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A method for detecting smoke, comprising the steps of: coupling an ionization chamber to a capacitive sensing module; determining a change in a capacitance of the ionization chamber using the CSM by: determining a first change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber when the ionization chamber is at a first polarity; determining a second change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber when the ionization chamber is at a second polarity; determining a difference between the first change and the second change; and using the difference in determining the change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber; and detecting the presence of smoke by detecting a predetermined change in the capacitance. coupling an ionization chamber to a capacitive sensing module; determining a change in a capacitance of the ionization chamber using the CSM by: determining a first change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber when the ionization chamber is at a first polarity; determining a second change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber when the ionization chamber is at a second polarity; determining a difference between the first change and the second change; and using the difference in determining the change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber; and determining a first change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber when the ionization chamber is at a first polarity; determining a second change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber when the ionization chamber is at a second polarity; determining a difference between the first change and the second change; and using the difference in determining the change in the capacitance of the ionization chamber; detecting the presence of smoke by detecting a predetermined change in the capacitance.
Polyoxometalate represented by the formula (A n) m+ [M'M 12 X 8 O y] m- or solvates thereof, wherein each A independently represents a cation and is selected from the group consisting of Li, K, Na and combinations thereof, n is the number of cations, all M are the same, and are selected from the group consisting of Pd and Pt, and each M has d 8 valence electron configuration, M' is selected from the group consisting of Ge, Sn, and Pb, X is P, y is a number from 32 to 40, and m is a number representing the total positive charge m+ of n cations A and the corresponding negative charge m- of the polyanion [M'M 12 X 8 O y]. each A independently represents a cation and is selected from the group consisting of Li, K, Na and combinations thereof, n is the number of cations, all M are the same, and are selected from the group consisting of Pd and Pt, and each M has d 8 valence electron configuration, M' is selected from the group consisting of Ge, Sn, and Pb, X is P, y is a number from 32 to 40, and m is a number representing the total positive charge m+ of n cations A and the corresponding negative charge m- of the polyanion [M'M 12 X 8 O y].
A shut-off device, comprising: an upper valve body; a lower valve body, the lower valve body connecting to the upper valve body to surround a section of a pipe to form a chamber therein; a first valve clamp to secure the upper valve body to the lower valve body; a first flange bearing to seal between the first valve clamp and the pipe; a second valve clamp to secure the upper valve body to the lower valve body; a second flange bearing to seal between the second valve clamp and the pipe, the second flange bearing being on an opposite side of the chamber to the first flange bearing; and a cutting blade in the chamber; characterized in that the cutting blade is configured to tighten against the pipe as the shut-off device is rotated about the pipe while pressure is applied to the cutting blade to cut through the pipe and at least partially seal against an opening in the cut pipe to slow or stop fluid flow in the pipe; and in that either valve clamp and flange bearing can be opened separately and independently of the other valve clamp and flange bearing to allow insertion of new pipe sections. an upper valve body; a lower valve body, the lower valve body connecting to the upper valve body to surround a section of a pipe to form a chamber therein; a first valve clamp to secure the upper valve body to the lower valve body; a first flange bearing to seal between the first valve clamp and the pipe; a second valve clamp to secure the upper valve body to the lower valve body; a second flange bearing to seal between the second valve clamp and the pipe, the second flange bearing being on an opposite side of the chamber to the first flange bearing; and a cutting blade in the chamber; characterized in that the cutting blade is configured to tighten against the pipe as the shut-off device is rotated about the pipe while pressure is applied to the cutting blade to cut through the pipe and at least partially seal against an opening in the cut pipe to slow or stop fluid flow in the pipe; and in that either valve clamp and flange bearing can be opened separately and independently of the other valve clamp and flange bearing to allow insertion of new pipe sections.
