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A system for imaging, monitoring, measuring, or otherwise quantifying a material, combination of materials, or flow within a volume of a vessel interior or other object, the system comprising: a sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes for placement near or around the vessel or the object, wherein the sensor is adapted to provide electric field distribution and sensor sensitivity in at least two geometric dimensions; a data acquisition circuit in communication with the sensor for receiving input data from the sensor, the data acquisition circuit is adapted to output capacitance and phase data at multiple frequencies to the processing system; characterised by a processing system in communication with the data acquisition circuit, the processing system programmed with instructions for executing on the processing system to use the capacitance and phase data at multiple frequencies to measure a volume fraction of each phase of the flow and for using each capacitance and phase data to calculate the velocity for each phase of the flow. a sensor comprising a plurality of electrodes for placement near or around the vessel or the object, wherein the sensor is adapted to provide electric field distribution and sensor sensitivity in at least two geometric dimensions; a data acquisition circuit in communication with the sensor for receiving input data from the sensor, the data acquisition circuit is adapted to output capacitance and phase data at multiple frequencies to the processing system; characterised by a processing system in communication with the data acquisition circuit, the processing system programmed with instructions for executing on the processing system to use the capacitance and phase data at multiple frequencies to measure a volume fraction of each phase of the flow and for using each capacitance and phase data to calculate the velocity for each phase of the flow.
A cardboard filter for cigarettes formed by winding of a strip of cardboard, characterized in that said strip of cardboard comprises several pre-sectioning lines which extend continuously over a width of the strip and only over part of its thickness.
A display apparatus, comprising: a display panel; a signal board configured to process an image signal used in an image display; a power source board configured to supply power to said signal board and said display panel; a projection portion (520, 530) which is provided on a mounting surface of said power source board where a circuit element of said power source board is mounted; and a rear cover configured to cover a rear side of said display apparatus, characterized in that said signal board and said power source board are disposed in a horizontal direction of said display panel; said projection portion (520, 530) is configured to be in non-contact on the rear surface of said display panel under a condition where said power source board is not pressed from a rear surface side of the display apparatus; and said projection portion (520, 530) is configured to be in contact on the rear surface of said display panel under a condition where said power source board is pressed from the rear surface of said display apparatus, so that a space is defined between the rear surface of said display panel and said circuit element, which is determined by a size in a projecting direction of said projection portion. a display panel; a signal board configured to process an image signal used in an image display; a power source board configured to supply power to said signal board and said display panel; a projection portion (520, 530) which is provided on a mounting surface of said power source board where a circuit element of said power source board is mounted; and a rear cover configured to cover a rear side of said display apparatus, characterized in that said signal board and said power source board are disposed in a horizontal direction of said display panel; said projection portion (520, 530) is configured to be in non-contact on the rear surface of said display panel under a condition where said power source board is not pressed from a rear surface side of the display apparatus; and said projection portion (520, 530) is configured to be in contact on the rear surface of said display panel under a condition where said power source board is pressed from the rear surface of said display apparatus, so that a space is defined between the rear surface of said display panel and said circuit element, which is determined by a size in a projecting direction of said projection portion.
A method of reducing the deposition of organic contaminants in papermaking processes, comprising adding to pulp or a papermaking system from about 5 ppm to about 300 ppm of a composition comprising an anionic lipophilic branched, cyclic glycerol-based polymer, wherein the composition selectively bonds with the organic contaminants to form a complex and the complex is stable in papermaking processes.
A method of operating a contact analogue probe for measuring the dimensions of a workpiece on a coordinate positioning machine, the contact analogue probe comprising a probe body comprising a temperature actuator, and a stylus attached to the probe body the method comprising: i) measuring the temperature of the contact analogue probe via a temperature sensor and modulating the temperature actuator so as to maintain the temperature of the entire probe body at a constant predetermined temperature. i) measuring the temperature of the contact analogue probe via a temperature sensor and modulating the temperature actuator so as to maintain the temperature of the entire probe body at a constant predetermined temperature.
