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Solar panel support bracket for supporting a solar panel on a substantially flat mounting surface, in particular a roof, comprising: - an elongated frame extending in a direction of elongation between a first end portion and a second end portion thereof, which frame is configured for transferring a part of the weight of the solar panel onto the mounting surface, and which frame comprises at least one carrying surface for supporting at least a part of the solar panel, - at least one first clamping element connected to a first end portion of the frame, which first clamping element comprises a first engaging surface for engaging on a first edge of the solar panel, and - at least one second clamping element connected to a second end portion of the frame, which second clamping element comprises a second engaging surface for engaging a second edge of the solar panel opposing the first edge of the solar panel, wherein the first clamping element and the second clamping element are displaceable relative to each other in the direction of elongation of the frame to adjust the distance between the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface, wherein the first engaging surface and the second engaging surface face away from each other in mutually opposing directions, for engaging an inward facing side of the first edge of the solar panel respectively an inward facing side of the second edge of the solar panel. - an elongated frame extending in a direction of elongation between a first end portion and a second end portion thereof, which frame is configured for transferring a part of the weight of the solar panel onto the mounting surface, and which frame comprises at least one carrying surface for supporting at least a part of the solar panel, - at least one first clamping element connected to a first end portion of the frame, which first clamping element comprises a first engaging surface for engaging on a first edge of the solar panel, and - at least one second clamping element connected to a second end portion of the frame, which second clamping element comprises a second engaging surface for engaging a second edge of the solar panel opposing the first edge of the solar panel,
An RFID system for product identification, the system comprising: a compartment having a first wall and a second wall that extend toward each other and that together define at least part of a cavity and a channel, the cavity extending laterally along a first direction and being configured to contain a suspended package and having a first width extending along a second direction, the channel extending laterally along the first direction and having a second width extending along the second direction, the channel being in fluid communication with the cavity, the channel being configured to limit movement along the second direction of a support that extends downward through the channel and into the cavity to support the suspended package, the second width of the channel being narrower than the first width of the cavity; at least one RFID antenna configured to transmit a signal to be received by the at least one RFID transponder of the suspended package; and an RFID reader configured to interpret an output from the at least one RFID transponder disposed in the cavity, wherein the width of the channel is less than 0.1524 meters. a compartment having a first wall and a second wall that extend toward each other and that together define at least part of a cavity and a channel, the cavity extending laterally along a first direction and being configured to contain a suspended package and having a first width extending along a second direction, the channel extending laterally along the first direction and having a second width extending along the second direction, the channel being in fluid communication with the cavity, the channel being configured to limit movement along the second direction of a support that extends downward through the channel and into the cavity to support the suspended package, the second width of the channel being narrower than the first width of the cavity; at least one RFID antenna configured to transmit a signal to be received by the at least one RFID transponder of the suspended package; and an RFID reader configured to interpret an output from the at least one RFID transponder disposed in the cavity, wherein the width of the channel is less than 0.1524 meters.
A wire guide conduit adapted for allowing movement of a core, the conduit comprising: a wire coiled in a helical manner to define the conduit and form an internal passageway of the conduit, the passageway defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the wire has a cross-section with a major axis (A-A) and a minor axis (B-B), wherein a thickness of the wire along the major axis (A-A) is greater than a thickness of the wire along the minor axis (B-B), wherein the wire is coiled in the helical manner to present the major axis (A-A) generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the passageway, the passageway adapted for receiving the core, characterized in that the wire has a straight configuration prior to being coiled and includes periodically spaced locally hardened regions having a surface hardness greater than areas of the wire outside of the locally hardened regions, and that the locally hardened regions are disposed on an inside surface of the conduit facing the internal passageway when the wire is coiled in the helical manner. a wire coiled in a helical manner to define the conduit and form an internal passageway of the conduit, the passageway defining a longitudinal axis, wherein the wire has a cross-section with a major axis (A-A) and a minor axis (B-B), wherein a thickness of the wire along the major axis (A-A) is greater than a thickness of the wire along the minor axis (B-B), wherein the wire is coiled in the helical manner to present the major axis (A-A) generally parallel with the longitudinal axis of the passageway, the passageway adapted for receiving the core, the wire has a straight configuration prior to being coiled and includes periodically spaced locally hardened regions having a surface hardness greater than areas of the wire outside of the locally hardened regions, and that the locally hardened regions are disposed on an inside surface of the conduit facing the internal passageway when the wire is coiled in the helical manner.