Pressing tool locator a) comprising an accommodating body, which comprises at least one accommodation for a workpiece, b) the accommodating body comprising a securing device by which it is possible to secure the workpiece within the accommodation and c) the securing device comprising a securing element having a securing position wherein a workpiece arranged in the accommodation is secured and having a not securing position wherein a workpiece arranged in the accommodation is not secured and/or a workpiece can be inserted into the accommodation and removed from the same, d) the securing device da) being a latching device, db) being a locking device or dc) comprising a friction element which is supported by a spring element and which secures the workpiece by friction in the accommodation, characterised in that a latching element of the latching device, a locking element of the locking device or the friction element and the associated spring element are formed by the accommodating body in the region of the accommodation and the cross-section of the accommodation is delimited along the entire edge by the material of the accommodating body. a) comprising an accommodating body, which comprises at least one accommodation for a workpiece, b) the accommodating body comprising a securing device by which it is possible to secure the workpiece within the accommodation and c) the securing device comprising a securing element having a securing position wherein a workpiece arranged in the accommodation is secured and having a not securing position wherein a workpiece arranged in the accommodation is not secured and/or a workpiece can be inserted into the accommodation and removed from the same, d) the securing device da) being a latching device, db) being a locking device or dc) comprising a friction element which is supported by a spring element and which secures the workpiece by friction in the accommodation, da) being a latching device, db) being a locking device or dc) comprising a friction element which is supported by a spring element and which secures the workpiece by friction in the accommodation,
A device for shading building openings comprising a curtain formed by adjacent slats, such curtain being actuatable by a motor, with the motor being associated with a control means comprising at least one input for a signal provided by at least one weather sensor and being designed in such a manner that the motor depending on functions of the curtain preset by the weather signal omits and/or carries out associated movements, with at least one partial function being provided besides a basic function of the curtain and with a limit value for the weather signal emitted by the weather sensor being presettable within the control means, characterised in that the at least one partial function is a further critical function selectable during operation of the device and provided in addition to the main function, and further that the control means is designed in such a manner that the curtain in its basic function is still actuatable by the motor when the preset limit value is present and/or has been reached and that only the at least one critical partial function is blocked.
A bundle of a plurality of selectively permeable polysulfone-based hollow fiber membranes comprising poly(vinylpyrrolidone), wherein the amount of poly(vinylpyrrolidone) eluting from each hollow fiber membrane is not larger than 10 ppm, wherein the amount is obtained by adding 100 ml of pure water to 1 g of the hollow fiber membranes, making an extraction from the wet hollow fiber membranes at 70°C for one hour, mixing 2.5 ml of the extracted solution with 1.25 ml of a 0.2 mol aqueous citric acid solution and 0.5 ml of a 0.006 N aqueous iodine solution, and leaving the mixture to stand at room temperature for 10 minutes, after that the absorbance of the mixture at 470 nm is measured, wherein the mass ratio of the poly(vinylpyrrolidone) to the polysulfone-based resin is 1 to 20 mass %, and wherein the content of the poly(vinylpyrrolidone) in the outer surface of the hollow fiber membrane is 25 to 50 mass %, characterized in that any of extracted solutions from ten fractions of said bundle, obtained by dividing said bundle at substantially regular intervals along the lengthwise direction, shows a maximum value of smaller than 0.10 in UV absorbance at a wavelength of 220 to 350 nm, with the proviso that said extracted solutions are obtained by adding 100 ml of pure water to 1 g of each of the fractions of the hollow fiber membranes and making an extraction from the wet hollow fiber membranes at 70°C for one hour in accordance with the extraction method for tests regulated in the approval manufacturing standards for dialytic artificial kidney devices; and in that the difference between the maximum and the minimum out of the maximum values of UV absorbance of the extracted solutions from the respective fractions is not larger than 0.05.
A process for energy-optimised recuperation of the kinetic energy of a motor vehicle, whereby the process comprises that while the motor vehicle is being driven at least one predetermined condition for optimum braking distance related to recoverable energy is identified, and a signal is generated to the driver in which for or during braking of the motor vehicle he is provided at least one measure as regards what should be done to brake with an optimum braking distance.
