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An adaptive brake control system for use in Ground Support Equipment including a speed control system comprising a brake pedal, the system comprising: a distance sensor adapted to measure a distance from an edge of the GSE to an external object; a speed sensor adapted to measure a ground speed of the GSE; an actuator adapted to cause the speed control system of the GSE to slow or stop the GSE; and a controller, functionally associated with said distance sensor, said speed sensor, and said actuator, said controller adapted to receive inputs from said distance sensor and said speed sensor, and, based on said received inputs, to trigger said actuator to effect slowing or stopping of the GSE, characterised in that said actuator comprises: a rotary actuator; a lever connected to said rotary actuator, such that motion of said lever is driven by rotation of said rotary actuator; and a roller connected to said lever, such that said roller is rotatable about its axis, wherein rotation of said rotary actuator in a first direction causes corresponding rotation of said lever and said roller, such that said roller, when mounted to the GSE, applies force to said brake pedal to slow motion of said GSE, and rotation of said rotary actuator in a second, opposing direction causes corresponding rotation of said lever and said roller in said second direction, such that said roller, when mounted to the GSE, relieves force from said brake pedal to enable acceleration of said GSE. a distance sensor adapted to measure a distance from an edge of the GSE to an external object; a speed sensor adapted to measure a ground speed of the GSE; an actuator adapted to cause the speed control system of the GSE to slow or stop the GSE; and a controller, functionally associated with said distance sensor, said speed sensor, and said actuator, said controller adapted to receive inputs from said distance sensor and said speed sensor, and, based on said received inputs, to trigger said actuator to effect slowing or stopping of the GSE, characterised in that said actuator comprises: a rotary actuator; a lever connected to said rotary actuator, such that motion of said lever is driven by rotation of said rotary actuator; and a roller connected to said lever, such that said roller is rotatable about its axis, a rotary actuator; a lever connected to said rotary actuator, such that motion of said lever is driven by rotation of said rotary actuator; and a roller connected to said lever, such that said roller is rotatable about its axis, wherein rotation of said rotary actuator in a first direction causes corresponding rotation of said lever and said roller, such that said roller, when mounted to the GSE, applies force to said brake pedal to slow motion of said GSE, and rotation of said rotary actuator in a second, opposing direction causes corresponding rotation of said lever and said roller in said second direction, such that said roller, when mounted to the GSE, relieves force from said brake pedal to enable acceleration of said GSE.
A leaf seal for effecting a seal between two, coaxial, relatively rotating components, the leaf seal having an annular pack of stacked leaves, the pack being mountable to a first one of the components with interleaf gaps formed between working portions of neighbouring leaves and the leaves extending towards the other component such that end edges at ends of the leaf working portions are presented for wiping contact with the other component and, in use, a pressure drop is maintained axially across the pack, wherein each leaf has a rear section at or adjacent the low pressure side of the pack and a front section which extends from the rear section to the high pressure side of the pack; wherein, at least adjacent its end edge,, the rear sections of the leaves are thicker than their respective front sections to reduce the interleaf gaps at the rear sections such that most of the pressure drop across the pack is over the rear sections characterised in that: in respect of each leaf, the working portion has a front edge at the high pressure side of the pack, the front section being cut away at the high pressure side adjacent the end edge such that the front edge meets the end edge at an internal angle greater than 90°. in respect of each leaf, the working portion has a front edge at the high pressure side of the pack, the front section being cut away at the high pressure side adjacent the end edge such that the front edge meets the end edge at an internal angle greater than 90°.
A prosthetic heart valve, comprising: an expandable tubular stent having an integrated sealing cuff at one end; and an internal leaflet assembly disposed within a lumen of the stent, the internal leaflet assembly being comprised of stabilised tissue or synthetic material; wherein an exterior surface of the stent is covered with stabilised tissue or synthetic material, characterised in that the sealing cuff is attached to the stent at a forward angle, posterior to anterior, so that an entirety of the sealing cuff forms an acute angle in relation to an exterior wall of the tubular stent, such that the prosthetic heart valve is configured to sit within a mitral annulus of a heart with the stent in an expanded configuration and the valve at an angle directed away from an aortic valve of the heart. an expandable tubular stent having an integrated sealing cuff at one end; and an internal leaflet assembly disposed within a lumen of the stent, the internal leaflet assembly being comprised of stabilised tissue or synthetic material; wherein an exterior surface of the stent is covered with stabilised tissue or synthetic material, characterised in that the sealing cuff is attached to the stent at a forward angle, posterior to anterior, so that an entirety of the sealing cuff forms an acute angle in relation to an exterior wall of the tubular stent, such that the prosthetic heart valve is configured to sit within a mitral annulus of a heart with the stent in an expanded configuration and the valve at an angle directed away from an aortic valve of the heart.
