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A dry powder inhaler comprising: a first chamber for holding a dry powder and gas; a second chamber directly connected to the first chamber by a passageway, for receiving an aerosolized form of the dry powder from the first chamber and communicating the aerosolized dry powder from the second chamber to a user; and a vibrator, characterised in that: the passageway has an aspect ratio of length to cross-section of at least 0.5; the vibrator is for aerosolizing and driving the dry powder back and forth in the passageway from the first chamber to the second chamber such that vortices of gas are formed at ends of the passageway and a net flow of gas is created away from the first chamber to the second chamber; and in that the first chamber communicates only with the second chamber, such the aerosolized dry powder is introduced into the second chamber by a synthetic jet created by said net flow of gas. a first chamber for holding a dry powder and gas; a second chamber directly connected to the first chamber by a passageway, for receiving an aerosolized form of the dry powder from the first chamber and communicating the aerosolized dry powder from the second chamber to a user; and a vibrator, the passageway has an aspect ratio of length to cross-section of at least 0.5; the vibrator is for aerosolizing and driving the dry powder back and forth in the passageway from the first chamber to the second chamber such that vortices of gas are formed at ends of the passageway and a net flow of gas is created away from the first chamber to the second chamber; and in that the first chamber communicates only with the second chamber, such the aerosolized dry powder is introduced into the second chamber by a synthetic jet created by said net flow of gas.
A method of estimating channel state information, CSI, for a communication channel comprising: calculating a number of theoretical channel capacities, wherein the calculating comprises calculating channel matrices from combinations of values of a rank indication, RI, and a precoding matrix index, PMI; selecting a plurality M of said theoretical channel capacities and their associated values of the RI and PMI; and, determining an optimum combination of values of an indicator of channel quality, the RI and the PMI, from the selected M values of the RI and the PMI, wherein the indicator of channel quality indicates the recommended modulation and coding scheme, MCS, selection, and wherein the determining an optimum combination of values comprises finding values of the indicator of channel quality, RI and PMI associated with a maximum data rate with a block error rate below a predetermined threshold. calculating a number of theoretical channel capacities, wherein the calculating comprises calculating channel matrices from combinations of values of a rank indication, RI, and a precoding matrix index, PMI; selecting a plurality M of said theoretical channel capacities and their associated values of the RI and PMI; and, determining an optimum combination of values of an indicator of channel quality, the RI and the PMI, from the selected M values of the RI and the PMI, wherein the indicator of channel quality indicates the recommended modulation and coding scheme, MCS, selection, and wherein the determining an optimum combination of values comprises finding values of the indicator of channel quality, RI and PMI associated with a maximum data rate with a block error rate below a predetermined threshold.
Grinding wheel with at least one carrier element and with a plurality of grinding lamellae, partially overlapping each other and together forming an annular shape, wherein each of the grinding lamellae comprising an outer edge, which is at least partially convex in shape, an inner edge, which is at least partially concave in shape, a front edge which connects the outer edge and the inner edge on a front side of the grinding lamella, and a rear edge which connects the outer edge and the inner edge on a rear side of the grinding lamella, characterised in that the front edge is longer than the rear edge, wherein the front edge viewed in the direction of rotation of the grinding wheel is disposed at the front and the rear edge viewed in the direction of rotation of the grinding wheel is disposed and that the outer edge is longer than the inner edge.
A method of inspecting a pipe joint for use in a subsea pipeline, the method comprising the steps of: - receiving a pipe joint; - measuring the ovality of the pipe joint to obtain ovality data; - determining whether the ovality data exceeds a predetermined maximum pipe joint ovality value or not; - carrying out external pressure collapse tests on a ring cut from one end of the received pipe joint, resulting in data representative of the hydrostatic collapse pressure of said pipe joint for use in confirming that the pipe joint is suitable for its intended use, wherein the pipe joint received has an internal diameter and a wall thickness based on: required fluid flow through the pipeline; the hydrostatic collapse pressure corresponding to a depth at which the pipe joint is to be used safely; and, the predetermined maximum pipe joint ovality; and the method further comprising the step of: - determining a new depth at which the pipe joint may be used safely if the pipe joint ovality is above the maximum pipe joint ovality. - receiving a pipe joint; - measuring the ovality of the pipe joint to obtain ovality data; - determining whether the ovality data exceeds a predetermined maximum pipe joint ovality value or not; - carrying out external pressure collapse tests on a ring cut from one end of the received pipe joint, resulting in data representative of the hydrostatic collapse pressure of said pipe joint for use in confirming that the pipe joint is suitable for its intended use, wherein the pipe joint received has an internal diameter and a wall thickness based on: required fluid flow through the pipeline; the hydrostatic collapse pressure corresponding to a depth at which the pipe joint is to be used safely; and, the predetermined maximum pipe joint ovality; and the method further comprising the step of: - determining a new depth at which the pipe joint may be used safely if the pipe joint ovality is above the maximum pipe joint ovality. - determining a new depth at which the pipe joint may be used safely if the pipe joint ovality is above the maximum pipe joint ovality.
