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A valve comprising a device for monitoring the functionality of the valve, wherein the valve comprises a valve housing having a valve opening and a valve element arranged to be driven in a reciprocatingly moving manner for closing and opening the valve opening, a sensor actuator that is connected to the valve element for combined reciprocating motion, and a distance sensor, disposed at the valve housing, that interacts with the sensor actuator and generates analog distance values that characterize lift positions of the valve element, characterized in that device comprises a digital diagnostic module that diagnoses switching states of the valve element on the basis of the distance values, and that comprises an analog input connected to the distance sensor and having a downstream A/D converter, and serial communication connected to a digital input/output, wherein, via the serial communication, threshold values for the digital distance values that define changes of the switching state can be programmed by means of a programming device that is connectable to the input/output, and diagnosed switching states can be transmitted to the to the input/output.
A synthetic nutritional composition comprising at least one N-acetyl lactosamine, at least one sialylated oligosaccharide and at least one fucosylated oligosaccharide, and a hydrolysate comprising partially and/or extensively hydrolysed proteins, for use in the prevention and/or treatment of skin diseases, preferably atopic dermatitis, wherein the hydrolysate comprises hydrolysed proteins having between 10% and 100%, and more preferably between 15% and 95%, of their protein/peptide population having a molecular weight of less than 1000 Dalton, and wherein the N-acetyl-lactosamine is selected from the group consisting of lacto-N-tetraose and lacto-N-neotetraose, and wherein the sialylated oligosaccharide is selected from the group consisting of 3'-sialyllactose and 6'-sialyllactose, and preferably said composition comprises both 3'-sialyllactose and 6'-sialyllactose, the ratio between 3'-sialyllactose and 6'-sialyllactose lying preferably in the range between 5:1 and 1:2, and wherein the fucosylated oligosaccharide is selected from the group consisting of 2'-fucosyllactose, 3-fucosyllactose, difucosyllactose, lacto-N-fucopentaose I, lacto-N-fucopentaose II, lacto-N-fucopentaose III and lacto-N-fucopentaose V, lacto-N-difucohexaose I, fucosyllacto-N-hexaose, Difucosyllacto-N-hexaose I and Difucosyllacto-N-neohexaose II, and preferably the fucosylated oligosaccharide is 2'-fucosyllactose (2-FL).
A dental implant anchor insert adaptor provided to convert a multi position coupling platform disposed on an off the shelf dental implant anchor to a single position one-way coupling platform, the insert adaptor configured to fit within at least the proximal portion of a borehole of said off the shelf dental implant anchor wherein said multi position coupling platform is defined, the insert adaptor having a substantially tubular body defining a distal end, proximal end, an external surface and an internal surface, said external surface configured to correspond to and securely fit with said multi position coupling platform; wherein the proximal end comprises a beveled surface corresponding to a beveled surface disposed adjacent to the proximal portion of the multi-position coupling platform of an off the shelf implant anchor, characterised therein that said internal surface is configured to define a single position one-way coupling platform.
A washing machine (1; 1'; 1") for washing empty containers, the washing machine comprising: - a conveyor device configured to convey a plurality of said containers along a washing path; and - at least one bath (11; 12) suitable for holding a cleaning medium; said washing path extending through said bath (11; 12); further comprising at least one corresponding ultrasonic wave generator (UG; UG'; UG") coupled to said bath (11; 12) and configured to propagate ultrasonic waves through said cleaning medium, such that said containers can receive an ultrasonic cleaning treatment during their advancement through said bath (11; 12); characterised in that it further comprises an inspection tunnel (T"), which: - extends through said bath; - is fluidly isolated from said bath; and - is accessible by a maintenance operator from the outside of said washing machine (1"); said washing machine (1") further comprising a compartment (CM1", CM2") communicating, at least selectively, with said inspection tunnel (T"); said ultrasonic wave generator (UG', UG") having a maintainable portion (G") housed within said compartment (CM1", CM2") such that said maintenance operator is able to perform maintenance operations on said maintainable portion (G"), by accessing said compartment (CM1", CM2") from said inspection tunnel (T"). - a conveyor device configured to convey a plurality of said containers along a washing path; and - at least one bath (11; 12) suitable for holding a cleaning medium; said washing path extending through said bath (11; 12); further comprising at least one corresponding ultrasonic wave generator (UG; UG'; UG") coupled to said bath (11; 12) and configured to propagate ultrasonic waves through said cleaning medium, such that said containers can receive an ultrasonic cleaning treatment during their advancement through said bath (11; 12); characterised in that it further comprises an inspection tunnel (T"), which: - extends through said bath; - is fluidly isolated from said bath; and - is accessible by a maintenance operator from the outside of said washing machine (1"); - extends through said bath; - is fluidly isolated from said bath; and - is accessible by a maintenance operator from the outside of said washing machine (1"); said washing machine (1") further comprising a compartment (CM1", CM2") communicating, at least selectively, with said inspection tunnel (T"); said ultrasonic wave generator (UG', UG") having a maintainable portion (G") housed within said compartment (CM1", CM2") such that said maintenance operator is able to perform maintenance operations on said maintainable portion (G"), by accessing said compartment (CM1", CM2") from said inspection tunnel (T").