A recombinant nonpathogenic Marek's Disease Virus (rMDVnp) comprising a first heterologous nucleic acid located in a first nonessential site in the rMDVnp genome and a second heterologous nucleic acid located in a second nonessential site in the rMDVnp genome; wherein the first heterologous nucleic acid comprises both a nucleotide sequence that encodes an Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus glycoprotein D (ILTV gD) and a nucleotide sequence that encodes an Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus glycoprotein I (ILTV gl); wherein the second heterologous nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence that encodes an Infectious Bursal Disease Virus viral protein 2 (IBDV VP2); wherein the first nonessential site and the second nonessential site are the same; and are both the US2 site or are both the UL54.5 site, and wherein the rMDVnp is a recombinant herpesvirus of turkeys (rHVT). wherein the first heterologous nucleic acid comprises both a nucleotide sequence that encodes an Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus glycoprotein D (ILTV gD) and a nucleotide sequence that encodes an Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus glycoprotein I (ILTV gl); wherein the second heterologous nucleic acid comprises a nucleotide sequence that encodes an Infectious Bursal Disease Virus viral protein 2 (IBDV VP2); wherein the first nonessential site and the second nonessential site are the same; and are both the US2 site or are both the UL54.5 site, and wherein the rMDVnp is a recombinant herpesvirus of turkeys (rHVT).
A storage system for storing board stacks for use in factories fabricating boards, the storage system comprising at least one main wagon moving in a crosswise direction and at least one pair of satellite wagons travelling in a longitudinal direction, the satellite wagons of which satellite wagon pair are arranged to move side by side and to carry the board stacks from below, and comprising storage rows that comprise three longitudinal supports, from which or onto which storage rows the board stacks are transferred, which storage system is provided with battery packs, the longitudinal movement and also lifting movement of a satellite wagon pair being achieved by means of the energy stored in said battery packs, the battery packs being situated on the satellite wagons, and on which main wagon a charging station for the battery packs is arranged, characterized in that one or more replacement stations for battery packs are arranged on the main wagon, for replacing the battery packs of the satellite wagons with charged battery packs.
A method of operating an electrical heating element of a wind turbine rotor blade, the method comprising the following steps: • Applying a voltage to the heating element, • Measuring a current flowing through the heating element, • Measuring the voltage applied to the heating element, characterized in that the method further comprises the steps: • Calculating a reference current (I ref) by applying a normalization factor to the measured current (I meas), wherein the normalization factor corresponds to the ratio of a nominal voltage (U nom) to the measured voltage (U meas), • Triggering an action when the reference current (I ref) is outside a first predetermined reference current range. • Applying a voltage to the heating element, • Measuring a current flowing through the heating element, • Measuring the voltage applied to the heating element, • Calculating a reference current (I ref) by applying a normalization factor to the measured current (I meas), wherein the normalization factor corresponds to the ratio of a nominal voltage (U nom) to the measured voltage (U meas), • Triggering an action when the reference current (I ref) is outside a first predetermined reference current range.
A non-invasive device (31, 51, 71) which makes it possible to collect the exudates from a wound, comprising a chamber (32, 52, 72) having a side wall (33, 73), an open lower end (34, 74) and an upper end, there being an access opening on the upper end and/or on the side wall (33, 73) of said chamber (32, 52, 72), said device further comprising a removable means (38, 58, 78) for closing the chamber (32, 52, 72), intended to be placed in the closed position on the access opening of the chamber (32, 52, 72) and a holding element (39, 79), optionally of tubular shape, which is circumscribed to or inscribed in said chamber (32, 52, 72), and open at both its ends, said device (31, 51, 71) being intended to be in contact with the skin and to surround the wound during use by means of an interface (37, 77), characterized in that said interface is an adhesive placed on a skirt (42, 62, 82) made of flexible material, said skirt (42, 62, 82) being held between the side wall (33, 73) of the chamber (32, 52, 72) and the holding element (39, 79).
