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A method of making a plurality of buckets for a bucket elevator, each bucket of the plurality of buckets having a bottom wall, a back wall, a front wall and a pair of opposed side walls collectively defining an interior chamber, each of the side walls having a contoured upper edge to facilitate carrying material above the water level capacity of the bucket, wherein the contoured upper edge of each side wall includes a first portion extending from the back wall, a second portion extending upward from the first portion and a third portion that extends from the second portion to the front wall, the first, second, and third portions (128, 130, 132) cooperatively defining an upper extent of an ear of each of the sidewalls, the ears of the side walls being located near the front wall to facilitate the bucket carrying material above the water level capacity of the bucket, each bucket of the plurality of buckets adapted for spacing relative to an adjacent bucket of the plurality of buckets less than the nominal projection of the bucket such that the bottom of a leading bucket of the plurality of buckets is nested within the top of a trailing bucket of the plurality of buckets and the bottom wall and part of the front wall of the leading bucket are offset from and disposed vertically below at least a portion of the ears of each of the sidewalls of the trailing bucket of the plurality of buckets, the method comprising: forming a bucket blank using an injection molding process; and machining the bucket blank to form the ears on each of the side walls. forming a bucket blank using an injection molding process; and machining the bucket blank to form the ears on each of the side walls.
Method for performing an action for a vehicle, wherein the method comprises the following steps: transmitting a first radio signal at a first frequency with a first antenna, receiving a second radio signal at a second frequency in response to the transmission of the first radio signal, and performing the action depending on the received second radio signal, characterized in that a further radio signal at the first frequency is received depending on the transmission of the first radio signal with a further antenna, and the action is performed only if a signal strength of the further radio signal lies below a predefined signal strength threshold. transmitting a first radio signal at a first frequency with a first antenna, receiving a second radio signal at a second frequency in response to the transmission of the first radio signal, and performing the action depending on the received second radio signal, characterized in that a further radio signal at the first frequency is received depending on the transmission of the first radio signal with a further antenna, and the action is performed only if a signal strength of the further radio signal lies below a predefined signal strength threshold.
An application system, comprising: an application device configured to discharge a coating material from a discharge unit; an articulated robot configured to change a position and an orientation of the discharge unit such that the coating material from the discharge unit is applied to a workpiece; and a control device configured to control the application device and the articulated robot, wherein the control device includes an operation information acquisition unit configured to acquire operating state information indicating an operating state from at least the application device or the articulated robot during execution of application of the coating to the workpiece, a target value calculation unit configured to calculate a control target value for controlling the application device and the articulated robot on the basis of the operating state information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit and target quality information indicating a target for application quality of coating to the workpiece, and an operation control unit configured to control the application device and the articulated robot according to the control target value calculated by the target value calculation unit. an application device configured to discharge a coating material from a discharge unit; an articulated robot configured to change a position and an orientation of the discharge unit such that the coating material from the discharge unit is applied to a workpiece; and a control device configured to control the application device and the articulated robot, wherein the control device includes an operation information acquisition unit configured to acquire operating state information indicating an operating state from at least the application device or the articulated robot during execution of application of the coating to the workpiece, a target value calculation unit configured to calculate a control target value for controlling the application device and the articulated robot on the basis of the operating state information acquired by the operation information acquisition unit and target quality information indicating a target for application quality of coating to the workpiece, and an operation control unit configured to control the application device and the articulated robot according to the control target value calculated by the target value calculation unit.
An emergency vision apparatus, comprising: a blower; an inflatable enclosure remote from the blower, the enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; first and second clear members (64, 66) disposed at respective first and second ends of the enclosure to enable a user to see through the enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; a switch operably associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the enclosure when deployed; and a tubular air passageway connecting the blower and the enclosure, the passageway being extendible from a shorter length for stowage to a longer length when the enclosure is deployed; wherein the blower is disposed in a first housing and the inflatable enclosure is disposed in a second housing when not in use; wherein the passageway includes an inner hose disposed within an outer hose; and the inner hose is slidable within the outer hose; and wherein one end of the outer hose is attached to the first housing and another end of the outer hose is attached to the second housing. a blower; an inflatable enclosure remote from the blower, the enclosure being made of airtight material and having an expanded form when deployed and a deflated form when not in use; first and second clear members (64, 66) disposed at respective first and second ends of the enclosure to enable a user to see through the enclosure when expanded and observe a source of information at a distal end of the enclosure while smoke or other particulate matter is in the environment; a switch operably associated with the blower to activate the blower and thereby inflate the enclosure when deployed; and a tubular air passageway connecting the blower and the enclosure, the passageway being extendible from a shorter length for stowage to a longer length when the enclosure is deployed; wherein the blower is disposed in a first housing and the inflatable enclosure is disposed in a second housing when not in use; wherein the passageway includes an inner hose disposed within an outer hose; and the inner hose is slidable within the outer hose; and wherein one end of the outer hose is attached to the first housing and another end of the outer hose is attached to the second housing.
