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A computer-readable medium (130, 141, 152, 156, 181) having computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform steps comprising: storing a value corresponding to a time of a first synchronization activity between members of a replica group that replicate resources with each other, wherein a member of the replica group comprises a machine that participates in the replica group by replicating resources contained thereon; receiving a request to engage in a second synchronization activity, wherein the request is received at a first member of the members; determining whether resources of the first member are fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity, wherein determining whether resources of the first member are fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity comprises computing a difference between the time of the first synchronization activity and a time at which the request to engage in the second synchronization is received, and if the difference is greater than a staleness value, determining that the resources of the first member are not fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity; if the resources of the first member are not fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity, refusing a synchronization session associated with the request and returning a value that indicates that the resources of the first member are not fresh enough to engage in synchronization, and if the resources of the first member are fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity, performing the second synchronization activity. storing a value corresponding to a time of a first synchronization activity between members of a replica group that replicate resources with each other, wherein a member of the replica group comprises a machine that participates in the replica group by replicating resources contained thereon; receiving a request to engage in a second synchronization activity, wherein the request is received at a first member of the members; determining whether resources of the first member are fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity, wherein determining whether resources of the first member are fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity comprises computing a difference between the time of the first synchronization activity and a time at which the request to engage in the second synchronization is received, and if the difference is greater than a staleness value, determining that the resources of the first member are not fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity; if the resources of the first member are not fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity, refusing a synchronization session associated with the request and returning a value that indicates that the resources of the first member are not fresh enough to engage in synchronization, and if the resources of the first member are fresh enough to engage in the second synchronization activity, performing the second synchronization activity.
Protective coating on a substrate having 15 to 39 wt% Co, 10 to 25 wt% Cr, 5 to 15 wt% Al, 0.05 to 1 wt% Y, 0.5 to 10 wt% Fe, 0.05 to 2 wt% Mo, optionally 0 to 4 wt% Si, 0 to 2 wt% Ta, and/or 0 to 2 wt% Hf, remainder Ni and impurities.
A method of executing firmware in a virtualized processing device, the method comprising: for a first client of the virtualized processing device, executing a first firmware for the first client on the virtualized processing device, wherein the virtualized processing device comprises a hardware accelerator configured to perform work received from a processor executing a virtual machine, wherein the first firmware controls processing of the work through the hardware accelerator; detecting a virtualization context switch from the first client to a second client of the virtualized processing device; and in response to the virtualization context switch, stopping execution of the first firmware on the virtualized processing device and starting execution of a second firmware on the virtualized processing device, the second firmware being associated with the second client and being different from the first firmware, wherein the second firmware controls processing of work received from the processor through the hardware accelerator. for a first client of the virtualized processing device, executing a first firmware for the first client on the virtualized processing device, wherein the virtualized processing device comprises a hardware accelerator configured to perform work received from a processor executing a virtual machine, wherein the first firmware controls processing of the work through the hardware accelerator; detecting a virtualization context switch from the first client to a second client of the virtualized processing device; and in response to the virtualization context switch, stopping execution of the first firmware on the virtualized processing device and starting execution of a second firmware on the virtualized processing device, the second firmware being associated with the second client and being different from the first firmware, wherein the second firmware controls processing of work received from the processor through the hardware accelerator.
Bearing-hub assembly comprising: - a rolling bearing provided with a stationary radially outer ring, at least a rotatable radially inner ring and at least a row (31, 32) of rolling bodies, - a light alloy hub, comprising a flanged portion and a cylindrical housing, axially located inside the radially inner ring and provided with an external lateral surface having a complementary shape with an internal lateral surface of the radially inner ring, - the external lateral surface of the cylindrical housing is obtained by cold forming of the hub on the radially inner ring, wherein along the internal lateral surface of the radially inner ring, a plurality of annular grooves is alternated to a plurality of annular protrusions. - a rolling bearing provided with a stationary radially outer ring, at least a rotatable radially inner ring and at least a row (31, 32) of rolling bodies, - a light alloy hub, comprising a flanged portion and a cylindrical housing, axially located inside the radially inner ring and provided with an external lateral surface having a complementary shape with an internal lateral surface of the radially inner ring, - the external lateral surface of the cylindrical housing is obtained by cold forming of the hub on the radially inner ring, wherein along the internal lateral surface of the radially inner ring, a plurality of annular grooves is alternated to a plurality of annular protrusions.