A computer-implemented method for deployment risk management, the method comprising: receiving, by a processing device, operating parameters for simulating a deployment of a wireline logging tool in a well; simulating, by the processing device, the deployment of the wireline logging tool based on the operating parameters to generate a script for deploying the wireline logging tool, wherein the script comprises an ordered plurality of tasks and corresponding task parameters; and deploying the wireline logging tool in the well based on the script generated by the simulation, characterized in that: simulating the deployment of the wireline logging tool comprises calculating mechanical and hydraulic forces along the length of the tool and a cable used to deploy the wireline logging tool and a mechanical stress profile on the tool. receiving, by a processing device, operating parameters for simulating a deployment of a wireline logging tool in a well; simulating, by the processing device, the deployment of the wireline logging tool based on the operating parameters to generate a script for deploying the wireline logging tool, wherein the script comprises an ordered plurality of tasks and corresponding task parameters; and deploying the wireline logging tool in the well based on the script generated by the simulation, characterized in that: simulating the deployment of the wireline logging tool comprises calculating mechanical and hydraulic forces along the length of the tool and a cable used to deploy the wireline logging tool and a mechanical stress profile on the tool.
A polymer membrane comprising a hydrogen bond donor polymer and a hydrogen bond acceptor polymer; wherein said hydrogen bond donor polymer is made of one or more monomers, and comprises: a hydrogen bond donor group being carboxyl, wherein from 75% to 100%, in number of the monomer units relative to the total number of monomer units in the polymer comprise such a hydrogen bond donor group; and a lateral substituent comprising at least one hydrophobic group selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl, wherein from 75% to 100%, in number of the monomer units relative to the total number of monomer units in the polymer comprise such a lateral substituent; wherein said hydrogen bond acceptor polymer is made of one or more monomers, and comprises: a hydrogen bond acceptor group being ether or ester, wherein from 75% to 100%, in number of the monomer units relative to the total number of monomer units in the polymer comprise such a hydrogen bond acceptor group; and a lateral substituent comprising at least one hydrophobic group selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl, wherein from 75% to 100%, in number of the monomer units relative to the total number of monomer units in the polymer comprise such a lateral substituent; wherein said hydrogen bond acceptor polymer is selected from polypropylene oxide, poloxamers and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc)-polyvinyl alcohol copolymers; and wherein said polymer membrane does not comprise any charged polymer, wherein the hydrogen bond donor polymer and the hydrogen bond acceptor polymer are linked together by hydrogen bounds, and wherein the shear storage modulus G' of said polymer membrane, measured at 1 rad/s, is at least 0.5 N/m, preferably at least 1.0 N/m, more preferably at least 5.0 N/m. a hydrogen bond donor group being carboxyl, wherein from 75% to 100%, in number of the monomer units relative to the total number of monomer units in the polymer comprise such a hydrogen bond donor group; and a lateral substituent comprising at least one hydrophobic group selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl, wherein from 75% to 100%, in number of the monomer units relative to the total number of monomer units in the polymer comprise such a lateral substituent; a hydrogen bond acceptor group being ether or ester, wherein from 75% to 100%, in number of the monomer units relative to the total number of monomer units in the polymer comprise such a hydrogen bond acceptor group; and a lateral substituent comprising at least one hydrophobic group selected from alkyl, cycloalkyl and aryl, wherein from 75% to 100%, in number of the monomer units relative to the total number of monomer units in the polymer comprise such a lateral substituent; wherein said hydrogen bond acceptor polymer is selected from polypropylene oxide, poloxamers and polyvinyl acetate (PVAc)-polyvinyl alcohol copolymers; and
An apparatus for manufacturing molten irons, comprising: - a conveying line for drying and conveying iron ores and additives; - one or more fluidized-bed reactors that reduce and calcine the iron ores and the additives supplied from the conveying line to perform conversion into reducing material; - a melter-gasifier for charging the reducing material and receiving the supply of oxygen to manufacture molten irons; - a reducing gas supply line for supplying reducing gas exhausted from the melter-gasifier to the fluidized-bed reactors; and - an exhaust gas branch line for branching part of the exhaust gas exhausted from the fluidized-bed reactors and supplying the branched part of the exhaust gas to the conveying line, wherein the conveying line is extended vertically, exhaust gas is supplied to a lower port of the conveying line. - a conveying line for drying and conveying iron ores and additives; - one or more fluidized-bed reactors that reduce and calcine the iron ores and the additives supplied from the conveying line to perform conversion into reducing material; - a melter-gasifier for charging the reducing material and receiving the supply of oxygen to manufacture molten irons; - a reducing gas supply line for supplying reducing gas exhausted from the melter-gasifier to the fluidized-bed reactors; and - an exhaust gas branch line for branching part of the exhaust gas exhausted from the fluidized-bed reactors and supplying the branched part of the exhaust gas to the conveying line,
