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A polymeric article having grooves formed by a microreplication tool, wherein the microreplication tool includes a cylindrical workpiece having adjacent longitudinally-extending grooves in the cylindrical workpiece, wherein forming the adjacent longitudinally-extending grooves in the cylindrical workpiece comprises the steps of: (a) forming, beginning near a first end of the workpiece, an initial portion of each groove; and (b) forming subsequent portions of each groove during successive revolutions of the workpiece, the subsequent portions being substantially aligned with the initial portion of each groove, the subsequent portions being formed progressively closer to a second end of the workpiece, wherein the grooves formed by the microreplication tool in the polymeric article correspond to the adjacent longitudinally-extending grooves in the cylindrical workpiece, wherein the grooves formed in the polymeric article define lengths in a longitudinal dimension and widths in a lateral dimension that is perpendicular to the longitudinal dimension, wherein, for each of the grooves formed in the polymeric article, a length of the groove is greater than a width of the groove, wherein the initial portions of the grooves formed near the first end of the workpiece are all relatively sharper than all the subsequent portions of each of the grooves formed closer to the second end of the workpiece, wherein the polymeric article includes the grooves formed by the microreplication tool such that each portion of each of the grooves on a first side of the polymeric article are all relatively sharper than each portion of all the grooves positioned closer to a second side of the polymeric article, the first side of the polymeric article opposing the second side of the polymeric article in the longitudinal dimension. (a) forming, beginning near a first end of the workpiece, an initial portion of each groove; and (b) forming subsequent portions of each groove during successive revolutions of the workpiece, the subsequent portions being substantially aligned with the initial portion of each groove, the subsequent portions being formed progressively closer to a second end of the workpiece,
Method for producing a grain-oriented flat steel product that is intended for the manufacture of parts for electrotechnical applications and has minimised magnetic loss values and optimised magnetostrictive properties, including the operations a) providing a flat steel product, b) laser-treating the flat steel product, wherein, in the course of the laser treatment, linear deformations, which are arranged with a spacing a, are formed into the surface of the flat steel product by means of a laser beam emitted by a laser beam source with a power P, characterised in that the apparent power S 1.7/50 of the flat steel product before and after laser treatment (operation b)) at a frequency of 50 Hertz and a polarisation of 1.7 Tesla is measured, and in that as parameters of the laser treatment the spacing a between the linear deformations, the dwell time t dwell of the laser beam, the specific energy density U s, the laser power P, the focus size Δs or the scan speed v scan are varied such that the difference between the apparent power S 1.7/50 measured before and after treatment is less than 40%. a) providing a flat steel product, b) laser-treating the flat steel product, wherein, in the course of the laser treatment, linear deformations, which are arranged with a spacing a, are formed into the surface of the flat steel product by means of a laser beam emitted by a laser beam source with a power P,
Motor pump unit comprising an impeller surrounded by a volute and mounted on the output shaft of an electric motor surrounded by a housing which is closed on the side opposite the impeller by a cover, an extension being interposed between the cover and the housing and at least one element with an electrical connection wire being housed in the extension, in which the at least one element is connected by a wire to the impeller and is a sensor for sensing a property or state of the impeller, characterised in that the wire passes through a chimney cast as part of the housing on the outer face of said housing.
Mixer for the manufacture of ceramic type pellets known as feedstock including, on the one hand, at least one inorganic powder of at least one oxide or cermet or metal or nitride type element or of at least one compound including at least one of said elements, and on the other hand, at least one organic binder, said mixer including at least one tank in which at least one mixing means is movable, and including heat exchange means, characterized in that said mixer includes storage means for storing temperature parameters including a lower temperature (TINF) and a higher temperature (TSUP) for a mixture corresponding to a given type of ceramic to be produced, said lower temperature (TINF) above which said mixture becomes a paste, and said higher temperature (TSUP) below which said mixture must remain, and in that said heat exchange means includes heating means arranged for heating said tank and/or the content thereof to a temperature comprised between said lower temperature (TINF) and said higher temperature (TSUP), and further characterized in that in that said heating means exchange energy, in a first connection, with a first heat exchange and mixing temperature maintenance circuit, external to said tank, and wherein the thermal inertia of said first circuit is higher than that of said tank fully loaded with said mixture, and characterized in that said heat exchange means include cooling means which are arranged to exchange energy, in a second connection, with a second ambient temperature circuit, external to said tank, and whose thermal inertia is far higher than that of said tank fully loaded with said mixture.