A method of detecting bleeding from a wound, comprising: providing, on a support, a substantially non-volatile agent capable of forming a volatile agent on contact with blood; disposing the non-volatile agent on the support at or near the wound; providing a probe for detection of the volatile agent; disposing the probe for detection of the volatile agent at a distance from the support; generating a flow of air in a direction from the support to the probe; monitoring the formation of volatile agent by the probe, thereby detecting a bleeding of the wound.
A welding unit for welding two rails of a track, including two unit parts which are movable towards one another in the longitudinal direction of the rails along guides of the unit by means of displacement cylinders and are each equipped with clamping jaws having contact surfaces intended for application to a rail web, characterized by the following features: a) each clamping jaw has a sliding surface, spaced from the contact surface in the transverse direction of the rails, which is curved - with respect to a cross-section extending perpendicularly to a neutral axis of the rails - in the shape of a circular arc, b) a jaw mount provided for fixation of the clamping jaw has a sliding surface which is curved in accordance with the sliding surface of the clamping jaw, so that the clamping jaw is movable along the sliding surfaces (16, 18) relative to the jaw mount. a) each clamping jaw has a sliding surface, spaced from the contact surface in the transverse direction of the rails, which is curved - with respect to a cross-section extending perpendicularly to a neutral axis of the rails - in the shape of a circular arc, b) a jaw mount provided for fixation of the clamping jaw has a sliding surface which is curved in accordance with the sliding surface of the clamping jaw, so that the clamping jaw is movable along the sliding surfaces (16, 18) relative to the jaw mount.
A process for producing a thermoplastic polyurethane comprising the steps (i) provision of a composition Z comprising (a) at least one carbodiimide selected from the group consisting of monomeric aliphatic carbodiimides, oligomeric aliphatic carbodiimides, polymeric aliphatic carbodiimides, monomeric aromatic carbodiimides, oligomeric aromatic carbodiimides and polymeric aromatic carbodiimides, and (b) at least one ester selected from the group consisting of citric acid esters, acetyl citric acid esters, phthalic acid esters, benzoic acid esters, adipic acid esters, hydrogenated phthalic acid esters and phosphoric acid esters; (ii) addition of the composition Z to a thermoplastic polyurethane or a reaction mixture for producing a thermoplastic polyurethane. (i) provision of a composition Z comprising (a) at least one carbodiimide selected from the group consisting of monomeric aliphatic carbodiimides, oligomeric aliphatic carbodiimides, polymeric aliphatic carbodiimides, monomeric aromatic carbodiimides, oligomeric aromatic carbodiimides and polymeric aromatic carbodiimides, and (b) at least one ester selected from the group consisting of citric acid esters, acetyl citric acid esters, phthalic acid esters, benzoic acid esters, adipic acid esters, hydrogenated phthalic acid esters and phosphoric acid esters; (a) at least one carbodiimide selected from the group consisting of monomeric aliphatic carbodiimides, oligomeric aliphatic carbodiimides, polymeric aliphatic carbodiimides, monomeric aromatic carbodiimides, oligomeric aromatic carbodiimides and polymeric aromatic carbodiimides, and (b) at least one ester selected from the group consisting of citric acid esters, acetyl citric acid esters, phthalic acid esters, benzoic acid esters, adipic acid esters, hydrogenated phthalic acid esters and phosphoric acid esters; (ii) addition of the composition Z to a thermoplastic polyurethane or a reaction mixture for producing a thermoplastic polyurethane.