Housing (1, 1') for a pressurized container, comprising in particular: - a bottom comprising: ∘ an opening (122, 123, 122') intended to be closed by a stopper (2, 2'); ∘ sealing means (124, 124') to ensure sealing between the stopper (2, 2') and the housing (1, 1') when the housing is provided with a stopper; and - retaining means (125, 126, 126') to retain, when the container is pressurized, a stopper (2, 2') closing the opening, wherein the retaining means (125, 126, 126') are distinct from the stopper and are in an inactive initial form and must, in order to fulfill their function, be activated (126, 126') after the opening has been closed with a stopper, characterized in that the activation of the retaining means is carried out either by deformation of the retaining means or by welding. - a bottom comprising: ∘ an opening (122, 123, 122') intended to be closed by a stopper (2, 2'); ∘ sealing means (124, 124') to ensure sealing between the stopper (2, 2') and the housing (1, 1') when the housing is provided with a stopper; and ∘ an opening (122, 123, 122') intended to be closed by a stopper (2, 2'); ∘ sealing means (124, 124') to ensure sealing between the stopper (2, 2') and the housing (1, 1') when the housing is provided with a stopper; and - retaining means (125, 126, 126') to retain, when the container is pressurized, a stopper (2, 2') closing the opening,
A solar cell, comprising: a substrate comprising a front side and a rear side, wherein at least the front side receives light; a multiplicity of rear side solder pad regions at least partially arranged over the rear side, wherein adjacent rear side solder pad regions are separated by a first distance; wherein each of the multiplicity of the rear side solder pad regions is configured to include a rear side solder pad formed by a plurality of partial solder pads, wherein adjacent partial solder pads in a respective rear side solder pad region are separated by a second distance, wherein each partial solder pad is configured to comprise a first metal and is configured to be partly overlapped by a rear side metallization formed at the rear side of the substrate, and wherein the rear side metallization is configured to comprise a second metal different from the first metal, wherein the maximum overlap of the second metal on the first metal is 0.3 mm; characterized in that the plurality of solder pads are separated from each other by a dielectric material arranged laterally between partial solder pads within each of the solder pad regions. a substrate comprising a front side and a rear side, wherein at least the front side receives light; a multiplicity of rear side solder pad regions at least partially arranged over the rear side, wherein adjacent rear side solder pad regions are separated by a first distance; wherein each of the multiplicity of the rear side solder pad regions is configured to include a rear side solder pad formed by a plurality of partial solder pads, wherein adjacent partial solder pads in a respective rear side solder pad region are separated by a second distance, wherein each partial solder pad is configured to comprise a first metal and is configured to be partly overlapped by a rear side metallization formed at the rear side of the substrate, and wherein the rear side metallization is configured to comprise a second metal different from the first metal, wherein the maximum overlap of the second metal on the first metal is 0.3 mm; characterized in that the plurality of solder pads are separated from each other by a dielectric material arranged laterally between partial solder pads within each of the solder pad regions.
A holographic data storage medium comprising: a substrate; a holographic recording layer disposed on the substrate; and a cover layer covering the holographic recording layer, wherein the holographic recording layer comprises: a data recording region including a plurality of data layers to which data is recorded, the data recording region in which interference fringes due to first and second beams are formed in different data layers in a depthwise direction; and a layer discrimination region for providing discrimination between the data layers, wherein the layer discrimination region is located in a different region than the data recording region with respect to a direction perpendicular to the depthwise direction. a substrate; a holographic recording layer disposed on the substrate; and a cover layer covering the holographic recording layer, wherein the holographic recording layer comprises: a data recording region including a plurality of data layers to which data is recorded, the data recording region in which interference fringes due to first and second beams are formed in different data layers in a depthwise direction; and a layer discrimination region for providing discrimination between the data layers, wherein the layer discrimination region is located in a different region than the data recording region with respect to a direction perpendicular to the depthwise direction. a data recording region including a plurality of data layers to which data is recorded, the data recording region in which interference fringes due to first and second beams are formed in different data layers in a depthwise direction; and a layer discrimination region for providing discrimination between the data layers, wherein the layer discrimination region is located in a different region than the data recording region with respect to a direction perpendicular to the depthwise direction.
