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An apparatus for processing envelopes containing contents, comprising: an input bin for receiving a plurality of envelopes containing contents; a feeder for feeding an envelope from the input bin; a first cutter operable to cut a first edge of the envelope; a second cutter operable to cut a second edge of the envelope; and means for opening the envelope by pulling apart the faces of the envelope to present the contents to an operator after the envelope is edge-severed by at least one of the first and second cutters; characterized in that the apparatus comprises: first jogging means disposed between the feeder and the first cutter for jogging an edge of the envelope opposite the first edge; second jogging means disposed between the feeder and the second cutter for jogging an edge of the envelope opposite the second edge;and means for guiding the envelope without positively engaging the envelope as the envelope is conveyed toward the first jogging means. an input bin for receiving a plurality of envelopes containing contents; a feeder for feeding an envelope from the input bin; a first cutter operable to cut a first edge of the envelope; a second cutter operable to cut a second edge of the envelope; and means for opening the envelope by pulling apart the faces of the envelope to present the contents to an operator after the envelope is edge-severed by at least one of the first and second cutters; first jogging means disposed between the feeder and the first cutter for jogging an edge of the envelope opposite the first edge; second jogging means disposed between the feeder and the second cutter for jogging an edge of the envelope opposite the second edge;and means for guiding the envelope without positively engaging the envelope as the envelope is conveyed toward the first jogging means.
Flotation cell for separating hydrophobic particles from a mixture of particles and liquid, said cell comprising a first inlet through which the mixture is provided into the cell, and a second inlet through which a flow of gas is provided into the cell creating bubbles of said gas in the mixture, characterised in that said second inlet is designed to create a counter pressure for said flow of gas when entering through said second inlet, wherein said second inlet comprises a restrictor device, said restrictor device being adapted to restrict the cross sectional area of said second inlet, and wherein said restrictor device has the shape of a cylinder which is closed in its lower end and a plurality of openings is provided through its outer wall.
A method of producing a high tenacity metal wire material, wherein when a heat treatment is performed at a temperature range of 90-300°C on a metal wire material of high-carbon steel containing 0.5-1.1% by mass of carbon atoms and having a processing strain of 2.5 or greater and tenacity of 4,000 MPa or greater, a relationship between heat treatment time t(s) and heat treatment temperature T at said temperature range represented by the following equation: 5 ≤ Ln t − 10100 / T + 20 ≤ 10 is satisfied.
A camera comprising: an information transmission unit configured to transmit position information to a server via a network; and an information reception unit configured to receive information related to a specific person who possesses a portable terminal (302, 303) located near a position indicated by the position information from the server via the network, wherein: the specific person is a camera operator who operates the camera; the information related to the specific person is camera setting information regarding the camera operator; and the camera further comprises a camera control unit configured to perform camera setting on a basis of the received information. an information transmission unit configured to transmit position information to a server via a network; and an information reception unit configured to receive information related to a specific person who possesses a portable terminal (302, 303) located near a position indicated by the position information from the server via the network, wherein: the specific person is a camera operator who operates the camera; the information related to the specific person is camera setting information regarding the camera operator; and the camera further comprises a camera control unit configured to perform camera setting on a basis of the received information. the specific person is a camera operator who operates the camera; the information related to the specific person is camera setting information regarding the camera operator; and the camera further comprises a camera control unit configured to perform camera setting on a basis of the received information.