A lancet sensor assembly (10, 100) comprising: an elongated carrier (20, 120, 120', 220) having a lancet member recess, a closed end (25, 225), an open end (27, 227), a first elongated side opening (23a, 123a, 223a), a peripheral support edge (23b, 223b) adjacent the top of said lancet member recess, and an assembly retaining mechanism (28, 228); and a lancet member having a lancet body, a lance extending from a first lancet body end, a sinuous portion extending from a second lancet body end to a sinuous distal end, and a first drive wing (45, 145) extending outwardly from a first side of said lancet body, said lancet member being disposed within said lancet member recess wherein said first drive wing is disposed through said first elongated side opening (23a, 123a), said lancet body and said first drive wing being slidingly engagable between a retracted position and an extended position wherein said distal end of said sinuous portion is anchored adjacent said closed end of said elongated carrier (20, 120, 120', 220). an elongated carrier (20, 120, 120', 220) having a lancet member recess, a closed end (25, 225), an open end (27, 227), a first elongated side opening (23a, 123a, 223a), a peripheral support edge (23b, 223b) adjacent the top of said lancet member recess, and an assembly retaining mechanism (28, 228); and a lancet member having a lancet body, a lance extending from a first lancet body end, a sinuous portion extending from a second lancet body end to a sinuous distal end, and a first drive wing (45, 145) extending outwardly from a first side of said lancet body, said lancet member being disposed within said lancet member recess wherein said first drive wing is disposed through said first elongated side opening (23a, 123a), said lancet body and said first drive wing being slidingly engagable between a retracted position and an extended position wherein said distal end of said sinuous portion is anchored adjacent said closed end of said elongated carrier (20, 120, 120', 220).
A control device (110, 210, 310) having one or more host ports for connecting to and communicating with a network (100, 300) having an initially unknown topology and a plurality of unknown devices, the control device comprising: - a programmable processor configured to execute a start-up program that uses set and get commands to map the network by: - discovering the plurality of unknown devices on the network using the one or more host ports; and - enumerating the discovered devices using the one or more host ports - wherein the start-up program is further used by the programmable processor: - to retrieve a number of ports to determine whether each discovered device is a switch if it has more than one port; and - to configure routing tables for each determined switch, each routing table used to route communications between specified ports of the respective switch and enumerated devices. - a programmable processor configured to execute a start-up program that uses set and get commands to map the network by: - discovering the plurality of unknown devices on the network using the one or more host ports; and - enumerating the discovered devices using the one or more host ports - discovering the plurality of unknown devices on the network using the one or more host ports; and - enumerating the discovered devices using the one or more host ports - wherein the start-up program is further used by the programmable processor: - to retrieve a number of ports to determine whether each discovered device is a switch if it has more than one port; and - to configure routing tables for each determined switch, each routing table used to route communications between specified ports of the respective switch and enumerated devices. - to retrieve a number of ports to determine whether each discovered device is a switch if it has more than one port; and - to configure routing tables for each determined switch, each routing table used to route communications between specified ports of the respective switch and enumerated devices.
A microphone, comprising: - a housing (1, 2), an inner volume of the housing being filled with a gas, - an opening of the housing (1, 2), - an acoustic sensor in the housing (1, 2), - a diaphragm (13, 23) of the acoustic sensor above the opening, the diaphragm (13, 23) separating the inner volume from the opening, and - a heater in the inner volume, the heater being configured to increase the pressure of the gas by heating and thus causing the diaphragm (13, 23) to deflect towards the opening. - a housing (1, 2), an inner volume of the housing being filled with a gas, - an opening of the housing (1, 2), - an acoustic sensor in the housing (1, 2), - a diaphragm (13, 23) of the acoustic sensor above the opening, the diaphragm (13, 23) separating the inner volume from the opening, and - a heater in the inner volume, the heater being configured to increase the pressure of the gas by heating and thus causing the diaphragm (13, 23) to deflect towards the opening.