A medical retrieval device, comprising: a sheath; and a retrieval assembly comprising a plurality of filaments (100, 102), the retrieval assembly being collapsed when restrained by the sheath and expanded when unrestrained by the sheath, wherein the plurality of filaments (100, 102) are knotted together in a knot to form a knotted distal end of the retrieval assembly, the plurality of filaments (100, 102) emanating from the knot in a symmetric, radial pattern, characterized in that the knot is a carrick bend knot. a sheath; and a retrieval assembly comprising a plurality of filaments (100, 102), the retrieval assembly being collapsed when restrained by the sheath and expanded when unrestrained by the sheath, wherein the plurality of filaments (100, 102) are knotted together in a knot to form a knotted distal end of the retrieval assembly, the plurality of filaments (100, 102) emanating from the knot in a symmetric, radial pattern, characterized in that the knot is a carrick bend knot.
A method for audio signal generation implemented on a computing apparatus, the computing apparatus including at least one processor and at least one storage device, comprising: obtaining first audio data collected by a bone conduction sensor; obtaining second audio data collected by an air conduction sensor, the first audio data and the second audio data representing a speech of a user, with differing frequency components; and generating, based on the first audio data and the second audio data, third audio data, wherein frequency components of the third audio data higher than a first frequency point increase with respect to frequency components of the first audio data higher than the first frequency point, characterized in that the generating, based on the first audio data and the second audio data, third audio data includes: determining multiple frequency ranges; determining a first weight and a second weight for a portion of the first audio data and a portion of the second audio data located within each of the multiple frequency ranges, respectively; and determining the third audio data by weighting the portion of the first audio data and the portion of the second audio data located within each of the multiple frequency ranges using the first weight and the second weight, respectively. obtaining first audio data collected by a bone conduction sensor; obtaining second audio data collected by an air conduction sensor, the first audio data and the second audio data representing a speech of a user, with differing frequency components; and generating, based on the first audio data and the second audio data, third audio data, wherein frequency components of the third audio data higher than a first frequency point increase with respect to frequency components of the first audio data higher than the first frequency point, characterized in that the generating, based on the first audio data and the second audio data, third audio data includes: determining multiple frequency ranges; determining a first weight and a second weight for a portion of the first audio data and a portion of the second audio data located within each of the multiple frequency ranges, respectively; and determining the third audio data by weighting the portion of the first audio data and the portion of the second audio data located within each of the multiple frequency ranges using the first weight and the second weight, respectively. determining multiple frequency ranges; determining a first weight and a second weight for a portion of the first audio data and a portion of the second audio data located within each of the multiple frequency ranges, respectively; and determining the third audio data by weighting the portion of the first audio data and the portion of the second audio data located within each of the multiple frequency ranges using the first weight and the second weight, respectively.
A controlling device having terminals, the controlling device being configured for connection to an electrical circuit, the electrical circuit comprising: - a first user device having two terminals between which a first voltage is configured to be applied, the first user device being configured to be switched between an on-state and an off-state, - a second user device configured to be connected in series with the first device and having two terminals between which a second voltage is configured to be applied, the second user device comprising a button configured to be activated so as to make the first user device switch to the on-state; the controlling device being configured to be connected in parallel with the first user device and comprising a current detector and a switch, the controlling device being configured to: - close the switch to absorb a leakage current flowing through the electrical circuit, the leakage current being the current flowing through the electrical circuit when the button of the second user device is not activated, wherein the leakage current is below a first predetermined threshold, and - open the switch when an electric current flowing through the controlling device is above the predetermined threshold, and - control the voltage or current between the terminals of the controlling device, so as to ensure that the second user device is supplied with the second voltage or current. - a first user device having two terminals between which a first voltage is configured to be applied, the first user device being configured to be switched between an on-state and an off-state, - a second user device configured to be connected in series with the first device and having two terminals between which a second voltage is configured to be applied, the second user device comprising a button configured to be activated so as to make the first user device switch to the on-state; - close the switch to absorb a leakage current flowing through the electrical circuit, the leakage current being the current flowing through the electrical circuit when the button of the second user device is not activated, wherein the leakage current is below a first predetermined threshold, and - open the switch when an electric current flowing through the controlling device is above the predetermined threshold, and - control the voltage or current between the terminals of the controlling device, so as to ensure that the second user device is supplied with the second voltage or current.