A carbon dioxide separation method comprising the steps of: feeding a mixed gas that contains at least carbon dioxide and water vapor to a carbon dioxide separation membrane that contains a hydrophilic resin and a carbon dioxide carrier; separating, from the mixed gas, a permeation gas that contains the carbon dioxide by use of the carbon dioxide separation membrane; adjusting temperature of gas which contacts the carbon dioxide separation membrane so that a temperature difference between the mixed gas fed to the carbon dioxide separation membrane and the permeation gas which has permeated the carbon dioxide separation membrane is not lower than 0°C and not higher than 20°C, wherein, where the temperature difference is more than 0°C, the temperature of the permeation gas may be higher or lower than that of the mixed gas, and the mixed gas fed to the carbon dioxide separation membrane has a temperature in a range of 50°C to 140°C and a relative humidity of not lower than 50%RH and not higher than 100%RH; and adjusting pressure of the permeation gas which has permeated the carbon dioxide separation membrane to keep a pressure difference between a feed side and a permeate side of the carbon dioxide separation membrane, and cause water vapor which permeates the carbon dioxide separation membrane to produce a sweep effect, the pressure of the permeation gas which has permeated the carbon dioxide separation membrane and water vapor partial pressure in the mixed gas fed to the carbon dioxide separation membrane satisfying the following formula: 2.5 kPaA < pressure of permeation gas < water vapor partial pressure in mixed gas feeding a mixed gas that contains at least carbon dioxide and water vapor to a carbon dioxide separation membrane that contains a hydrophilic resin and a carbon dioxide carrier; separating, from the mixed gas, a permeation gas that contains the carbon dioxide by use of the carbon dioxide separation membrane; adjusting temperature of gas which contacts the carbon dioxide separation membrane so that a temperature difference between the mixed gas fed to the carbon dioxide separation membrane and the permeation gas which has permeated the carbon dioxide separation membrane is not lower than 0°C and not higher than 20°C, adjusting pressure of the permeation gas which has permeated the carbon dioxide separation membrane to keep a pressure difference between a feed side and a permeate side of the carbon dioxide separation membrane, and cause water vapor which permeates the carbon dioxide separation membrane to produce a sweep effect, the pressure of the permeation gas which has permeated the carbon dioxide separation membrane and water vapor partial pressure in the mixed gas fed to the carbon dioxide separation membrane satisfying the following formula: 2.5 kPaA < pressure of permeation gas < water vapor partial pressure in mixed gas
Vehicle drive assistance system comprising at least one pump-forming hydraulic machine, at least one motor-forming hydraulic machine (130, 140) and an open hydraulic circuit passing through a tank and comprising a suction duct extending from the tank to an inlet of the pump, a supply duct extending from the outlet of the pump to the inlet of the motor-forming hydraulic machine (130, 140) and a return duct extending from the outlet of the motor-forming hydraulic machine (130, 140) to the tank, characterised by the fact that the motor (130, 140) is a disengageable motor and by the fact that the system comprises a restriction-forming element that creates a pressure drop on the return duct and a distributor suitable for selectively connecting, to the motor casing (130, 140), the part of the return duct situated upstream or respectively downstream from the restriction-forming element.
A turbine nozzle for a turbomachine, the nozzle being sectorized and made up of sectors placed end to end, and each sector comprising two annular platforms that are coaxial, respectively an inner platform and an outer platform, which platforms are connected together by substantially radial vanes, the inner platform being connected to a substantially radial annular partition, the inner periphery of the annular partition of each sector being festooned or crenellated and comprising solid portions alternating with hollow portions, the nozzle comprising elements of abradable material and a annular support, the elements of abradable material being attached to the annular support, charaterized in that the annular support extends continuously over 360°, and comprises fastener means for fastening to the annular partitions of the sectors, the support being capable of sliding circumferentially over the partitions and being movable angularly between a mounting-and-dismounting position and a locking position in which the fastener means co-operate with the solid portions of the annular partitions of the sectors in order to hold the support on the partition.
A system for monitoring a temperature of an electrical conductor enclosed in at least a first (semi)conductive layer, the system comprising: a passive inductive unit, comprising at least one temperature sensitive component having a characteristic parameter that varies with temperature and is adapted to be in thermal contact with the electrical conductor, and configured to have one or both of a resonance frequency and Q value that varies with the temperature of the electrical conductor; and a transceiver unit, electromagnetically coupled to said passive inductive unit and configured to send out a signal representing one or both of the resonance frequency and Q value of said passive inductive unit; wherein, the transceiver unit is further configured to communicate with a control unit which ascertains the signal representing one or both of the resonance frequency and Q value, and which determines a value of the temperature of the electrical conductor based on the ascertained signal representing one or both of the resonance frequency and Q value; and wherein the passive inductive unit comprises an L-C loop including a plurality of capacitive branches in parallel with one another, and an inductive coil electrically connected in series with said plurality of capacitive branches; wherein each of said plurality of capacitive branches includes a capacitor having constant capacitance and a temperature-sensitive switch electrically connected in series. a passive inductive unit, comprising at least one temperature sensitive component having a characteristic parameter that varies with temperature and is adapted to be in thermal contact with the electrical conductor, and configured to have one or both of a resonance frequency and Q value that varies with the temperature of the electrical conductor; and a transceiver unit, electromagnetically coupled to said passive inductive unit and configured to send out a signal representing one or both of the resonance frequency and Q value of said passive inductive unit; wherein, the transceiver unit is further configured to communicate with a control unit which ascertains the signal representing one or both of the resonance frequency and Q value, and which determines a value of the temperature of the electrical conductor based on the ascertained signal representing one or both of the resonance frequency and Q value; and wherein the passive inductive unit comprises an L-C loop including a plurality of capacitive branches in parallel with one another, and an inductive coil electrically connected in series with said plurality of capacitive branches; wherein each of said plurality of capacitive branches includes a capacitor having constant capacitance and a temperature-sensitive switch electrically connected in series.