Arrangement for processing fish, comprising a fish slaughter device designed to stun and initiate bleeding of the fish, having a fish counting device designed to record the number of fish, a first conveying device designed to transfer the stunned fish to a spiral tank device, wherein the first conveying device has at least one first measuring device configured to record a first mass throughput of the stunned fish and the spiral tank device comprises a receptacle designed to receive a liquid, in which is arranged a rotatably supported screw conveyor extending from a first end to a second end, wherein the screw conveyor forms a plurality of fish receiving chambers with the inner wall of the receptacle and the screw conveyor is designed to be rotatably drivable by means of a first drive unit in order to convey fish present in the fish receiving chambers through the liquid towards the second end of the receptacle by means of the screw conveyor, a second conveying device arranged at the second end of the receptacle which is designed to transfer the fish to at least one fish processing machine downstream of the spiral tank device and a control device to which at least the fish counting device, the first measuring device and the first drive unit are connected, wherein the control device comprises an evaluation unit which is designed to determine a fish-quantity-related prediction variable for at least one of the fish receiving chambers based on the number of fish recorded and the first mass throughput recorded.
An apparatus (500, 700, 1010) for providing a phase-matched interface between an output of a driver device and inputs of a plurality of optoelectronic devices (660-672, 1022), the apparatus comprising: an input (510, 610) adapted to interface with the driver device; an output comprising a plurality of output contacts (530, 630); a substrate stack; a plurality of optoelectronic devices (660-672, 1022); a plurality of transmission lines; each output contact among the plurality of output contacts adapted to interface with one optoelectronic device among the plurality of optoelectronic devices via one transmission line among the plurality of transmission lines having a common electrical length; and a power splitter (505, 705) formed on the substrate stack electrically connecting the output of the apparatus to the input of the apparatus, wherein the plurality of optoelectronic devices are formed on the substrate stack. an input (510, 610) adapted to interface with the driver device; an output comprising a plurality of output contacts (530, 630); a substrate stack; a plurality of optoelectronic devices (660-672, 1022); a plurality of transmission lines; each output contact among the plurality of output contacts adapted to interface with one optoelectronic device among the plurality of optoelectronic devices via one transmission line among the plurality of transmission lines having a common electrical length; and a power splitter (505, 705) formed on the substrate stack electrically connecting the output of the apparatus to the input of the apparatus, wherein the plurality of optoelectronic devices are formed on the substrate stack.
A system for use in an internal combustion engine having two engine valves associated with a cylinder, the system comprising: a main motion source configured to supply motions to the two engine valves (104, 904, 906, 1004, 1006, 1104, 1106) along a main motion load path; a valve bridge ( 902, 1002, 1102) operatively connected to the two engine valves and disposed within the main motion load path; and an auxiliary motion source (108, 108') configured to supply motions to the two engine valves; characterized in that the system further comprises: a lever arm (940, 1040, 1140) contacting the valve bridge and configured to receive the motions from the auxiliary motion source and provide a first force to the two engine valves and a second force, based on the motions from the auxiliary motion source, to the main motion load path in a direction toward the main motion source, wherein the lever arm has a first end (942, 1042, 1142) configured to receive motions from the auxiliary motion source and a second end (944, 1044, 1144) configured to impart the second force. a main motion source configured to supply motions to the two engine valves (104, 904, 906, 1004, 1006, 1104, 1106) along a main motion load path; a valve bridge ( 902, 1002, 1102) operatively connected to the two engine valves and disposed within the main motion load path; and an auxiliary motion source (108, 108') configured to supply motions to the two engine valves; characterized in that the system further comprises: a lever arm (940, 1040, 1140) contacting the valve bridge and configured to receive the motions from the auxiliary motion source and provide a first force to the two engine valves and a second force, based on the motions from the auxiliary motion source, to the main motion load path in a direction toward the main motion source, wherein the lever arm has a first end (942, 1042, 1142) configured to receive motions from the auxiliary motion source and a second end (944, 1044, 1144) configured to impart the second force.
