry, the sensors being arranged for - contacting a supporting layer for supporting the living-being while resting and - generating respective sensor signals in response to pressure caused by the living-being via the supporting layer to the sensors, the sleep monitoring device comprising a processing unit arranged for performing: (a) a localization function configured for - determining a position of the living-being on the supporting layer relative to the sensors based on differences between the respective sensor signals by performing a multilateration procedure based on phase differences between the respective sensor signals or by performing a trilateration procedure based on magnitude differences between the respective sensor signals, and (b) a determining measurement function configured for - determining a magnitude attenuation factor based on the determined position of the living-being and a position (P1-P3) of one of the sensors, and - determining the biophysical variable based on a sensor signal generated by the one of the sensors and the magnitude attenuation factor. - contacting a supporting layer for supporting the living-being while resting and - generating respective sensor signals in response to pressure caused by the living-being via the supporting layer to the sensors, (a) a localization function configured for - determining a position of the living-being on the supporting layer relative to the sensors based on differences between the respective sensor signals by performing a multilateration procedure based on phase differences between the respective sensor signals or by performing a trilateration procedure based on magnitude differences between the respective sensor signals, and - determining a position of the living-being on the supporting layer relative to the sensors based on differences between the respective sensor signals by performing a multilateration procedure based on phase differences between the respective sensor signals or by performing a trilateration procedure based on magnitude differences between the respective sensor signals, and (b) a determining measurement function configured for - determining a magnitude attenuation factor based on the determined position of the living-being and a position (P1-P3) of one of the sensors, and - determining the biophysical variable based on a sensor signal generated by the one of the sensors and the magnitude attenuation factor. - determining a magnitude attenuation factor based on the determined position of the living-being and a position (P1-P3) of one of the sensors, and - determining the biophysical variable based on a sensor signal generated by the one of the sensors and the magnitude attenuation factor.
Shaftless air heater, comprising a burner system with an annular gas collector, an annular air collector, and a pre-chamber the cavity of which represents a chamber for mixing, inflaming and initial combustion of gas and air flows; a chamber for combustion of the air-gas mixture coming from the pre-chamber having a dome-like shape in its upper part and located under the pre-chamber; a checkerwork chamber for passing of generated combustion products; the pre-chamber, combustion chamber and checkerwork chamber intercommunicate and are located coaxially, the pre-chamber and combustion chamber are equipped with their own lined shells (2, 7), wherein the diameter of the pre-chamber shell base is bigger than the diameter of the dome-like combustion chamber shell throat, and the gas collector represents an annular channel implemented in the pre-chamber refractory lining forming inside and outside annular walls (3, 4); wherein the pre-chamber intercommunicates with the annular air collector, outlet gas and air openings (13, 14) into the pre-chamber are made in the inside annular wall, and the above mentioned outlet openings (13, 14) intercommunicate through the gas and air collectors (12, 10) with respective gas and air branch pipes from outside, wherein the annular air collector is located in the lower part of the pre-chamber under the gas collector, wherein the outlet air openings are located in the inside annular wall under the outlet gas openings into the pre-chamber, characterized in that the shaftless air heater comprises a metal annular beam and a base plate installed at the base of the pre-chamber and connected to each other and to the pre-chamber and combustion chamber shells, wherein the air collector represents an annular chamber formed by a cavity between the metal annular beam and base plate, wherein the metal annular beam forms a pre-chamber support and the base plate is provided with openings for air outlet from the air collector which intercommunicate through the air supply channels with the outlet air openings into the pre-chamber, the air supply channels are located in the lower part of the pre-chamber refractory lining. wherein the annular air collector is located in the lower part of the pre-chamber under the gas collector, wherein the outlet air openings are located in the inside annular wall under the outlet gas openings into the pre-chamber, characterized in that the shaftless air heater comprises a metal annular beam and a base plate installed at the base of the pre-chamber and connected to each other and to the pre-chamber and combustion chamber shells, wherein the air collector represents an annular chamber formed by a cavity between the metal annular beam and base plate, wherein the metal annular beam forms a pre-chamber support and the base plate is provided with openings for air outlet from the air collector which intercommunicate through the air supply channels with the outlet air openings into the pre-chamber, the air supply channels are located in the lower part of the pre-chamber refractory lining.