Electrode suitable for decreasing the chemical oxygen demand of waste-water comprising: a) a permanent component; and b) a sacrificial component arranged face-to-face and releasably attached to the permanent component and in electrical contact therewith, said permanent component consisting of a substrate of a valve metal equipped with a catalytic coating containing noble metals or oxides thereof, said sacrificial component containing elemental iron. a) a permanent component; and b) a sacrificial component arranged face-to-face and releasably attached to the permanent component and in electrical contact therewith,
A WC freshener for releasing at least one preparation into the interior of a toilet bowl, comprising • a dosing device, • at least one container connected to said dosing device for storing at least one preparation • a release element for releasing preparation into the interior of a toilet bowl • the release element being connected to the container in a communicating manner via a line, characterized in that • the WC freshener comprises a sensor unit which is suitable for detecting vibrations, and • a fastening means for detachably fastening the dosing device to the rim of a toilet bowl, the fastening means resting, at least in part, against the toilet bowl and being designed to pick up structure-borne sound from the toilet bowl and transmit it to the sensor unit. • a dosing device, • at least one container connected to said dosing device for storing at least one preparation • a release element for releasing preparation into the interior of a toilet bowl • the release element being connected to the container in a communicating manner via a line, • the WC freshener comprises a sensor unit which is suitable for detecting vibrations, and • a fastening means for detachably fastening the dosing device to the rim of a toilet bowl, the fastening means resting, at least in part, against the toilet bowl and being designed to pick up structure-borne sound from the toilet bowl and transmit it to the sensor unit.
A fastener cartridge, comprising: a plurality of fasteners, wherein each said fastener comprises a base and a tissue-capturing portion extending from said base; a first layer comprised of a crushable material, wherein said tissue-capturing portions are positioned within said first layer; a second layer attached to said first layer; and a third layer removably attached to said second layer, wherein said third layer comprises a plurality of receiving slots, and wherein said fastener bases are positioned within said receiving slots; and wherein said third layer comprises at least one perforation configured to permit said third layer to be removed from said second layer in two or more pieces. a plurality of fasteners, wherein each said fastener comprises a base and a tissue-capturing portion extending from said base; a first layer comprised of a crushable material, wherein said tissue-capturing portions are positioned within said first layer; a second layer attached to said first layer; and a third layer removably attached to said second layer, wherein said third layer comprises a plurality of receiving slots, and wherein said fastener bases are positioned within said receiving slots; and wherein said third layer comprises at least one perforation configured to permit said third layer to be removed from said second layer in two or more pieces.
A cam follower comprising: an outer ring having an outer ring bearing surface and an exterior surface; an inner ring coaxially disposed in the outer ring and having an inner ring bearing surface, the inner ring having a bore extending therethrough; a plurality of rolling elements disposed in an annular cavity between the outer ring bearing surface and the inner ring bearing surface, the plurality of rolling elements being in rolling engagement with the outer ring bearing surface and the inner ring bearing surface such that the outer ring is rotatable relative to the inner ring about a shaft axis A; a shaft extending from a first axial end to a second axial end thereof, the shaft being fixedly received in the bore in the inner ring, the shaft having a circumferential flange extending radially outward from the shaft and located between the first axial end and the second axial end, characterized in that the shaft has a swaged ridge formed at the first axial end extending radially outward and extending circumferentially around the shaft, that the inner ring is axially retained on the shaft by the swaged ridge and the flange, that the swaged ridge extends radially outward from the shaft and circumferentially continuously around the shaft, and that the shaft has an outboard diameter as measured proximate the first axial end, and the swaged ridge has a swage diameter as measured at the radially outward facing circumferential surface, whereby the swage diameter is greater than the outboard diameter. an outer ring having an outer ring bearing surface and an exterior surface; an inner ring coaxially disposed in the outer ring and having an inner ring bearing surface, the inner ring having a bore extending therethrough; a plurality of rolling elements disposed in an annular cavity between the outer ring bearing surface and the inner ring bearing surface, the plurality of rolling elements being in rolling engagement with the outer ring bearing surface and the inner ring bearing surface such that the outer ring is rotatable relative to the inner ring about a shaft axis A; a shaft extending from a first axial end to a second axial end thereof, the shaft being fixedly received in the bore in the inner ring, the shaft having a circumferential flange extending radially outward from the shaft and located between the first axial end and the second axial end, characterized in that the shaft has a swaged ridge formed at the first axial end extending radially outward and extending circumferentially around the shaft, that the inner ring is axially retained on the shaft by the swaged ridge and the flange, that the swaged ridge extends radially outward from the shaft and circumferentially continuously around the shaft, and that the shaft has an outboard diameter as measured proximate the first axial end, and the swaged ridge has a swage diameter as measured at the radially outward facing circumferential surface, whereby the swage diameter is greater than the outboard diameter.