A sample preparation device for preparing one or more samples, comprising: at least one filter assembly having an elongated tip having a longitudinal axis and a fluid outlet; and a body comprising a base, a sample container tray adapted for holding at least one sample container having a side wall and a longitudinal axis, and a lid, said lid being mountable on said base in sealing relation with said base and defining with said base a vacuum chamber, and said lid having one or more apertures (146a-146n) in each of which a respective one of said at least one filter assemblies is independently sealingly engaged with said longitudinal axis of said elongated tip being vertically oriented, characterized in that said sample container tray is adapted to position said at least one sample container in said sample container tray such that said longitudinal axis of said elongated tip is not parallel to said longitudinal axis of said sample container, wherein said elongated tip penetrates into said at least one sample container, when said sample container is positioned in said sample container tray, such that fluid flows out said fluid outlet and down said side wall to minimize the trapping of air bubbles. at least one filter assembly having an elongated tip having a longitudinal axis and a fluid outlet; and a body comprising a base, a sample container tray adapted for holding at least one sample container having a side wall and a longitudinal axis, and a lid, said lid being mountable on said base in sealing relation with said base and defining with said base a vacuum chamber, and said lid having one or more apertures (146a-146n) in each of which a respective one of said at least one filter assemblies is independently sealingly engaged with said longitudinal axis of said elongated tip being vertically oriented, characterized in that said sample container tray is adapted to position said at least one sample container in said sample container tray such that said longitudinal axis of said elongated tip is not parallel to said longitudinal axis of said sample container, wherein said elongated tip penetrates into said at least one sample container, when said sample container is positioned in said sample container tray, such that fluid flows out said fluid outlet and down said side wall to minimize the trapping of air bubbles.
A method of providing a home network telephony service by a first mobile communication terminal, the method comprising: connecting a phone call to a second mobile communication terminal; transmitting a first call initiation request message including an address of a first electronic device connected to a home network of the first mobile communication terminal, in response to the phone call to the second mobile communication terminal; receiving a response message including an address of a second electronic device connected to a home network of the second mobile communication terminal in response to the first call initiation request message from the second mobile communication terminal; and transmitting, to the first electronic device, a second call initiation request message including the address of the second electronic device, when the response message includes information indicating that a call connection waiting is set, wherein the call connection waiting is a waiting state for a phone call connection between the second electronic device and the first electronic device without permission of the second mobile communication terminal according to transmission of a third call initiation request message to the second electronic device by the first electronic device. connecting a phone call to a second mobile communication terminal; transmitting a first call initiation request message including an address of a first electronic device connected to a home network of the first mobile communication terminal, in response to the phone call to the second mobile communication terminal; receiving a response message including an address of a second electronic device connected to a home network of the second mobile communication terminal in response to the first call initiation request message from the second mobile communication terminal; and transmitting, to the first electronic device, a second call initiation request message including the address of the second electronic device, when the response message includes information indicating that a call connection waiting is set, wherein the call connection waiting is a waiting state for a phone call connection between the second electronic device and the first electronic device without permission of the second mobile communication terminal according to transmission of a third call initiation request message to the second electronic device by the first electronic device.