A sensor assembly having an optical sensor for monitoring a danger area on a vehicle which is moved along a roadway bounded on both sides in each case by a roadway boundary, the optical sensor being designed to detect objects in at least one protective field (15a, 15b, 15c) and to generate a binary switching signal as a function thereof, the switching states of which are on the one hand a safety signal and on the other hand a release signal for the vehicle, characterised in that a plurality of simultaneously activated protective fields (15a, 15b, 15c) are provided, with object detection taking place in each activated protective field (15a, 15b, 15c) by means of the optical sensor, and in that a selection logic is provided in an evaluation unit of the optical sensor, in which selection logic at least one activated protective field (15a, 15b, 15c) is selected, wherein all activated protective fields are simultaneously checked for possible object interference, but the safety signal is generated only in dependence on object detection in the at least one selected protective field (15a, 15b, 15c).
A barrier laminate comprising at least one organic layer and at least one inorganic layer, in which the organic layer comprises a polymer having a structural unit of the following formula: wherein R 1 and R 2 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; L represents an open-chain alkylene group having at least 8 carbon atoms and not containing an oxygen atom, a nitrogen atom and a sulfur atom, wherein open-chain means a structure not containing a cyclic structure, and in which the inorganic layer comprises oxides, nitrides or oxinitrides containing at least one metal selected from Si, Al, In, Sn, Zn, Ti, Cu, Ce and Ta.
A light-emitting diode device package comprising: a package body comprising a mold frame and a lead frame comprising a mounting portion and a terminal unit (312, 313) and having a top surface and a bottom surface; a light-emitting diode device that comprises: a light-transmissive substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and side surfaces; a light-emitting unit formed on the top surface of the light-transmissive substrate, a first phosphor layer covering all the side surfaces of the light-transmissive substrate, and a second phosphor layer covering the light-emitting unit, the top surface of the light-transmissive substrate and a top surface of the first phosphor layer, characterised in that the light-emitting diode device is mounted on the top surface of the mounting portion; and a wire element (331, 332) for electrically connecting the light-emitting unit to the top surface of the terminal unit (312, 313), wherein the second phosphor layer is partially covering the wire element (331, 332). a package body comprising a mold frame and a lead frame comprising a mounting portion and a terminal unit (312, 313) and having a top surface and a bottom surface; a light-emitting diode device that comprises: a light-transmissive substrate having a top surface, a bottom surface, and side surfaces; a light-emitting unit formed on the top surface of the light-transmissive substrate, a first phosphor layer covering all the side surfaces of the light-transmissive substrate, and a second phosphor layer covering the light-emitting unit, the top surface of the light-transmissive substrate and a top surface of the first phosphor layer, characterised in that the light-emitting diode device is mounted on the top surface of the mounting portion; and a wire element (331, 332) for electrically connecting the light-emitting unit to the top surface of the terminal unit (312, 313), wherein the second phosphor layer is partially covering the wire element (331, 332).
Container comprising in its inner volume a food product to be dispensed, the container volume being closed by a closure and comprising identification means; the container being further provided with means designed to engage with corresponding driving means to displace the identification means according to a certain pre-defined path in order to allow its reading, characterized in that it further comprises a cap assembly provided with gears engaging with corresponding driving gears to allow rotational displacement of the container.
A mesh sheet for curved surface formation, wherein a warp and a weft are formed by arranging first fibers which are made of a single component and second fibers which each have a structure with at least two layers of a core portion and a sheath portion covering a surface of the core portion, a melting point of a component for forming the sheath portion being lower by 20°C or more than a lower one of a melting point of a component for forming the core portion and a melting point of the first fibers, both the warp and the weft include at least the second fibers, and interlaced portions of the second fibers constituting the warp and the second fibers constituting the weft are thermally fusion-bonded, and a fusion-bonding rate for the interlaced portions of the second fibers in all of the interlaced portions in the warp and the weft is not less than 10% and not more than 45%.