A failure tolerant capacitor device, comprising: a plurality of capacitor elements connected in parallel; and for each capacitor element, a detection element and a connection element; wherein the detection element is adapted for detecting a capacitor voltage across the ca-pacitor element falling below a predefined voltage threshold and/or for detecting a capacitor current through the capacitor element raising above a predefined current threshold and for turning off the connection element, when the capacitor voltage is below the predefined volt-age threshold and/or the capacitor current is above the predefined current threshold; wherein the connection element is adapted for disconnecting the capacitor element from other ones of the plurality of parallel connected capacitor elements, when turned off; wherein the detection element comprises a bipolar detection transistor and the connec-tion element comprises a bipolar connection transistor; wherein the connection transistor is connected in series with the capacitor element, such that a collector of the connection transistor is connected with the capacitor element; wherein a base of the detection transistor is connected to the collector of the connection transistor; wherein a base of the connection transistor is connected to a collector of the detection tran-sistor. a plurality of capacitor elements connected in parallel; and for each capacitor element, a detection element and a connection element; wherein the detection element is adapted for detecting a capacitor voltage across the ca-pacitor element falling below a predefined voltage threshold and/or for detecting a capacitor current through the capacitor element raising above a predefined current threshold and for turning off the connection element, when the capacitor voltage is below the predefined volt-age threshold and/or the capacitor current is above the predefined current threshold; wherein the connection element is adapted for disconnecting the capacitor element from other ones of the plurality of parallel connected capacitor elements, when turned off; wherein the detection element comprises a bipolar detection transistor and the connec-tion element comprises a bipolar connection transistor; wherein the connection transistor is connected in series with the capacitor element, such that a collector of the connection transistor is connected with the capacitor element; wherein a base of the detection transistor is connected to the collector of the connection transistor; wherein a base of the connection transistor is connected to a collector of the detection tran-sistor.
A carbon monoxide leak alerting device comprising: a CO measuring unit comprising a CO measurement sensor configured to be installed at a location corresponding to a boiler flue, the CO measuring unit being configured to measure and output a CO amount leaking from a boiler through the CO measurement sensor; an alert alarm unit configured to issue an alarm; characterised by: a collision detecting unit configured to be attached to the boiler flue and configured to detect a collision and an impact applied to the boiler flue and output a value of impact strength accordingly; and an alert controller configured to determine whether a CO leak is caused by separation of the boiler flue based on an impact on the boiler flue of the boiler through the collision detecting unit and a CO amount input to the CO measuring unit, and issue an alarm by controlling the alert alarm unit based on whether the CO leak is caused by a separation of the boiler flue. a CO measuring unit comprising a CO measurement sensor configured to be installed at a location corresponding to a boiler flue, the CO measuring unit being configured to measure and output a CO amount leaking from a boiler through the CO measurement sensor; an alert alarm unit configured to issue an alarm; characterised by: a collision detecting unit configured to be attached to the boiler flue and configured to detect a collision and an impact applied to the boiler flue and output a value of impact strength accordingly; and an alert controller configured to determine whether a CO leak is caused by separation of the boiler flue based on an impact on the boiler flue of the boiler through the collision detecting unit and a CO amount input to the CO measuring unit, and issue an alarm by controlling the alert alarm unit based on whether the CO leak is caused by a separation of the boiler flue. a collision detecting unit configured to be attached to the boiler flue and configured to detect a collision and an impact applied to the boiler flue and output a value of impact strength accordingly; and an alert controller configured to determine whether a CO leak is caused by separation of the boiler flue based on an impact on the boiler flue of the boiler through the collision detecting unit and a CO amount input to the CO measuring unit, and issue an alarm by controlling the alert alarm unit based on whether the CO leak is caused by a separation of the boiler flue.