A gene expression regulatory sequence, comprising: (i) a HRE (hypoxia-response elements) enhancer sequence; (ii) an E2F promoter sequence; and (iii) TERT (telomere reverse transcriptase) promoter sequence, wherein the E2F promoter is positioned downstream of the HRE enhancer sequence, whereby the HRE enhancer sequence, the E2F promoter sequence and the TERT promoter sequence cooperatively trigger the expression of a gene. (i) a HRE (hypoxia-response elements) enhancer sequence; (ii) an E2F promoter sequence; and (iii) TERT (telomere reverse transcriptase) promoter sequence, wherein the E2F promoter is positioned downstream of the HRE enhancer sequence, whereby the HRE enhancer sequence, the E2F promoter sequence and the TERT promoter sequence cooperatively trigger the expression of a gene.
An electrical power transmission line, comprising: at least one electrical cable; a raceway made of ferromagnetic material comprising a base and a cover defining an inner housing space for housing said at least one electrical cable; a wet basic filling material housed in said inner housing space and embedding said at least one electrical cable; said filling material having a pH comprised between 11 and 13; characterised in that the whole inner surface of said cover facing the filling material is in contact with a layer of a basic passivating material arranged between said cover and an upper free surface of the wet basic filling material and having a pH value capable of passivating the ferromagnetic material, and in that said basic passivating material is any one of: at least one water swellable material configured to spontaneously absorb an ion-laden basic aqueous solution impregnating the wet basic filling material so as to expand and form a gel-type basic passivating layer having the same pH of the wet basic filling material, or a polymeric porous material in direct contact with said wet basic filling material and having a sorptivity value of from 5 to 50 (mm/min 1/2) and a mean pore diameter of from 10 to 200 μm, said polymeric porous material being impregnated with an alkaline aqueous solution upraised by capillarity from the wet basic filling material. at least one electrical cable; a raceway made of ferromagnetic material comprising a base and a cover defining an inner housing space for housing said at least one electrical cable; a wet basic filling material housed in said inner housing space and embedding said at least one electrical cable; said filling material having a pH comprised between 11 and 13; characterised in that the whole inner surface of said cover facing the filling material is in contact with a layer of a basic passivating material arranged between said cover and an upper free surface of the wet basic filling material and having a pH value capable of passivating the ferromagnetic material, and in that said basic passivating material is any one of: at least one water swellable material configured to spontaneously absorb an ion-laden basic aqueous solution impregnating the wet basic filling material so as to expand and form a gel-type basic passivating layer having the same pH of the wet basic filling material, or a polymeric porous material in direct contact with said wet basic filling material and having a sorptivity value of from 5 to 50 (mm/min 1/2) and a mean pore diameter of from 10 to 200 μm, said polymeric porous material being impregnated with an alkaline aqueous solution upraised by capillarity from the wet basic filling material.
A composition comprising: a powder composition comprising an alloy that is at least partially amorphous, the alloy comprising chromium, molybdenum, carbon, boron, and iron, wherein the alloy is represented by the formula: ((Cr a Mo b C c B d)Fe 100-(a+b+c+d) wherein a, b, c, d each independently represents a weight percentage and is represented by a positive number, and a is from 22 to 28, b is from 14 to 20, c is from 2 to 3, and d is from 1.5 to 2; and wherein the alloy optionally further comprises less than 10 wt% of at least one element that is one of Sc, Y, La, Ac, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, W, Mn, Tc, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, and Hg. a powder composition comprising an alloy that is at least partially amorphous, the alloy comprising chromium, molybdenum, carbon, boron, and iron, wherein the alloy is represented by the formula: ((Cr a Mo b C c B d)Fe 100-(a+b+c+d) wherein a, b, c, d each independently represents a weight percentage and is represented by a positive number, and a is from 22 to 28, b is from 14 to 20, c is from 2 to 3, and d is from 1.5 to 2; a is from 22 to 28, b is from 14 to 20, c is from 2 to 3, and d is from 1.5 to 2; and wherein the alloy optionally further comprises less than 10 wt% of at least one element that is one of Sc, Y, La, Ac, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, W, Mn, Tc, Re, Fe, Ru, Os, Co, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, and Hg.
