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Beverage preparation means, comprising - a body; - a fluid system arranged in the body; - a control device for controlling the fluid system for preparing a beverage; - an outlet device (120, 125, 126) for dispensing the prepared beverage; - a feed device (171.172) for supplying a further liquid ingredient, for example milk, comprising an intake tube for immersion into a storage container for the liquid ingredient; the feed device (171, 172) comprising a sensor device having a sensor means and an evaluation means, the sensor device being configured to detect the total acidity of the liquid ingredient, the control device being connected to the sensor device, characterised in that the sensor means comprises electrodes (214, 216) for measuring an electrical property, preferably in the form of a photochemical or biochemical sensor, the evaluation means being designed to determine or ascertain the acidity degree, preferably the SH value, on the basis of the measured property and to supply it to the control device, the sensor device being configured to cyclically measure the electrical properties in order to record a profile over time of the electrical properties. - a body; - a fluid system arranged in the body; - a control device for controlling the fluid system for preparing a beverage; - an outlet device (120, 125, 126) for dispensing the prepared beverage; - a feed device (171.172) for supplying a further liquid ingredient, for example milk, comprising an intake tube for immersion into a storage container for the liquid ingredient; the feed device (171, 172) comprising a sensor device having a sensor means and an evaluation means, the sensor device being configured to detect the total acidity of the liquid ingredient, the control device being connected to the sensor device, characterised in that the sensor means comprises electrodes (214, 216) for measuring an electrical property, preferably in the form of a photochemical or biochemical sensor, the evaluation means being designed to determine or ascertain the acidity degree, preferably the SH value, on the basis of the measured property and to supply it to the control device, the sensor device being configured to cyclically measure the electrical properties in order to record a profile over time of the electrical properties. the feed device (171, 172) comprising a sensor device having a sensor means and an evaluation means, the sensor device being configured to detect the total acidity of the liquid ingredient, the control device being connected to the sensor device, characterised in that the sensor means comprises electrodes (214, 216) for measuring an electrical property, preferably in the form of a photochemical or biochemical sensor, the evaluation means being designed to determine or ascertain the acidity degree, preferably the SH value, on the basis of the measured property and to supply it to the control device, the sensor device being configured to cyclically measure the electrical properties in order to record a profile over time of the electrical properties.
A knot pusher configured to push various types of knots including sliding knots and overhand knots formed from a suture, two limbs of the suture extending from the knots, the knot pusher comprising: a distal head defining top and bottom walls (32, 34) terminating in a distal knot pushing surface; the distal head comprising side grooves (40A, 40B) defined between said top and bottom walls (32, 34), said side grooves extending proximally from said knot pushing surface along said distal head, each operable to receive one of the two limbs of suture during advancement of said distal head to aid in pushing said overhand knot; and a top wall suture receiving element associated with said top wall for receiving one of the two limbs of the suture during advancement of said distal head to facilitate advancement of said sliding knot, the top wall suture receiving element comprises an intermediate groove formed within said top wall between said side grooves (40A, 40B), said intermediate groove extending proximally from said knot pushing surface longitudinally along the full length of said distal head; and a handle coupled to said distal head for advancing said distal head to push each of said knots, said handle being coupled to said distal head via an elongated shaft. a distal head defining top and bottom walls (32, 34) terminating in a distal knot pushing surface; the distal head comprising side grooves (40A, 40B) defined between said top and bottom walls (32, 34), said side grooves extending proximally from said knot pushing surface along said distal head, each operable to receive one of the two limbs of suture during advancement of said distal head to aid in pushing said overhand knot; and a top wall suture receiving element associated with said top wall for receiving one of the two limbs of the suture during advancement of said distal head to facilitate advancement of said sliding knot, the top wall suture receiving element comprises an intermediate groove formed within said top wall between said side grooves (40A, 40B), said intermediate groove extending proximally from said knot pushing surface longitudinally along the full length of said distal head; and a handle coupled to said distal head for advancing said distal head to push each of said knots, said handle being coupled to said distal head via an elongated shaft.