A tool assembly (20, 120, 220) comprising: an anvil (34, 134, 234) having a proximal portion and a distal portion (34b, 134b, 234b), the distal portion of the anvil defining a first slot (62, 162, 262) and a second slot disposed on opposing lateral sides (66a, 66b) of the anvil; a cartridge assembly (36, 136, 236) having a proximal portion (36a, 136a) and a distal portion (36b, 136b, 236b), the proximal portion of the cartridge assembly movably coupled to the proximal portion of the anvil; and a locking member (74, 174, 274) movably supported on the distal portion of the cartridge assembly, wherein the locking member includes a first latch arm (80, 180, 280) characterised in that the locking member further includes a second latch arm (82, 182, 282) disposed on opposing lateral sides of the cartridge assembly, wherein the first latch arm is configured for receipt in the first slot of the anvil and the second latch arm is configured for receipt in the second slot of the anvil to set a gap distance between the anvil and cartridge assembly when the anvil and cartridge assembly are in the closed position. an anvil (34, 134, 234) having a proximal portion and a distal portion (34b, 134b, 234b), the distal portion of the anvil defining a first slot (62, 162, 262) and a second slot disposed on opposing lateral sides (66a, 66b) of the anvil; a cartridge assembly (36, 136, 236) having a proximal portion (36a, 136a) and a distal portion (36b, 136b, 236b), the proximal portion of the cartridge assembly movably coupled to the proximal portion of the anvil; and a locking member (74, 174, 274) movably supported on the distal portion of the cartridge assembly, wherein the locking member includes a first latch arm (80, 180, 280)
A connection error detection device for detecting a connection error for each rating in a smart meter, comprising: a parameter calculation unit configured to calculate connection error detection parameters including voltage root-mean-square values, current RMS values, active energy values and reactive energy values for three phases; and a connection error determination unit configured to set a connection error detection criterion for detecting a connection error for each rating in the smart meter, and to detect the connection error for each rating by determining whether any one of the connection error detection parameters meets the connection error detection criterion, characterised in that the connection error detection criterion is set to any one of a case where active energy values for any one or more phases are measured in a negative direction, a case where a voltage RMS value for any one phase is a first percentage or less or a second percentage or more of an average rated voltage for remaining two phases, the second percentage being higher than the first percentage, and a case where active and reactive energy values for any one or more phases are all measured in a positive direction. a parameter calculation unit configured to calculate connection error detection parameters including voltage root-mean-square values, current RMS values, active energy values and reactive energy values for three phases; and a connection error determination unit configured to set a connection error detection criterion for detecting a connection error for each rating in the smart meter, and to detect the connection error for each rating by determining whether any one of the connection error detection parameters meets the connection error detection criterion, characterised in that the connection error detection criterion is set to any one of a case where active energy values for any one or more phases are measured in a negative direction, a case where a voltage RMS value for any one phase is a first percentage or less or a second percentage or more of an average rated voltage for remaining two phases, the second percentage being higher than the first percentage, and a case where active and reactive energy values for any one or more phases are all measured in a positive direction.
A microorganism identification method comprising a) a step of subjecting a sample containing microorganisms to mass spectrometry to obtain a mass spectrum, b) a step of reading a mass-to-charge ratio m/z of a peak derived from a marker protein from the mass spectrum, and c) an identification step of identifying which serovar of Salmonella genus bacteria the microorganisms contained in the sample contain, based on the mass-to-charge ratio m/z, wherein at least one of two types of ribosomal proteins S8 and Peptidylpropyl isomerase is used as the marker protein. a) a step of subjecting a sample containing microorganisms to mass spectrometry to obtain a mass spectrum, b) a step of reading a mass-to-charge ratio m/z of a peak derived from a marker protein from the mass spectrum, and c) an identification step of identifying which serovar of Salmonella genus bacteria the microorganisms contained in the sample contain, based on the mass-to-charge ratio m/z,
Binder for hardening mold material mixtures comprising at least: - a polyol component, with the polyol component being a phenolic resin of the benzyl ether type; - a isocyanate component comprised of one or more isocyanate compounds with at least 2 isocyanate groups per molecule; wherein - the binder contains less than 3 weight percent of free phenol and - the saligenin content of the binder amounts to 1 to 16 weight percent and - the hydroxybenzyl alcohol content of the binder amounts to 1 to 26 weight percent, in each case with reference to the weight of the phenolic resin of the benzyl ether type, and the binder is further characterized by one or both of the following features: a) the binder contains free phenol and free hydroxybenzyl alcohol, and the weight ratio of free phenol to free hydroxybenzyl alcohol amounts to 1: greater than 1.2; b) the binder contains free phenol and free saligenin (o-hydroxybenzyl alcohol), and the weight ratio of free phenol to free saligenin amounts to 1: greater than 1.1. - a polyol component, with the polyol component being a phenolic resin of the benzyl ether type; - a isocyanate component comprised of one or more isocyanate compounds with at least 2 isocyanate groups per molecule; wherein - the binder contains less than 3 weight percent of free phenol and - the saligenin content of the binder amounts to 1 to 16 weight percent and - the hydroxybenzyl alcohol content of the binder amounts to 1 to 26 weight percent, a) the binder contains free phenol and free hydroxybenzyl alcohol, and the weight ratio of free phenol to free hydroxybenzyl alcohol amounts to 1: greater than 1.2; b) the binder contains free phenol and free saligenin (o-hydroxybenzyl alcohol), and the weight ratio of free phenol to free saligenin amounts to 1: greater than 1.1.