A cap (40,50; 140, 150) for an injector (1; 101) comprising a syringe (10; 110) with a needle cover (17,19; 117,119), said cap comprising a cap body (40, 140) defining an inner and an outer cap body, the cap being further characterized by a metal connector (56; 156) defining plural needle cover gripping elements arranged around a central hub, wherein said metal connector is provided to said inner cap body, and wherein each gripping element is provided with one or more barbs (57a-57c) for gripping the needle cover of said syringe; provided to said outer cap body, an opposing pair of recessed portions (44a, 44b), wherein each said recessed portion defines a recess base (49a, 49b), and wherein each recessed portion is bounded by a peripheral lip (46a, 46b); and provided to said recess base of each recessed portion, an over-coating (48a, 48b), wherein said cap body comprises a generally rigid material and each said over-coating comprises a more flexible material, and wherein each said peripheral lip defines a bank (47a, 47b) that extends beyond the over-coating of the recess base.
A method of delivering a plurality of seismic data acquisition units to an ocean bottom, comprising: receiving, by an underwater vehicle located in an aqueous medium, environmental information; obtaining, by the underwater vehicle based on the environmental information and a policy, an indication to perform a fly-by deployment; setting, responsive to the determination to perform the fly-by deployment and based on the environmental information, an angle of a ramp with respect to a base of the underwater vehicle, the ramp having a first end and a second end, the first end positioned closer to the base of the underwater vehicle than the second end; the method being characterised in setting a yaw angle of the ramp based on a forward velocity of the underwater vehicle; identifying, by the underwater vehicle, a launch event for a seismic data acquisition unit of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units stored in the underwater vehicle; and deploying, by the underwater vehicle, the seismic data acquisition unit from the second end of the ramp towards the ocean bottom based on the identification of the launch event and the environmental information. receiving, by an underwater vehicle located in an aqueous medium, environmental information; obtaining, by the underwater vehicle based on the environmental information and a policy, an indication to perform a fly-by deployment; setting, responsive to the determination to perform the fly-by deployment and based on the environmental information, an angle of a ramp with respect to a base of the underwater vehicle, the ramp having a first end and a second end, the first end positioned closer to the base of the underwater vehicle than the second end; the method being characterised in setting a yaw angle of the ramp based on a forward velocity of the underwater vehicle; identifying, by the underwater vehicle, a launch event for a seismic data acquisition unit of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units stored in the underwater vehicle; and deploying, by the underwater vehicle, the seismic data acquisition unit from the second end of the ramp towards the ocean bottom based on the identification of the launch event and the environmental information.
Fireplace (10, 100), at least comprising: a combustion chamber, comprising at least two compartments (50, 55, 60) which are arranged one upon the other, and wherein the lower compartment and the upper compartment of said at least two compartments (50, 55, 60) are separated by means of a baffle leaving an opening which connects the lower compartment to the upper compartment; or wherein the fireplace comprises three compartments (50, 55, 60) which are arranged one upon the other, wherein the lower compartment and the middle compartment are separated by means of one baffle leaving one opening which connects the lower compartment to the middle compartment; and wherein the middle compartment and the upper compartment are separated by means of one further baffle leaving one further opening which connects the middle compartment to the upper compartment; characterized in that said lower compartment and at least one the middle compartment and the upper compartment are at least partially formed by air channels, which are opened at their lower and their upper ends, respectively, and wherein the inner surface of the combustion chamber formed by said air channels is corrugated; and in that at least a portion of said lower compartment of said combustion chamber comprises a lining with a refractory material, wherein the portion of the air channels forming said lower compartment of said combustion chamber is at least partially lined with a refractory material. a combustion chamber, comprising at least two compartments (50, 55, 60) which are arranged one upon the other, and wherein the lower compartment and the upper compartment of said at least two compartments (50, 55, 60) are separated by means of a baffle leaving an opening which connects the lower compartment to the upper compartment; or wherein the fireplace comprises three compartments (50, 55, 60) which are arranged one upon the other, wherein the lower compartment and the middle compartment are separated by means of one baffle leaving one opening which connects the lower compartment to the middle compartment; and wherein the middle compartment and the upper compartment are separated by means of one further baffle leaving one further opening which connects the middle compartment to the upper compartment; characterized in that said lower compartment and at least one the middle compartment and the upper compartment are at least partially formed by air channels, which are opened at their lower and their upper ends, respectively, and wherein the inner surface of the combustion chamber formed by said air channels is corrugated; and in that at least a portion of said lower compartment of said combustion chamber comprises a lining with a refractory material, wherein the portion of the air channels forming said lower compartment of said combustion chamber is at least partially lined with a refractory material.