A heating element for an e-vapor device, comprising: a planar portion including at least one filament, first and second lead (30, 40) portions extending away from the planar portion, wherein the planar portion, the first lead portion, and the second lead portion are a unitary body, the first lead portion includes a first tip, the second lead portion includes a second tip, and the first tip and the second tip being on opposite sides of the planar portion, characterized in that the filament defines an air channel through a central area of the planar portion and in that the filament is arranged so as to form a plurality of u-shaped portions encircling at least a majority of the air channel. a planar portion including at least one filament, first and second lead (30, 40) portions extending away from the planar portion, wherein the planar portion, the first lead portion, and the second lead portion are a unitary body, the first lead portion includes a first tip, the second lead portion includes a second tip, and the first tip and the second tip being on opposite sides of the planar portion, characterized in that the filament defines an air channel through a central area of the planar portion and in that the filament is arranged so as to form a plurality of u-shaped portions encircling at least a majority of the air channel.
A communication system capable of data communication between a plurality of terminal apparatuses, comprising: a device configuration confirmation unit (101, S702) adapted to confirm a device configuration of the communication system; an operating condition confirmation unit (101, S704) adapted to confirm an operating condition of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses; a channel condition confirmation unit (101, S707) adapted to confirm a channel condition of data communication; and a service list display unit (101, 103, S715) adapted to identifiably display on a display unit whether a service using a plurality of the terminal apparatuses is executable, based on confirmation results of the device configuration confirmation unit, the operating condition confirmation unit, and the channel condition confirmation unit. a device configuration confirmation unit (101, S702) adapted to confirm a device configuration of the communication system; an operating condition confirmation unit (101, S704) adapted to confirm an operating condition of each of the plurality of terminal apparatuses; a channel condition confirmation unit (101, S707) adapted to confirm a channel condition of data communication; and a service list display unit (101, 103, S715) adapted to identifiably display on a display unit whether a service using a plurality of the terminal apparatuses is executable, based on confirmation results of the device configuration confirmation unit, the operating condition confirmation unit, and the channel condition confirmation unit.
A converter circuit, including: a rectifier configured to rectify an AC voltage; a first converter section that is connected with an output of the rectifier and that has a first reactor, a first switching element, and a first reverse current prevention element; a second converter section that is connected with the output of the rectifier, that has a second reactor, a second switching element, and a second reverse current prevention element, and that is connected with the first converter section in parallel; switching control means configured to control the first and second switching elements; and a smoothing capacitor that is provided at an output of the first and second converter sections, current detection means configured to detect an input current input to the first and second converter sections, characterised in that the switching control means is configured to switch a current mode of a current flowing through the first and second reactors to a critical mode when the input current is equal to or larger than a threshold, and to switch the current mode of the current flowing through the first and second reactors to a discontinuous mode when the input current is less than the threshold. a rectifier configured to rectify an AC voltage; a first converter section that is connected with an output of the rectifier and that has a first reactor, a first switching element, and a first reverse current prevention element; a second converter section that is connected with the output of the rectifier, that has a second reactor, a second switching element, and a second reverse current prevention element, and that is connected with the first converter section in parallel; switching control means configured to control the first and second switching elements; and a smoothing capacitor that is provided at an output of the first and second converter sections, current detection means configured to detect an input current input to the first and second converter sections, characterised in that the switching control means is configured to switch a current mode of a current flowing through the first and second reactors to a critical mode when the input current is equal to or larger than a threshold, and to switch the current mode of the current flowing through the first and second reactors to a discontinuous mode when the input current is less than the threshold.