A clamp comprising: a bar; a first jaw, movable along the bar and positioned on a first side of the bar; a second jaw positioned on the bar on a second side of the bar, opposite the first side; an actuator for moving the first jaw toward the second jaw for clamping one or more workpieces and the actuator comprises a plurality of modes of operation, wherein the actuator includes one or more drive plates operatively coupled to the bar when the first jaw and the actuator are in a driving mode; a locking mechanism, operatively coupled to the bar, wherein when the first jaw is in a locking mode, the locking mechanism locks the first jaw with respect to the bar, wherein the locking mechanism comprises one or more lock plates, operatively coupled to the bar when the first jaw is in a locking mode, that lock the first jaw with respect to the bar; characterized in that: the locking mechanism is operatively coupled to both the bar and the actuator; the one or more lock plates is/are operatively coupled to the bar when both the first jaw and the actuator are in a locking mode; the actuator is operable in a release mode whereby both the drive plates and the lock plates are positioned in a manner to permit the first jaw to move freely with respect to the bar; and the clamp further comprises a c-clamp configured to secure the clamp to a work surface. a bar; a first jaw, movable along the bar and positioned on a first side of the bar; a second jaw positioned on the bar on a second side of the bar, opposite the first side; an actuator for moving the first jaw toward the second jaw for clamping one or more workpieces and the actuator comprises a plurality of modes of operation, wherein the actuator includes one or more drive plates operatively coupled to the bar when the first jaw and the actuator are in a driving mode; a locking mechanism, operatively coupled to the bar, wherein when the first jaw is in a locking mode, the locking mechanism locks the first jaw with respect to the bar, wherein the locking mechanism comprises one or more lock plates, operatively coupled to the bar when the first jaw is in a locking mode, that lock the first jaw with respect to the bar; characterized in that: the locking mechanism is operatively coupled to both the bar and the actuator; the one or more lock plates is/are operatively coupled to the bar when both the first jaw and the actuator are in a locking mode; the actuator is operable in a release mode whereby both the drive plates and the lock plates are positioned in a manner to permit the first jaw to move freely with respect to the bar; and the clamp further comprises a c-clamp configured to secure the clamp to a work surface. the locking mechanism is operatively coupled to both the bar and the actuator; the one or more lock plates is/are operatively coupled to the bar when both the first jaw and the actuator are in a locking mode; the actuator is operable in a release mode whereby both the drive plates and the lock plates are positioned in a manner to permit the first jaw to move freely with respect to the bar; and the clamp further comprises a c-clamp configured to secure the clamp to a work surface.
A method for evaluating the acceleration (F a, F a ') and/or for compensating the acceleration offset (F os) in an accelerometer, comprising a step of vibrating a proof mass in a drive direction (x) and obtaining one or several signals (F cor, F a, Fq) depending on displacements of the proof mass in a sense direction (z) orthogonal to the drive direction, wherein, in a closed loop system: a proof mass of said accelerometer is maintained at a reference position (Z 0); a quadrature signal (Fq) is determined; an acceleration signal is determined; characterised it that the quadrature signal is used for compensating or evaluating the acceleration offset (Fos). a proof mass of said accelerometer is maintained at a reference position (Z 0); a quadrature signal (Fq) is determined; an acceleration signal is determined; characterised it that the quadrature signal is used for compensating or evaluating the acceleration offset (Fos).
A control method of a clothing dryer provided with a drum to accommodate an object to be dried, a motor to generate power to rotate the drum, and a belt to transfer the power of the motor to the drum, the control method comprising: rotating the drum according to operation of the motor to dry the object; detecting a degree of dryness of the object for a specific time and calculating (210, 220) change in the degree of dryness; converting the degree of dryness to pulse values, and accumulating deviations of the pulse values for the specific time; determining (212, 222) that the belt is abnormal if a mean absolute deviation of the accumulated pulse values is equal to or less than a set value, the abnormality being that the belt is either broken or displaced; and stopping the motor when determining that the belt is abnormal. rotating the drum according to operation of the motor to dry the object; detecting a degree of dryness of the object for a specific time and calculating (210, 220) change in the degree of dryness; converting the degree of dryness to pulse values, and accumulating deviations of the pulse values for the specific time; determining (212, 222) that the belt is abnormal if a mean absolute deviation of the accumulated pulse values is equal to or less than a set value, the abnormality being that the belt is either broken or displaced; and stopping the motor when determining that the belt is abnormal.