An articulated robot, comprising: an arm supporting part; a rotary arm rotatably supported by the arm supporting part; a drive motor configured to rotate the rotary arm; a gas spring configured to reduce a load of the drive motor by supporting a load acting on the rotary arm; and a controller configured to estimate a reduced state of gas in the gas spring; characterized in that the controller is configured to determine whether the rotary arm is rotating and configured to estimate the reduced state of gas in the gas spring based on a comparison between an actual current value of the drive motor and a theoretical current value of the drive motor, the actual current value being a current value acquired in response to determining that the rotary arm is rotating rather than in response to determining that the rotary arm is at rest. an arm supporting part; a rotary arm rotatably supported by the arm supporting part; a drive motor configured to rotate the rotary arm; a gas spring configured to reduce a load of the drive motor by supporting a load acting on the rotary arm; and a controller configured to estimate a reduced state of gas in the gas spring; characterized in that the controller is configured to determine whether the rotary arm is rotating and configured to estimate the reduced state of gas in the gas spring based on a comparison between an actual current value of the drive motor and a theoretical current value of the drive motor, the actual current value being a current value acquired in response to determining that the rotary arm is rotating rather than in response to determining that the rotary arm is at rest.
An optical add/drop multiplexer, OADM, node, comprising: a first interface to a first fiber pair (205, 210) connecting a first trunk station and a second trunk station; a second interface to a second fiber pair (215, 220) connecting the first trunk station and the second trunk station with a branch station; a plurality of filters (225, 230, 235, 240, 245, 250, 255) coupled to the first and second interfaces and configured to provide connectivity between the first trunk station, the second trunk station and the branch station; and characterised by a plurality of bypass switches (IW 275, IS 280, IE 285), wherein each of the bypass switches is configured to bypass one or more of the filters when a fault has been detected on the first fiber pair (205, 210) or on the second fiber pair (215, 220). a first interface to a first fiber pair (205, 210) connecting a first trunk station and a second trunk station; a second interface to a second fiber pair (215, 220) connecting the first trunk station and the second trunk station with a branch station; a plurality of filters (225, 230, 235, 240, 245, 250, 255) coupled to the first and second interfaces and configured to provide connectivity between the first trunk station, the second trunk station and the branch station; and characterised by a plurality of bypass switches (IW 275, IS 280, IE 285), wherein each of the bypass switches is configured to bypass one or more of the filters when a fault has been detected on the first fiber pair (205, 210) or on the second fiber pair (215, 220).
An optical coherence tomography system for imaging a sample comprising: a radiation source for providing a beam of radiation; a beam divider for dividing the beam of radiation into a sample arm and a reference arm, optics in the sample arm to focus the beam of radiation onto the sample to be imaged; a detector to measure interference of the beams returning from the sample and reference arms; and a processor to convert the measured interference into depth information of the sample; characterised in that: the beam divider is substantially at a Fourier plane, or conjugate to the Fourier plane, of the sample; and a sample beam returning from the sample arm passes through the same Fourier, or conjugate, plane and bypasses the beam divider.
A reactor comprising ▪ a reaction vessel defining an inner volume of 1000 m 3 or more, ▪ a compensation element, ▪ a gas inlet and a gas outlet (2a, 2b), ▪ an insulation, characterized in that ▪ said inner volume is filled with a fixed bed, wherein; ▪ said fixed bed contains or consists of particles of formula, FeO x, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.5; and ▪ said fixed bed is essentially free of cavities; ▪ said compensation elements are adapted to adjust said inner volume. ▪ a reaction vessel defining an inner volume of 1000 m 3 or more, ▪ a compensation element, ▪ a gas inlet and a gas outlet (2a, 2b), ▪ an insulation, ▪ said inner volume is filled with a fixed bed, wherein; ▪ said fixed bed contains or consists of particles of formula, FeO x, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.5; and ▪ said fixed bed is essentially free of cavities; ▪ said fixed bed contains or consists of particles of formula, FeO x, where 0 ≤ x ≤ 1.5; and ▪ said fixed bed is essentially free of cavities; ▪ said compensation elements are adapted to adjust said inner volume.