A fluid conduit element, said fluid conduit element comprising a first fluid conduit member and a second fluid conduit member, the fluid conduit members joined to each other, each fluid conduit member comprising a liner (115, 125) and a joint face (111, 121) at which joint face the fluid conduit members are joined to each other, wherein the first fluid conduit member joint face is convexly shaped whereby a first fluid conduit member inner wall extends axially further on the joint face than a first fluid conduit member outer wall, the second fluid conduit member joint face is concavely shaped whereby a second fluid conduit member outer wall extends axially further on the joint face than a second fluid conduit member inner wall, characterized in that at least one of the first and second fluid conduit members (11, 12) comprises a buttering layer bonded to the respective fluid conduit member liner, wherein the buttering layer extends over at least on one of the respective joint face of the respective fluid conduit member liner and the outer wall of the respective fluid conduit member liner in an axial section abutting the respective joint face and further in that in that the joint face of the first fluid conduit member and the joint face of the second fluid conduit member are shaped at least approximately complementary, such that when joining the two fluid conduit members a residual gap at least approximately vanishes. the second fluid conduit member joint face is concavely shaped whereby a second fluid conduit member outer wall extends axially further on the joint face than a second fluid conduit member inner wall, characterized in that at least one of the first and second fluid conduit members (11, 12) comprises a buttering layer bonded to the respective fluid conduit member liner, wherein the buttering layer extends over at least on one of the respective joint face of the respective fluid conduit member liner and the outer wall of the respective fluid conduit member liner in an axial section abutting the respective joint face and further in that in that the joint face of the first fluid conduit member and the joint face of the second fluid conduit member are shaped at least approximately complementary, such that when joining the two fluid conduit members a residual gap at least approximately vanishes.
A method performed by a packet separation unit in a communications network for enabling of data traffic separation, the method comprising: - obtaining a traffic rule set from a rule manager, - determining a complementary rule related to the traffic rule set, - arranging rules of the traffic rule set and the complementary rule in a hierarchical order whereby one of the rule of the rules of the traffic rule set and the complementary rule with the most likeliness to comply with a received data packet, based on statistics of data packet compliance with individual rules, is first in the hierarchy, - receiving the data packet, - evaluating the received data packet according to the hierarchical order so that the data packet is evaluated with the rule with the most likeliness to comply with the received data packet first; and - when the received data packet is determined to comply with a rule of the traffic rule set, according to the evaluation, directing the data packet to a local shared environment situated in the vicinity of an access network of the communications network, the local shared environment comprising computer software or computer hardware managed by a resource manager or a specific management entity for management of local shared environments, and - when the received data packet is determined to comply with the complementary rule, according to the evaluation, directing the data packet to the network core, or any other default route for data traffic not being compliant with any rule of the traffic rule set. - obtaining a traffic rule set from a rule manager, - determining a complementary rule related to the traffic rule set, - arranging rules of the traffic rule set and the complementary rule in a hierarchical order whereby one of the rule of the rules of the traffic rule set and the complementary rule with the most likeliness to comply with a received data packet, based on statistics of data packet compliance with individual rules, is first in the hierarchy, - receiving the data packet, - evaluating the received data packet according to the hierarchical order so that the data packet is evaluated with the rule with the most likeliness to comply with the received data packet first; and - when the received data packet is determined to comply with a rule of the traffic rule set, according to the evaluation, directing the data packet to a local shared environment situated in the vicinity of an access network of the communications network, the local shared environment comprising computer software or computer hardware managed by a resource manager or a specific management entity for management of local shared environments, and - when the received data packet is determined to comply with the complementary rule, according to the evaluation, directing the data packet to the network core, or any other default route for data traffic not being compliant with any rule of the traffic rule set.
A three-dimensional fabric with three-layered structure, comprising a backing layer, an intermediate layer, a surface layer, a first connecting portion connecting the backing layer and the intermediate layer, and a second connecting portion connecting the intermediate layer and the surface layer, the layers comprise warp threads interlaced with weft threads, characterized in that said warp threads sequentially form the backing layer, the first connecting portion, the intermediate layer, the second connecting portion, and the surface layer, and then connected to the backing layer to form connecting warp threads and again form the backing layer in an alternating and repeating pattern, and wherein said warp threads are sequentially and simultaneously woven from each of the backing layer, the first connecting portion, the intermediate layer, the second connecting portion, and the surface layer, and the connecting warp threads are cut.