A method comprising selectively energizing LEDs in an LED array for a required illuminance pattern, wherein a LED of the LED array is connected to a row and to a column, wherein selectively energizing LEDs in the LED array comprises selectively switching on the row and the column to which the selected LED is connected, wherein a single driver circuit selectively switches on one or more columns or one or more rows, wherein each of the LEDs in the LED array is selectively energized for a plurality of time periods, the plurality of time periods being grouped in a time sequence, such that the sum of the light emitted by each of the LEDs of the LED array over all periods in the time sequence divided by the total time of the time sequence corresponds to the amount of light to be emitted by each LED in the LED array for obtaining the required illuminance pattern, and wherein during each time period, at least two LEDs in the LED array are energized.
Pneumatic tyre tread compound comprising a cross-linkable unsaturated chain polymeric base comprising at least 50% by weight of natural rubber, a mixture of fillers comprising silica and carbon black and a vulcanization system; said compound being characterized in that it comprises from 0.5 to 15 phr of a functionalized liquid polybutadiene having an average molecular weight greater than 3000 Da; and in that said mixture of fillers comprises 40-60% by weight of a first carbon black having a surface area of greater than 110 m 2 /g, 10-20% by weight of a second carbon black having a surface area of between 70 and 90 m 2 /g and 30-55% by weight of a silica having a surface area of greater than 160 m 2 /g; said liquid polybutadiene being functionalized with groups selected from hydroxyl, carboxylic, amine, epoxy, silane, silanol, aminosiloxane and mercaptane.
A medical device comprising a substrate and a hydrophilic polymer layer formed on at least a part of the substrate, wherein the substrate contains comfilcon and the medical device satisfies the following conditions (a) to (d): (a) a polymer constituting the hydrophilic polymer layer is a copolymer of the hydrophilic monomer having an acidic group and a monomer having an amide group; (b) the hydrophilic polymer layer has a thickness of 1 nm or more and less than 100 nm; (c) a number ratio of basic group/acidic group of the hydrophilic polymer layer is 0.2 or less; and (d) at least a part of the hydrophilic polymer layer exists in a state of being mixed with the substrate and a liquid film retention time at 40 minutes after ultrasonic cleaning in a phosphate buffer solution is 20 seconds or more. (a) a polymer constituting the hydrophilic polymer layer is a copolymer of the hydrophilic monomer having an acidic group and a monomer having an amide group; (b) the hydrophilic polymer layer has a thickness of 1 nm or more and less than 100 nm; (c) a number ratio of basic group/acidic group of the hydrophilic polymer layer is 0.2 or less; and (d) at least a part of the hydrophilic polymer layer exists in a state of being mixed with the substrate and a liquid film retention time at 40 minutes after ultrasonic cleaning in a phosphate buffer solution is 20 seconds or more.
A compound of formula 4: wherein Y is (CH 2) 2 CR 1 R 2 SZ, wherein: R 1 is methyl and R 2 is H or R 1 and R 2 are methyl; and Z is H or -SCH 3. R 1 is methyl and R 2 is H or R 1 and R 2 are methyl; and Z is H or -SCH 3.
A heat shrinkable film comprising at least a heat sealing layer as an inner layer, a barrier layer and an outer layer, wherein the heat sealing layer comprises a polypropylene polymer, wherein the polymer and the heat sealing layer have a vicat softening point of less than 100°C measured according to ASTM D 1525, wherein the polypropylene polymer of the heat sealing layer is blended with an ethylene alpha olefin copolymer which has a vicat softening point less than 100°C.