An inorganic fiber toughened inorganic composite artificial stone panel, comprising a surface layer and a toughened base layer, wherein the surface layer includes materials having the following components in parts by weight: 40-70 parts of quartz sand, 10-30 parts of quartz powder, 20-45 parts of inorganic active powder, 0.5-4 parts of pigment, 0.3-1 parts of water reducing agent and 3-10 parts of water; and wherein the toughened base layer includes materials having the following components in parts by weight: 40-60 parts of inorganic active powder, 45-65 parts of sand, 0.8-1.5 parts of water reducing agent, 6-14 parts of water, 0.4-2 parts of inorganic fiber and 0.8-2.5 parts of toughener, wherein the quartz sand has a fineness modulus of 2.0-3.0, a content of silicon dioxide above 93%, and a hardness of a raw stone above 7 Mohs; the quartz powder has a fineness of 600 mesh or more, a content of silicon dioxide above 93%, and a hardness of a raw stone above 7 Mohs; and the sand is selected from one or more of river sand, manufactured sand and quartz sand. wherein the surface layer includes materials having the following components in parts by weight: 40-70 parts of quartz sand, 10-30 parts of quartz powder, 20-45 parts of inorganic active powder, 0.5-4 parts of pigment, 0.3-1 parts of water reducing agent and 3-10 parts of water; and wherein the toughened base layer includes materials having the following components in parts by weight: 40-60 parts of inorganic active powder, 45-65 parts of sand, 0.8-1.5 parts of water reducing agent, 6-14 parts of water, 0.4-2 parts of inorganic fiber and 0.8-2.5 parts of toughener, wherein the quartz sand has a fineness modulus of 2.0-3.0, a content of silicon dioxide above 93%, and a hardness of a raw stone above 7 Mohs; the quartz powder has a fineness of 600 mesh or more, a content of silicon dioxide above 93%, and a hardness of a raw stone above 7 Mohs; and the sand is selected from one or more of river sand, manufactured sand and quartz sand.
A method for processing the output signal of a transducer provided in a force measuring device, in particular a scale, by which a measurement signal (ms) corresponding to an applied load is formed, which is filtered in an analogue filter and/or, after processing in an analogue/digital converter, in a digital filter (13 1,...,13 n), in order to suppress interfering signal portions caused by external influences such as mechanical disturbances, load alternations and load changes, characterized in that the filtered measurement signal (ms E) is supplied to a first delay element with a fixed delay time, by means of which, at the output thereof, a delayed and filtered measurement signal (mS A) is output, which is supplied to a switching means, wherein the fixed delay time exceeds the switching time of the switching means, and in that the filtered and delayed measurement signal (ms A) is supplied to a measuring unit, by means of which, at the output thereof, - the value of measurement signal (mS A) which has been supplied with delay and held, or - an average value formed from the last values of the filtered and delayed measurement signal (ms A) that occurred within a time interval, or - an expected value of the filtered and delayed measurement signal (ms A), which is formed based on the last values of the measurement signal (ms) that occurred within a time interval, is output and in that the filtered measurement signal (ms E) is monitored by means of a first detector module provided in a control unit for the occurrence of interfering signals, wherein, after detection of an interfering signal, the switching means is actuated in such a manner that the supply of the filtered and delayed measurement signal (ms A) to the measuring unit is interrupted, and, instead of the filtered and delayed measurement signal (ms A), the output signal (ms x) of the measuring unit is supplied to the downstream modules of the force measuring device. - the value of measurement signal (mS A) which has been supplied with delay and held, or - an average value formed from the last values of the filtered and delayed measurement signal (ms A) that occurred within a time interval, or - an expected value of the filtered and delayed measurement signal (ms A), which is formed based on the last values of the measurement signal (ms) that occurred within a time interval,
A system (100, 200, 300, 400), comprising: a processor; and a memory system in communication with the processor, the memory system storing instructions that when executed by the processor result in the system (100, 200, 300, 400) being operable to identify a system hazard boundary of a monitored system and a system nuisance boundary of the monitored system, the system (100, 200, 300, 400) also being operable to determine a must-trip condition based on the system hazard boundary and a must-not-trip condition based on the system nuisance boundary, and the system further being operable to output a protection margin (M P) for the monitored system based on the system hazard boundary and a difference between the must-trip condition and the must-not-trip condition, characterized in that the system (100, 200, 300, 400) is further operable to confirm that a selected confirmation time for the monitored system is between a nuisance confirmation time limit and a protection confirmation time limit, and wherein a monitor determines whether monitored inputs of an input signal management exceeds or is below a selected threshold, thus, incrementing or decrementing a confirmation counter, wherein the value of the confirmation counter is compared to the selected confirmation time, to decide whether to set a fault or not. a processor; and a memory system in communication with the processor, the memory system storing instructions that when executed by the processor result in the system (100, 200, 300, 400) being operable to identify a system hazard boundary of a monitored system and a system nuisance boundary of the monitored system, the system (100, 200, 300, 400) also being operable to determine a must-trip condition based on the system hazard boundary and a must-not-trip condition based on the system nuisance boundary, and the system further being operable to output a protection margin (M P) for the monitored system based on the system hazard boundary and a difference between the must-trip condition and the must-not-trip condition, characterized in that the system (100, 200, 300, 400) is further operable to confirm that a selected confirmation time for the monitored system is between a nuisance confirmation time limit and a protection confirmation time limit, and wherein a monitor determines whether monitored inputs of an input signal management exceeds or is below a selected threshold, thus, incrementing or decrementing a confirmation counter, wherein the value of the confirmation counter is compared to the selected confirmation time, to decide whether to set a fault or not.