A coffee machine comprising a controller, an infusion cylinder that can be loaded with a dose of ground coffee, an ejection piston slidably supported inside the infusion cylinder, a closing piston that is engageable in the infusion cylinder so as to create a closed infusion chamber for the dose of ground coffee delimited between the lateral wall of the infusion cylinder, the ejection piston and the closing piston, and electrical actuation suitable for moving said infusion cylinder between a lower travel limit stop where the dose of ground coffee is loaded, and an upper travel limit stop where the infusion process is carried out, the coffee machine having adjustment means for adjusting the position of said upper travel limit stop based on the size of the dose of ground coffee loaded, so that in the position of said upper travel limit stop, said infusion chamber is of a volume sufficient to contain the dose of ground coffee without compressing it, said adjustment means comprising a database accessible to the controller and containing an association between sizes of the doses of ground coffee that can be selected by the user, durations of grinding times corresponding to the sizes of the doses of ground coffee that can be selected, and the extents of the courses of travel corresponding to the durations of the grinding times, characterized in that a user interface is also provided for selecting a known size of a dose of ground coffee, said controller acquiring said selection, automatically calculating the corresponding grinding time, acquiring from said database the reference value for the position of the upper travel limit stop of the infusion cylinder corresponding to the grinding time thus calculated, and commanding activation of the electrical actuation until said acquired reference position is reached, an encoder assembled on board the electrical actuation also being provided for tracing the position of the infusion cylinder.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by one or more processing units, cause the one or more processing units to perform a method to proxy request for multiple virtual routing and forwarding, VRF, instances on a network communication device, the method comprising: instantiating a plurality of pairs of namespaces and instances of a Unix service, each of the plurality of pairs representing a proxy pair to support a single instance of a VRF, from a plurality of VRFs, on the network communication device; receiving a network request from a client device (904a-e), the network request associated with a network address mapped to a first VRF from the plurality of VRFs; proxying the network request using a first proxy pair of namespace/service supporting the first VRF to a backend single instance of a proxy server, executing in a namespace associated with the backend single instance, using a local communication mechanism to communicate between the first proxy pair and the backend single instance; and providing the network request to a web service from the backend single instance of the proxy server on behalf of the first proxy pair. instantiating a plurality of pairs of namespaces and instances of a Unix service, each of the plurality of pairs representing a proxy pair to support a single instance of a VRF, from a plurality of VRFs, on the network communication device; receiving a network request from a client device (904a-e), the network request associated with a network address mapped to a first VRF from the plurality of VRFs; proxying the network request using a first proxy pair of namespace/service supporting the first VRF to a backend single instance of a proxy server, executing in a namespace associated with the backend single instance, using a local communication mechanism to communicate between the first proxy pair and the backend single instance; and providing the network request to a web service from the backend single instance of the proxy server on behalf of the first proxy pair.
A method of controlling a rate of transmission of a stream from a first, transmitting node to a second, recipient node; the method comprising: transmitting the stream from the first node to the second node over a first network route; transmitting further data from the first node to a third node over a second network route substantially overlapping with the first network route; receiving feedback at the first node from the third node regarding transmission of the further data to the third node over the second network route; and, based on said feedback from the third node, controlling the rate of transmission of the stream to the second node over the first network route; the method characterised by: detecting a measure indicative of whether the first network route substantially overlaps with the second network route, and if not switching to an alternative mode of operation in which said rate of transmission is controlled based on feedback from the second node without feedback from the third node. transmitting the stream from the first node to the second node over a first network route; transmitting further data from the first node to a third node over a second network route substantially overlapping with the first network route; receiving feedback at the first node from the third node regarding transmission of the further data to the third node over the second network route; and, based on said feedback from the third node, controlling the rate of transmission of the stream to the second node over the first network route; detecting a measure indicative of whether the first network route substantially overlaps with the second network route, and if not switching to an alternative mode of operation in which said rate of transmission is controlled based on feedback from the second node without feedback from the third node.
Board, which, for the majority of its thickness, is composed of a pressed wood composite, consisting of wood components which are bonded by a binding agent, characterized in that, over a local thickness which is smaller than the total thickness of the board and thus, viewed in a cross-section, is present only locally, the board is provided with a layer of elastomer, more particularly polyurethane and/or a product on the basis of polyurethane; wherein said layer comprises wood components and the elastomer, more particularly the polyurethane and/or the product on the basis of polyurethane acting as binding agent, wherein said wood components of said layer are impregnated with the elastomer, more particularly the polyurethane and/or the product on the basis of polyurethane.