An expansion system comprising: a housing; an expansion piston partially disposed within the housing, wherein the expansion piston has a piston end sealingly engaged with the housing and an expansion cone having an expansion diameter; a mandrel having a first end partially disposed within a bore through the expansion piston and a second end having a retainer flange; an expansion sleeve disposed about the mandrel, wherein the expansion sleeve has an upper end coupled to the housing and a lower end in contact with the retainer flange wherein the expansion piston is configured so that the expansion cone is moveable from the upper end of the expansion sleeve to the lower end of the expansion sleeve; a weakening feature formed in the expansion sleeve; and an expandable tubular disposed over a portion of the expansion sleeve such that as the expansion cone moves through the expansion sleeve, the expandable tubular is radially expanded. a housing; an expansion piston partially disposed within the housing, wherein the expansion piston has a piston end sealingly engaged with the housing and an expansion cone having an expansion diameter; a mandrel having a first end partially disposed within a bore through the expansion piston and a second end having a retainer flange; an expansion sleeve disposed about the mandrel, wherein the expansion sleeve has an upper end coupled to the housing and a lower end in contact with the retainer flange wherein the expansion piston is configured so that the expansion cone is moveable from the upper end of the expansion sleeve to the lower end of the expansion sleeve; a weakening feature formed in the expansion sleeve; and an expandable tubular disposed over a portion of the expansion sleeve such that as the expansion cone moves through the expansion sleeve, the expandable tubular is radially expanded.
Apparatus for preparing a beverage from a substance contained in a single-serve pack, in particular in a capsule, having two chamber parts (2, 3), which can be moved relative to one another between an open position and a closed position and, in the closed position, form a chamber for accommodating the single-serve pack, having means (5, 6) for directing a liquid medium through the chamber, and having an actuating element which, in order to establish the open position and the closed position, is operatively connected to at least one of the chamber parts via a gear mechanism, characterized in that the actuating element can be displaced along a preferably linear or curved guide path.
A method for profiling a surface of a metal sheet product, said sheet product having a first profile on a first surface, comprising: (a) creating a contoured support surface made of a vacuum bed that has been machined to remove portions of the vacuum bed, for determining a resulting profile of said metal sheet product; (b) arranging said metal sheet product on said support surface; (c) applying a vacuum force to said arrangement of said support surface and said metal sheet product to conform said metal sheet product to said support surface, wherein said conformance causes said metal sheet product to have a second surface profile on said first surface; (d) processing said metal sheet product to form a third surface profile on said first surface with a grinding head; and (e) releasing the metal sheet from said conformance after processing; wherein the resulting profile of said metal sheet product has varying surface profile changes along the length and across the width of the metal sheet product. (a) creating a contoured support surface made of a vacuum bed that has been machined to remove portions of the vacuum bed, for determining a resulting profile of said metal sheet product; (b) arranging said metal sheet product on said support surface; (c) applying a vacuum force to said arrangement of said support surface and said metal sheet product to conform said metal sheet product to said support surface, wherein said conformance causes said metal sheet product to have a second surface profile on said first surface; (d) processing said metal sheet product to form a third surface profile on said first surface with a grinding head; and (e) releasing the metal sheet from said conformance after processing;
A machine for cutting blocks of natural or similar types of stone, comprising: a plurality of diamond-wire loops, wrapping an assembly supporting and transmitting the cutting motion to said diamond-wire loops, and at least one assembly for supporting, tensioning and guiding the diamond-wire loops; said assemblies being vertically mobile in unison on the structure of the machine; characterised in that said assembly for supporting, tensioning and guiding comprises a set of pulleys for the support and return of each diamond-wire loop, that are mounted and registered, for the wire tensioning, on sliding tensioning element that is activated in its registration movement by a tensioning control means independently of a sliding tensioning element of contiguous diamond-wire loops. a plurality of diamond-wire loops, wrapping an assembly supporting and transmitting the cutting motion to said diamond-wire loops, and at least one assembly for supporting, tensioning and guiding the diamond-wire loops; said assemblies being vertically mobile in unison on the structure of the machine; characterised in that said assembly for supporting, tensioning and guiding comprises a set of pulleys for the support and return of each diamond-wire loop, that are mounted and registered, for the wire tensioning, on sliding tensioning element that is activated in its registration movement by a tensioning control means independently of a sliding tensioning element of contiguous diamond-wire loops.