A dolly for transporting products thereon, the dolly comprising: a top with a product support surface and an opposing underside, a plurality of casters (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) provided on the underside, two of the casters being swivel casters (7a, 7b) configured to rotate relative to the product support surface; biasing means configured to bias around the swivel axis a wheel (18a, 18b) of each swivel caster towards a first equilibrium position; wherein the biasing means is further arranged to bias the wheel towards the first equilibrium position when the wheel is in a first orientation, and wherein the biasing means is further arranged to bias around the swivel axis the wheel towards a second different equilibrium position when the wheel is in a second orientation; and wherein the swivel casters each comprise a wheel rotation axis and a vertical swivel axis, characterised in that the wheel rotation axis of each swivel caster being offset from the vertical swivel axis of the respective swivel caster. a top with a product support surface and an opposing underside, a plurality of casters (6a, 6b, 7a, 7b) provided on the underside, two of the casters being swivel casters (7a, 7b) configured to rotate relative to the product support surface; biasing means configured to bias around the swivel axis a wheel (18a, 18b) of each swivel caster towards a first equilibrium position; wherein the biasing means is further arranged to bias the wheel towards the first equilibrium position when the wheel is in a first orientation, and wherein the biasing means is further arranged to bias around the swivel axis the wheel towards a second different equilibrium position when the wheel is in a second orientation; and wherein the swivel casters each comprise a wheel rotation axis and a vertical swivel axis, characterised in that the wheel rotation axis of each swivel caster being offset from the vertical swivel axis of the respective swivel caster.
An EGR control system for an internal combustion engine that comprises an EGR apparatus for introducing exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine into an intake system as EGR gas and selects, as its combustion state, either low temperature combustion that is achieved by making the EGR ratio of intake air higher than a ratio at which the quantity of smoke generation becomes largest or normal combustion in accordance with an operation range, characterized by further comprising: upper limit air quantity setting means for setting, in accordance with the engine load, an upper limit value of the intake air quantity of the internal combustion engine for keeping the quantity of smoke generation within an allowable range when the combustion state of the internal combustion engine is low temperature combustion, and EGR ratio control means for controlling the EGR ratio of intake air by regulating the quantity of EGR gas introduced into the intake system by said EGR apparatus so as to make the intake air quantity of the internal combustion engine equal to or smaller than the upper limit value set by said upper limit air quantity setting means when the combustion state of the internal combustion engine is low temperature combustion and the operation state of the internal combustion engine is transitional operation in which the engine load of the internal combustion engine is increasing or decreasing. upper limit air quantity setting means for setting, in accordance with the engine load, an upper limit value of the intake air quantity of the internal combustion engine for keeping the quantity of smoke generation within an allowable range when the combustion state of the internal combustion engine is low temperature combustion, and EGR ratio control means for controlling the EGR ratio of intake air by regulating the quantity of EGR gas introduced into the intake system by said EGR apparatus so as to make the intake air quantity of the internal combustion engine equal to or smaller than the upper limit value set by said upper limit air quantity setting means when the combustion state of the internal combustion engine is low temperature combustion and the operation state of the internal combustion engine is transitional operation in which the engine load of the internal combustion engine is increasing or decreasing.