A rotor assembly, comprising: a twist actuator configured to drive a first rotation of a drive shaft about a first axis, the twist actuator positioned at a center of rotation of the rotor assembly; and a first gear assembly to convert the first rotation into a plurality of second rotations of a plurality of second shafts, each of the second shafts to provide torque to a respective blade coupled to the rotor assembly; the rotor assembly further comprising pitch shafts; the rotor assembly characterized by: planet gear carriers, each carrier coupled to a respective one of the second shafts; a first stage planetary gear system disposed in each of the carriers; a second stage planetary gear system disposed in each of the carriers; and an output shaft coupled to each of the second stage planetary gear systems to provide the torque to respective ones of the blades; and a sun gear of the first stage planetary gear systems being coupled to respective ones of the pitch shafts. a twist actuator configured to drive a first rotation of a drive shaft about a first axis, the twist actuator positioned at a center of rotation of the rotor assembly; and a first gear assembly to convert the first rotation into a plurality of second rotations of a plurality of second shafts, each of the second shafts to provide torque to a respective blade coupled to the rotor assembly; the rotor assembly further comprising pitch shafts; the rotor assembly characterized by: planet gear carriers, each carrier coupled to a respective one of the second shafts; a first stage planetary gear system disposed in each of the carriers; a second stage planetary gear system disposed in each of the carriers; and an output shaft coupled to each of the second stage planetary gear systems to provide the torque to respective ones of the blades; and a sun gear of the first stage planetary gear systems being coupled to respective ones of the pitch shafts. planet gear carriers, each carrier coupled to a respective one of the second shafts; a first stage planetary gear system disposed in each of the carriers; a second stage planetary gear system disposed in each of the carriers; and an output shaft coupled to each of the second stage planetary gear systems to provide the torque to respective ones of the blades; and a sun gear of the first stage planetary gear systems being coupled to respective ones of the pitch shafts.
A low-pH automatic dishwashing detergent composition free of sodium tripolyphosphate comprising a low temperature amylase and a lime soap dispersing agent and wherein the composition has a pH as measured in 1% weight aqueous solution at 25°C of from 5 to 7.5, preferably less than 6.9, wherein the low temperature amylase demonstrates at least 1.2 times the relative activity of amylase of SEQ ID NO:3 at 25°C, wherein relative activity is the fraction derived from dividing the activity of an enzyme at the temperature assayed versus its activity at its optimal temperature measured at a pH of 9, and wherein the low temperature amylase is selected from the group consisting of a) variants of a parent amylase, said parent amylase having at least 60% identity to SEQ ID NO:4 and further comprising substitutions at one or more of the following positions versus SEQ ID NO:4: 9, 26, 30, 33, 82, 37, 106, 118, 128, 133, 149, 150, 160, 178, 182, 186, 193, 195, 202, 203, 214, 231, 256, 257, 258, 269, 270, 272, 283, 295, 296, 298, 299, 303, 304, 305, 311, 314, 315, 318, 319, 320, 323, 339, 345, 361, 378, 383, 419, 421, 437, 441, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450, 458, 461, 471, 482, 484 that also preferably comprise the deletions of D183* and G184*; b) variants exhibiting at least 90% identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and comprising deletions in the 183 and 184 positions and/or substitutions at the following positions 93, 116, 118, 129, 133, 134, 140, 142, 146, 147, 149, 151, 152, 169, 174, 186, 189, 193, 195, 197, 198, 200, 203, 206, 210, 212, 213, 235, 243, 244, 260, 262, 284, 303, 304, 320, 338, 347, 359, 418, 431, 434, 439, 447, 458, 469, 476 and 477; c) variants exhibiting at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:6, the wild-type enzyme from Bacillus sp.707 and further comprising one or more of the following mutations M202, M208, S255, R172, and/or M261; and d) mixtures thereof. a) variants