Data acquisition system, comprising: a control and monitoring apparatus including a plurality of electronic application components and a multiplexer coupled to the plurality of electronic application components; a domain network interface coupled to the multiplexer; a data collection component including a data flow controller and a data collection memory component coupled to the data flow controller; a plurality of external interfaces (28, 29); and an interface component implemented in the data collection component and coupled between the data flow controller and the plurality of external interfaces (28, 29), the interface component being configured to allow bidirectional protocol-based communication between the data flow controller and systems connected to the plurality of external interfaces (28, 29), wherein the data flow controller is configured to manage data flows and internal functions of the data collection component, at least some of the internal functions being configurable, characterized in that the data flow controller is further configured to receive incoming data flows from the electronic application components via an internal system interface and to sample, pre-process and compress the data flows based on a predefined configuration, the internal system interface only allowing for unidirectional transmission of data flows from the plurality of electronic application components to the data flow controller. a control and monitoring apparatus including a plurality of electronic application components and a multiplexer coupled to the plurality of electronic application components; a domain network interface coupled to the multiplexer; a data collection component including a data flow controller and a data collection memory component coupled to the data flow controller; a plurality of external interfaces (28, 29); and an interface component implemented in the data collection component and coupled between the data flow controller and the plurality of external interfaces (28, 29), the interface component being configured to allow bidirectional protocol-based communication between the data flow controller and systems connected to the plurality of external interfaces (28, 29), wherein the data flow controller is configured to manage data flows and internal functions of the data collection component, at least some of the internal functions being configurable, characterized in that the data flow controller is further configured to receive incoming data flows from the electronic application components via an internal system interface and to sample, pre-process and compress the data flows based on a predefined configuration, the internal system interface only allowing for unidirectional transmission of data flows from the plurality of electronic application components to the data flow controller.
A method of making activated aluminum sesquichlorohydrate (AASCH) powders consisting of: (a) diluting a concentrated aluminum sesquichlorohydrate (ASCH) solution to 1% to 25% by weight, wherein the ASCH solution has an Al:Cl atomic ratio of from 1.5 to 1.9, (b) heating the diluted solution to a temperature of from 60°C to 110°C for 30 minutes to 5 hours to activate the solution, (c) drying the activated solution to form the activated aluminum sesquichlorohydrate (AASCH) powders, (d) optionally adding a buffering agent prior to the drying to form the powder, and (e) optionally sieving or milling the AASCH powders, wherein the activated AASCH powders have an Al:Cl atomic ratio of from 1.60 to 1.90, a Band III polymer concentration of at least 20%, a Band IV polymer concentration of at least 15%, and wherein no acid or acidic aluminum chloride is introduced after the heating of the diluted solution to activate the solution. (a) diluting a concentrated aluminum sesquichlorohydrate (ASCH) solution to 1% to 25% by weight, wherein the ASCH solution has an Al:Cl atomic ratio of from 1.5 to 1.9, (b) heating the diluted solution to a temperature of from 60°C to 110°C for 30 minutes to 5 hours to activate the solution, (c) drying the activated solution to form the activated aluminum sesquichlorohydrate (AASCH) powders, (d) optionally adding a buffering agent prior to the drying to form the powder, and (e) optionally sieving or milling the AASCH powders,
A method for detecting waxing of diesel fuel inside a fuel tank within a motor vehicle, characterised in that the method comprises the following steps: - using measured values from temperature sensors (8a, 8b) to generate a first temperature value (V T1) which represents the temperature of the fuel in a first region of the fuel tank, and a second temperature value (V T2) which represents the temperature of the fuel in a second region of the tank, - determining a differential value (V diff) which represents the prevailing difference between the first temperature value (V T1) and the second temperature value (V T2), and - comparing the differential value (V diff) with a limit value (V G) for detection of waxing of the fuel in the tank. - using measured values from temperature sensors (8a, 8b) to generate a first temperature value (V T1) which represents the temperature of the fuel in a first region of the fuel tank, and a second temperature value (V T2) which represents the temperature of the fuel in a second region of the tank, - determining a differential value (V diff) which represents the prevailing difference between the first temperature value (V T1) and the second temperature value (V T2), and - comparing the differential value (V diff) with a limit value (V G) for detection of waxing of the fuel in the tank.