System for determining network health, the network comprising a plurality of network base station transceivers (3, 4, 5) in bidirectional communication with radios operating in the network, a first radio having a radio identification and transmitting a transmitted signal including the radio identification from a location within the network, the apparatus comprising: first and second devices for determining respective first and second signal parameters of respective first and second received signals, the first and second received signals responsive to the transmitted signal transmitted during normal over-the-air operation of the first radio; wherein the received signal received at the first receiver is time aligned with the received signal received at the second receiver to ensure the first and second devices determine the first and second signal parameters of the same transmitted signal; and wherein the network health is responsive to the first and second signal parameters, characterized in that the first and second devices are sensors (3', 4', 5'), the first and second devices are disposed proximate to a respective network station (3, 4, 5), the first and second devices receive and analyze the transmitted signal transmitted from the first radio from a location within the coverage area of the base station transceiver (3, 4, 5) at which the sensor is associated (3', 4', 5'), and that the network health at the location is deemed good when the first and second signal parameters are within a specified range and the network health at the location is deemed poor when either of the first and second signal parameters are beyond the specified range. first and second devices for determining respective first and second signal parameters of respective first and second received signals, the first and second received signals responsive to the transmitted signal transmitted during normal over-the-air operation of the first radio; wherein the received signal received at the first receiver is time aligned with the received signal received at the second receiver to ensure the first and second devices determine the first and second signal parameters of the same transmitted signal; and wherein the network health is responsive to the first and second signal parameters, characterized in that the first and second devices are sensors (3', 4', 5'), the first and second devices are disposed proximate to a respective network station (3, 4, 5), the first and second devices receive and analyze the transmitted signal transmitted from the first radio from a location within the coverage area of the base station transceiver (3, 4, 5) at which the sensor is associated (3', 4', 5'), and that the network health at the location is deemed good when the first and second signal parameters are within a specified range and the network health at the location is deemed poor when either of the first and second signal parameters are beyond the specified range.
A method for enabling electrical power delivery to vehicles during traveling, the method comprising: receiving, at a base station, identification data transmitted from a vehicle, the identification data identifying the vehicle; associating an activation key with the identification data; transmitting the activation key from the base station to a segment of a plurality of segments (30a, 30b) consecutively arranged along a single track line to provide alternating potentials, wherein every second of the plurality of segments, including the segment, belong to a first set of segments to be powered, and wherein other segments form a second set of non-powered segments; receiving, at the segment and via short range radio communication having a range of 0.15 to 5 meters, an activation request sent from the vehicle, wherein the activation request comprises an identification key associated with the identification data; confirming, at the segment, that the received identification key is associated with the received activation key; upon positive confirmation, activating the segment for enabling power delivery to the vehicle and transmitting a deactivation request from the segment to a previously activated segment of the first set of segments of the plurality of segments (30a, 30b); powering the segment and creating a voltage difference between the powered segment and the non-powered segments to provide alternating potentials; measuring power delivered by the powering segment while activated through a measuring module comprised therein; and storing the measured delivered power in a database in association with the identification data. receiving, at a base station, identification data transmitted from a vehicle, the identification data identifying the vehicle; associating an activation key with the identification data; transmitting the activation key from the base station to a segment of a plurality of segments (30a, 30b) consecutively arranged along a single track line to provide alternating potentials, wherein every second of the plurality of segments, including the segment, belong to a first set of segments to be powered, and wherein other segments form a second set of non-powered segments; receiving, at the segment and via short range radio communication having a range of 0.15 to 5 meters, an activation request sent from the vehicle, wherein the activation request comprises an identification key associated with the identification data; confirming, at the segment, that the received identification key is associated with the received activation key; upon positive confirmation, activating the segment for enabling power delivery to the vehicle and transmitting a deactivation request from the segment to a previously activated segment of the first set of segments of the plurality of segments (30a, 30b); powering the segment and creating a voltage difference between the powered segment and the non-powered segments to provide alternating potentials; measuring power delivered by the powering segment while activated through a measuring module comprised therein; and storing the measured delivered power in a database in association with the identification data.