Fluid-power control unit with a modular fluid distributor comprising a plurality of distributor modules, which are lined up in the axial direction of a longitudinal axis and fitted to one another in pairs with the interposition of a distributor module seal each with mutually facing joining surfaces (17a, 17b) and at least partially provided with at least one electrically actuable control valve, wherein the fluid distributor is passed through by a distributor fluid passage system communicating with the control valves and composed of distributor module fluid passages formed in the distributor modules, and wherein the fluid distributor is passed through in its longitudinal direction by a signal transmission string designed for the transmission of electric signals and electrically connected to the control valves, characterised in that at least one or each of the distributor module seals has a dimensionally stable support plate, which has one or more openings for the fluidic connection of distributor module fluid passages of the flanking distributor modules, and which supports on at least one of its two plate surfaces facing the adjacent distributor modules an elastic seal structure bearing against the joining surface (17a, 17b) of the opposite distributor module while forming a seal, wherein the support plate is furthermore provided with at least one pressure sensor designed for detecting the fluid pressure prevailing in a distributor module fluid passage and electrically contacted to the signal transmission string.
A network processing node, comprising: a processor; a memory; and instructions accessible from said memory and processable by said processor, wherein said instructions are configured for enabling said processor to facilitate: receiving a plurality of packets on a first link; manipulating the redundancy within the received packets based on known characteristics about a second link; sending the manipulated packets on the second link, wherein the first link and the second link have different channel characteristics; said processor being arranged to obtain feedback information about the second link from another network processing node and to update the known characteristics of the second link adaptively, using said feedback information, wherein the instructions are characterised by enabling said processor to manipulate said received packets by re-transmitting received packet(s); wherein if a packet is lost on the first link then the received packet(s) that contain data which was also in the lost packet are sent on the second link more than once. a processor; a memory; and instructions accessible from said memory and processable by said processor, wherein said instructions are configured for enabling said processor to facilitate: receiving a plurality of packets on a first link; manipulating the redundancy within the received packets based on known characteristics about a second link; sending the manipulated packets on the second link, wherein the first link and the second link have different channel characteristics; said processor being arranged to obtain feedback information about the second link from another network processing node and to update the known characteristics of the second link adaptively, using said feedback information, wherein the instructions are characterised by enabling said processor to manipulate said received packets by re-transmitting received packet(s); wherein if a packet is lost on the first link then the received packet(s) that contain data which was also in the lost packet are sent on the second link more than once. receiving a plurality of packets on a first link; manipulating the redundancy within the received packets based on known characteristics about a second link; sending the manipulated packets on the second link, wherein the first link and the second link have different channel characteristics; said processor being arranged to obtain feedback information about the second link from another network processing node and to update the known characteristics of the second link adaptively, using said feedback information, wherein the instructions are characterised by enabling said processor to manipulate said received packets by re-transmitting received packet(s); wherein if a packet is lost on the first link then the received packet(s) that contain data which was also in the lost packet are sent on the second link more than once.
A method performed by a radio access node, the method comprising: the radio access node transmitting Downlink Control Information, DCI, on a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, which specifies (i) radio resources for transmitting a scheduling assignment from a first wireless terminal to a second wireless terminal, the scheduling assignment being information which schedules radio resources for transmission of device-to-device, D2D, data to the second wireless terminal; and (ii) the radio resources for transmission of the D2D data that is scheduled by the scheduling assignment for use by the first wireless terminal in D2D communication with the second wireless terminal; and the radio access node encoding a cyclical redundancy check, CRC, portion of the DCI with a D2D radio network temporary identity, RNTI, of the first wireless terminal. the radio access node transmitting Downlink Control Information, DCI, on a Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH, which specifies (i) radio resources for transmitting a scheduling assignment from a first wireless terminal to a second wireless terminal, the scheduling assignment being information which schedules radio resources for transmission of device-to-device, D2D, data to the second wireless terminal; and (ii) the radio resources for transmission of the D2D data that is scheduled by the scheduling assignment for use by the first wireless terminal in D2D communication with the second wireless terminal; and (i) radio resources for transmitting a scheduling assignment from a first wireless terminal to a second wireless terminal, the scheduling assignment being information which schedules radio resources for transmission of device-to-device, D2D, data to the second wireless terminal; and (ii) the radio resources for transmission of the D2D data that is scheduled by the scheduling assignment for use by the first wireless terminal in D2D communication with the second wireless terminal; and the radio access node encoding a cyclical redundancy check, CRC, portion of the DCI with a D2D radio network temporary identity, RNTI, of the first wireless terminal.