Method for producing an ophthalmic lens comprising a base lens and a film structure bound to a first optical surface of said base lens, the method comprising the following steps: /1/ obtaining a semi-finished lens, having the first optical surface and a temporary surface opposed to said first optical surface; /2/ obtaining the film structure; and /3/ applying the film structure onto the first optical surface of the semi-finished lens, with layered connecting means arranged between said film structure and said first optical surface of the semi-finished lens; step /3/ being performed using a pressing device for producing pressure so as to push the film structure and the first optical surface of the semi-finished lens against each other, and the method being characterized in that it further comprises the following steps: /4/ after step /3/ and after pressure has been removed: heating the semi-finished lens with the film structure connected to said semi-finished lens, up to a maximum heating temperature which is higher than a glass-transition temperature of a constituting material of the semi-finished lens and less than another glass-transition temperature of a material of the film structure; and /5/ after step /4/: machining the temporary surface of the semi-finished lens so as to obtain a second optical surface opposed to the first optical surface, thereby producing the base lens comprised in the ophthalmic lens, the machining causing said base lens to be thinner than the semi-finished lens. /1/ obtaining a semi-finished lens, having the first optical surface and a temporary surface opposed to said first optical surface; /2/ obtaining the film structure; and /3/ applying the film structure onto the first optical surface of the semi-finished lens, with layered connecting means arranged between said film structure and said first optical surface of the semi-finished lens; /4/ after step /3/ and after pressure has been removed: heating the semi-finished lens with the film structure connected to said semi-finished lens, up to a maximum heating temperature which is higher than a glass-transition temperature of a constituting material of the semi-finished lens and less than another glass-transition temperature of a material of the film structure; and /5/ after step /4/: machining the temporary surface of the semi-finished lens so as to obtain a second optical surface opposed to the first optical surface, thereby producing the base lens comprised in the ophthalmic lens, the machining causing said base lens to be thinner than the semi-finished lens.
A facade greening element, comprising a rear plate and a grid plate which is spaced therefrom and is connected to the rear plate by an outer edge and comprises at least one opening, the opening area of which is larger than that of the remaining openings of the grid, a plant basket open toward the opening being arranged in the region of the opening, characterized in that the plant basket, as a stabilizing connecting element, connects the rear plate and the grid plate such that the grid pate and the rear plate are prevented from being pushed apart and the facade greening element from arching outward.
An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising: at least one processor configured to receive at least one first orthogonal frequency division multiplexed, OFDM, symbol comprising a control channel and at least one second OFDM symbol comprising paging information in a superframe preamble; to determine received power of the at least one first OFDM symbol; to determine a receiver gain based on the received power of the at least one first OFDM symbol; and to process at least one second OFDM symbol based on the receiver gain to obtain paging information, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the receiver gain based on an automatic gain control, AGC, loop, initialized with a receiver gain saved from a prior awake interval, and to save the receiver gain for the current awake interval for use in a next awake interval. at least one processor configured to receive at least one first orthogonal frequency division multiplexed, OFDM, symbol comprising a control channel and at least one second OFDM symbol comprising paging information in a superframe preamble; to determine received power of the at least one first OFDM symbol; to determine a receiver gain based on the received power of the at least one first OFDM symbol; and to process at least one second OFDM symbol based on the receiver gain to obtain paging information, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine the receiver gain based on an automatic gain control, AGC, loop, initialized with a receiver gain saved from a prior awake interval, and to save the receiver gain for the current awake interval for use in a next awake interval.
A composition comprising a single bacteria species for use in treating an individual suffering from anxiety, autism, autism spectrum disorders, a mental condition with some symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, Fragile X, Rett syndrome, tuberous sclerosis, obsessive compulsive disorder, attention deficit disorder or schizophrenia, whereby the individual shows improved behavioral performance, wherein the bacteria species is B. fragilis, B. thetaiotaomicron or B. vulgatus.
An axial fan with a housing and a fan wheel that is arranged in the housing for the purpose of generating an axial air flow through the housing, wherein the fan wheel has a plurality of fan wheel blades which extend radially on the outside from a hub to the respective blade tip and are spaced apart from an inner wall of the housing by a head gap, wherein each of the fan wheel blades has along the blade tip a middle portion which adjoins a radial center line of the fan wheel blades and is free of boreholes, and wherein the middle portion defines 20-90% of an extent of the respective fan wheel blade in the circumferential direction, characterized in that the fan wheel blades have a plurality of boreholes along the respective blade tip in the vicinity of both a front edge and rear edge of the fan wheel blades.