A system for generating an electrical map of a heart of a living subject, comprising: a probe configured for insertion into a chamber of the heart, said probe having at least one first electrode, the first electrode configured to emit electrical signals, the location of the at least one electrode when emitting within the heart being a transmission point; a torso vest configured to be located at a thorax of the subject, the torso vest having a plurality of second electrodes thereon; the second electrodes configured so as to receive said emitted electrical signals at at least one second electrode; means for determining a location of said at least one second electrode relative to said at least one transmission point; means for determining a functional relationship between said emitted electrical signals and said received electrical signals as a measured inverted lead field matrix based on impedance between the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode at different times during a cardiac cycle and a respiratory cycle; means for receiving electrophysiological signals from second electrodes other than the at least one second electrode; and means for applying said functional relationship to said electrophysiological signals, and for obtaining a time varying endocardial electrical map. a probe configured for insertion into a chamber of the heart, said probe having at least one first electrode, the first electrode configured to emit electrical signals, the location of the at least one electrode when emitting within the heart being a transmission point; a torso vest configured to be located at a thorax of the subject, the torso vest having a plurality of second electrodes thereon; the second electrodes configured so as to receive said emitted electrical signals at at least one second electrode;
An aqueous polymer dispersion characterized in that it comprises a mixture of: a) an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising grafted rubber polymeric particles from rubber polymer being selected from natural or synthetic rubber, said synthetic rubber being selected from polyisoprene, polybutadiene or their copolymers isoprene-butadiene or from other copolymers of isoprene or of butadiene, preferably from natural rubber, b) an aqueous polymer dispersion with polymeric particles of a second polymer comprising monomeric units derived from a monomeric composition b) comprising: b1) a (meth)acrylate of a linear or branched alcohol in C 4 to C 10 or a mixture of such (meth)acrylates, said (meth)acrylate having Tg b1 lower than -30°C, preferably lower than -40°C and b2) optionally, at least one comonomer having Tg b2 higher than -30°C, preferably of Tg b2 higher than -10°C with said grafted rubber polymeric particles being grafted in an aqueous dispersion by a part of said monomeric composition b) as defined above and with said grafted part of monomeric composition b) on said rubber polymer a) representing from 25 to 50% w/w of the total weight of said monomeric composition b) involved in both grafted polymer a) and in polymer b), and in that the weight proportion of said rubber polymer a), without grafted monomers, with respect to the global weight of a) + b), represents from 10 to 35%. a) an aqueous polymer dispersion comprising grafted rubber polymeric particles from rubber polymer being selected from natural or synthetic rubber, said synthetic rubber being selected from polyisoprene, polybutadiene or their copolymers isoprene-butadiene or from other copolymers of isoprene or of butadiene, preferably from natural rubber, b) an aqueous polymer dispersion with polymeric particles of a second polymer comprising monomeric units derived from a monomeric composition b) comprising: b1) a (meth)acrylate of a linear or branched alcohol in C 4 to C 10 or a mixture of such (meth)acrylates, said (meth)acrylate having Tg b1 lower than -30°C, preferably lower than -40°C and b2) optionally, at least one comonomer having Tg b2 higher than -30°C, preferably of Tg b2 higher than -10°C with said grafted rubber polymeric particles being grafted in an aqueous dispersion by a part of said monomeric composition b) as defined above and with said grafted part of monomeric composition b) on said rubber polymer a) representing from 25 to 50% w/w of the total weight of said monomeric composition b) involved in both grafted polymer a) and in polymer b), and in that the weight proportion of said rubber polymer a), without grafted monomers, with respect to the global weight of a) + b), represents from 10 to 35%. b1) a (meth)acrylate of a linear or branched alcohol in C 4 to C 10 or a mixture of such (meth)acrylates, said (meth)acrylate having Tg b1 lower than -30°C, preferably lower than -40°C and b2) optionally, at least one comonomer having Tg b2 higher than -30°C, preferably of Tg b2 higher than -10°C
An operating mode for a first communication node and a second communication node (NB, NC) of a home automation network, the first node comprising a first operating mode called sleep mode in which the first node is not reachable, and a second operating mode called normal operation mode during which the first node can receive communication data from the second node (NB; NC), characterized in that the operating method of the first node comprises a third operating mode called intermediate listening mode, in which the first node can be reached subject to the reception of a particular signal causing it to switch into the second operating mode and in that the sending of the particular signal by the second node of the network involves a greater energy consumption than the sending of a communication signal toward the first node when the latter is in the second operating mode.