A target base station in a mobile communication network, where a mobile station is configured to communicate with a source base station and a node device, and is further configured to make a handover from the source base station to the target base station while the mobile station is configured to maintain connection with the node device or release connection with the node device before the handover, the target base station comprising: a first communication section that receives, from the source base station, a control signal as a handover request that requests to perform a handover from the source base station to the target base station and includes a set of information related to a link between the mobile station and the node device, the set of information including an identification number of the node device with which the mobile station communicates; the target base station configured to make a decision whether or not the mobile station is allowed to communicate with the node device after the handover to the target base station; a second communication section that is configured to transmit, to the node device, a control signal that indicates that the mobile station is allowed to communicate with the node device after the handover to the target base station, when the target base station decides to allow the mobile station to do so, wherein the first communication section is configured to transmit a positive acknowledgment to the source base station, when the target base station decides to allow the mobile station to communicate with the node device after the handover to the target base station. a first communication section that receives, from the source base station, a control signal as a handover request that requests to perform a handover from the source base station to the target base station and includes a set of information related to a link between the mobile station and the node device, the set of information including an identification number of the node device with which the mobile station communicates; the target base station configured to make a decision whether or not the mobile station is allowed to communicate with the node device after the handover to the target base station; a second communication section that is configured to transmit, to the node device, a control signal that indicates that the mobile station is allowed to communicate with the node device after the handover to the target base station, when the target base station decides to allow the mobile station to do so, wherein the first communication section is configured to transmit a positive acknowledgment to the source base station, when the target base station decides to allow the mobile station to communicate with the node device after the handover to the target base station.
A heat exchanger having a plurality of first conduit sections arranged to communicate the flow of a first fluid in heat exchange with a second fluid in a flow path which passes the first conduit sections, and a support of the plurality of first conduit sections, each of the first conduit sections comprising a plurality of tubes arranged to exchange heat, each first conduit section comprising a spiral section having a plurality of the tubes extending along in a spiral shape alongside and spaced from one another in rows, wherein at least one load element is provided between tubes in mutually radially spaced rows and is arranged to counter aerodynamic load applied to the tubes, wherein said at least one load element comprises an element provided between tubes of two adjacent said first conduit sections for transmitting load therebetween while allowing relative sliding motion therebetween in response to thermal change.
A method for producing a cultured root of wild ginseng with an increased content of ginsenoside Rg3, Rh2, Rg2 and Rh1 which comprises; a first step (i) of introducing a cultured root of dried wild ginseng or its powder in a closed high pressure steaming machine, adding thereto water within a range of about 1/50∼1/100 of the volume of a container equipped in the steaming machine and then conducting a first heating at a temperature of 80∼100°C for 10∼48 hours under a high pressure condition of 1.5∼2 bar; and a second step (ii) of conducting the heating and drying at a temperature of 100∼500 °C for 10∼48 hours in a state of maintaining the high pressure condition of the above first step (i), wherein conducting the first step or the second step in a state of maintaining the high pressure condition of the above first step (i) and then 1∼10 times repeatedly conducting the first step, the second step, or both the first and second steps.
Circuit arrangement of a sensor-triggered control and/or display system in the context of a safety-critical application with a DSP, comprising: at least one sensor, which passes position and/or attitude signals in the form of alternating difference voltages having an amplitude and a phase to the DSP, which calculates relatively accurate and unambiguous position and/or attitude information from the supplied signals, a signal conditioning circuit, which reduces the position and/or attitude signals in terms of their information content, a first sub-component, which calculates a position and attitude calculation, which is reduced in terms of its accuracy and/or which is ambiguous, from the position and/or attitude signals having reduced information content, a second sub-component, which functions as a control instance, which checks whether the unambiguous position and/or attitude determined by the DSP agrees with the inaccurate and/or ambiguous position and/or attitude determined by the position and attitude calculation circuit to within the scope of the accuracy and/or ambiguity and/or is contained therein, and a third sub-component, which outputs a sensor fault signal if the check of the control instance is negative. at least one sensor, which passes position and/or attitude signals in the form of alternating difference voltages having an amplitude and a phase to the DSP, which calculates relatively accurate and unambiguous position and/or attitude information from the supplied signals, a signal conditioning circuit, which reduces the position and/or attitude signals in terms of their information content, a first sub-component, which calculates a position and attitude calculation, which is reduced in terms of its accuracy and/or which is ambiguous, from the position and/or attitude signals having reduced information content, a second sub-component, which functions as a control instance, which checks whether the unambiguous position and/or attitude determined by the DSP agrees with the inaccurate and/or ambiguous position and/or attitude determined by the position and attitude calculation circuit to within the scope of the accuracy and/or ambiguity and/or is contained therein, and a third sub-component, which outputs a sensor fault signal if the check of the control instance is negative.