of a parent amylase, said parent amylase having at least 60% identity to SEQ ID NO:4 and further comprising substitutions at one or more of the following positions versus SEQ ID NO:4: 9, 26, 30, 33, 82, 37, 106, 118, 128, 133, 149, 150, 160, 178, 182, 186, 193, 195, 202, 203, 214, 231, 256, 257, 258, 269, 270, 272, 283, 295, 296, 298, 299, 303, 304, 305, 311, 314, 315, 318, 319, 320, 323, 339, 345, 361, 378, 383, 419, 421, 437, 441, 444, 445, 446, 447, 450, 458, 461, 471, 482, 484 that also preferably comprise the deletions of D183* and G184*; b) variants exhibiting at least 90% identity with SEQ ID NO: 5 and comprising deletions in the 183 and 184 positions and/or substitutions at the following positions 93, 116, 118, 129, 133, 134, 140, 142, 146, 147, 149, 151, 152, 169, 174, 186, 189, 193, 195, 197, 198, 200, 203, 206, 210, 212, 213, 235, 243, 244, 260, 262, 284, 303, 304, 320, 338, 347, 359, 418, 431, 434, 439, 447, 458, 469, 476 and 477; c) variants exhibiting at least 95% identity with SEQ ID NO:6, the wild-type enzyme from Bacillus sp.707 and further comprising one or more of the following mutations M202, M208, S255, R172, and/or M261; and d) mixtures thereof.
A method for increasing the affinity of a T cell receptor to its ligand, the method comprising the steps of: (i) expressing in a host cell a nucleic acid construct encoding a TCR gene or fragment thereof, (ii) mutating the TCR gene or fragment thereof using somatic hypermutation, and (iii) selecting cells expressing a TCR with high affinity to the ligand. (i) expressing in a host cell a nucleic acid construct encoding a TCR gene or fragment thereof, (ii) mutating the TCR gene or fragment thereof using somatic hypermutation, and (iii) selecting cells expressing a TCR with high affinity to the ligand.
A method for conveying e-mail traffic between an e-mail server and a mobile terminal, wherein the mobile terminal has an e-mail address under the e-mail server and a permanent identifier and a temporary identity in an access network, the method comprising: - installing a connectivity function which is operationally coupled to the e-mail server and the access network, wherein the connectivity function is configured to encrypt e-mail traffic to the mobile terminal and decrypt e-mail traffic from the mobile terminal, by using encryption information; - generating a service activation code at the mobile terminal, wherein the service activation code is generated by the mobile terminal based on the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal, the encryption information and checksum information; - displaying the service activation code on a display of the mobile terminal; entering the displayed service activation code into an authenticating terminal; - conveying the entered service activation code from the authenticating terminal to the connectivity function, so as to provide the connectivity function with the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal and the encryption information; - establishing an encrypted data channel between the connectivity function and the mobile terminal, based on the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal and the encryption information. - installing a connectivity function which is operationally coupled to the e-mail server and the access network, wherein the connectivity function is configured to encrypt e-mail traffic to the mobile terminal and decrypt e-mail traffic from the mobile terminal, by using encryption information; - generating a service activation code at the mobile terminal, wherein the service activation code is generated by the mobile terminal based on the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal, the encryption information and checksum information; - displaying the service activation code on a display of the mobile terminal; entering the displayed service activation code into an authenticating terminal; - conveying the entered service activation code from the authenticating terminal to the connectivity function, so as to provide the connectivity function with the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal and the encryption information; - establishing an encrypted data channel between the connectivity function and the mobile terminal, based on the permanent identifier of the mobile terminal and the encryption information.