A device for controlling the flow of a fluid through a conduit from an upstream side of the device to a downstream side of the device, the device comprising: a housing having defined therein one or more valve apertures through which the flow of fluid is selectively controlled; a valve member mounted on the housing and arranged to move reciprocally to selectively open and close the one or more valve apertures, thereby controlling flow of the fluid through the one or more valve apertures; a seal arranged at or beyond a position the valve member reaches when the one or more valve apertures are all closed; characterised by a resilient member that acts to bias the seal towards the valve member; wherein the valve member is arranged to come into contact with the seal when the valve member reaches or passes the position at which the one or more valve apertures are all closed such that the valve member acts on the seal against the bias of the resilient member and the seal acts to provide a barrier to the flow of fluid between the upstream and downstream sides of the device. a housing having defined therein one or more valve apertures through which the flow of fluid is selectively controlled; a valve member mounted on the housing and arranged to move reciprocally to selectively open and close the one or more valve apertures, thereby controlling flow of the fluid through the one or more valve apertures; a seal arranged at or beyond a position the valve member reaches when the one or more valve apertures are all closed; characterised by a resilient member that acts to bias the seal towards the valve member; wherein the valve member is arranged to come into contact with the seal when the valve member reaches or passes the position at which the one or more valve apertures are all closed such that the valve member acts on the seal against the bias of the resilient member and the seal acts to provide a barrier to the flow of fluid between the upstream and downstream sides of the device.
A washing machine comprising: a cabinet including an upper cover defining a rear part of an upper surface of the cabinet; a tub disposed in the cabinet; an air supply unit, which is disposed over the tub so as to heat and circulate air in the tub; a detergent dispenser, which is disposed over the tub and is not covered by the upper cover; characterised in that the washing machine further comprises a dispenser cover defining the front edge of the upper surface of the cabinet so that the upper part of the cabinet is constituted by the upper cover and the dispenser cover, the dispenser cover for shielding or exposing the detergent dispenser, the dispenser cover being further for opening the detergent dispenser, wherein the dispenser cover is moveable to a position under the upper cover so as to open the detergent dispenser which is not covered by the upper cover; and a thermal shield member for preventing heat generated from the air supply unit from being directly transferred to the dispenser cover. a cabinet including an upper cover defining a rear part of an upper surface of the cabinet; a tub disposed in the cabinet; an air supply unit, which is disposed over the tub so as to heat and circulate air in the tub; a detergent dispenser, which is disposed over the tub and is not covered by the upper cover; characterised in that the washing machine further comprises a dispenser cover defining the front edge of the upper surface of the cabinet so that the upper part of the cabinet is constituted by the upper cover and the dispenser cover, the dispenser cover for shielding or exposing the detergent dispenser, the dispenser cover being further for opening the detergent dispenser, wherein the dispenser cover is moveable to a position under the upper cover so as to open the detergent dispenser which is not covered by the upper cover; and a thermal shield member for preventing heat generated from the air supply unit from being directly transferred to the dispenser cover.
An electrolyte additive composition comprising: a borate-based lithium compound represented by Formula 1; and a nitrile-based compound represented by Formula 2, wherein the electrolyte additive composition does not comprise a phosphate-based compound: wherein, in Formula 1, Y 1 to Y 4 are each independently oxygen or sulfur, and [Formula 2] N≡C-R 1 -C≡N wherein, in Formula 2, R 1 is an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms. a borate-based lithium compound represented by Formula 1; and a nitrile-based compound represented by Formula 2, wherein the electrolyte additive composition does not comprise a phosphate-based compound: wherein, in Formula 1, Y 1 to Y 4 are each independently oxygen or sulfur, and [Formula 2] N≡C-R 1 -C≡N wherein, in Formula 2, R 1 is an alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.
Equipment for natural regeneration assistance works specific to oak brush comprising a system to fix it on a power source such as power cultivator or universal tractor of small capacity, a frame, a mobile body driven through a vertical hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic engine positioned at the upper part, whose vertical axis is assembled through a flange system to a main vertical axis located inside a steel body, supported by roller bearings, spaced at the inside from each other with a bushing, airtight due to gaskets, all these components being attached to a lower cover by detachable assemblies, with a hole threaded longitudinally to the lower part to which it is stiffened with washers of special make and assembled with a bolt provided with a safety washer, a stiffened undetachable longitudinal holder positioned at the front side of the vertical hydraulic cylinder and extending to a quick coupling enabling the equipment to rotate on the longitudinal centerline and accordingly to be adapted to the slope of the land, and a rotating holder covered by a fixed metal guard which is stiffened, detachable from the steel body, and to which are attached devices for securing and adjusting chisel-knife working parts.