A method for cooling a furnace electrode made of graphite, comprising: mixing a surfactant comprising alkylphenols, such as nonylphenol and/or alkoxylates, such as a nonylphenoxy group, as well as an oxirane polymer with water to form a cooling liquid having a surface tension in a range of from 54.9 mN/m to 69.5 mN/m at room temperature, whereby the surfactant is present in the cooling liquid in an amount in a range of from 10 mg/l to 5,000 mg/l, and spraying at least a surface of the furnace electrode disposed adjacent a furnace with the cooling liquid to form a film around the surface of the electrode, thereby reducing an oxidative electrode consumption, and to cool the furnace electrode. mixing a surfactant comprising alkylphenols, such as nonylphenol and/or alkoxylates, such as a nonylphenoxy group, as well as an oxirane polymer with water to form a cooling liquid having a surface tension in a range of from 54.9 mN/m to 69.5 mN/m at room temperature, whereby the surfactant is present in the cooling liquid in an amount in a range of from 10 mg/l to 5,000 mg/l, and spraying at least a surface of the furnace electrode disposed adjacent a furnace with the cooling liquid to form a film around the surface of the electrode, thereby reducing an oxidative electrode consumption, and to cool the furnace electrode.
A current-sensing circuit for sensing current from an inverter, comprising: a shunt resistor connected in series with a path of the current from the inverter; an operational amplifier configured to amplify the voltage across both ends of the shunt resistor with a predetermined gain; an average voltage generating unit configured to average the output voltage of the operational amplifier to generate an average voltage; and an arithmetic unit configured to calculate the current flowing through the path based on the average voltage output from the average voltage generating unit, characterised in that a supply voltage of the operational amplifier is set higher than a supply voltage of the arithmetic unit, and the output voltage of the operational amplifier is averaged at the average voltage generating unit to a lower value than the supply voltage of the arithmetic unit. a shunt resistor connected in series with a path of the current from the inverter; an operational amplifier configured to amplify the voltage across both ends of the shunt resistor with a predetermined gain; an average voltage generating unit configured to average the output voltage of the operational amplifier to generate an average voltage; and an arithmetic unit configured to calculate the current flowing through the path based on the average voltage output from the average voltage generating unit, characterised in that a supply voltage of the operational amplifier is set higher than a supply voltage of the arithmetic unit, and the output voltage of the operational amplifier is averaged at the average voltage generating unit to a lower value than the supply voltage of the arithmetic unit.
An in vitro method of identifying a patient with cancer who is responsive to a therapy comprising an effective amount of a PD-1 axis inhibitor, the method comprising determing the abundance of dendritic cells (DCs) in a tumor tissue sample obtained from a patient with cancer, wherein the PD-1 axis inhibitor is an anti-PD-1 antibody or an anti-PD-L1 antibody, wherein the abundance of DCs is characterized by an expression level of all genes from the group consisting of consisting of XCR1, IRF8, BATF3 and FLT3.
An axial flow rotor for use in water and comprising at least one blade, the axial flow rotor being a propeller, the blade having a suction surface and a pressure surface which extend from a leading edge to a trailing edge of the blade and a radially-outer tip region, wherein: ten to fifty duct openings per blade are provided extending through the at least one blade from the pressure surface to the suction surface, the duct openings being grouped in the tip region of the blade; the duct openings are grouped into two to five radially-spaced, chordally-extending rows; the duct openings are grouped spaced from the leading edge of the blade, in the chordally leading two-thirds of the blade; and the duct openings are grouped in the radially-outer third of the blade. ten to fifty duct openings per blade are provided extending through the at least one blade from the pressure surface to the suction surface, the duct openings being grouped in the tip region of the blade; the duct openings are grouped into two to five radially-spaced, chordally-extending rows; the duct openings are grouped spaced from the leading edge of the blade, in the chordally leading two-thirds of the blade; and the duct openings are grouped in the radially-outer third of the blade.
A process for the production of a structured grain on the surface of a thermoplastic having continuous-fiber reinforcement by a textile sheet, comprising the steps a) to c): a) heating of a mixture of at least one fiber material and at least one thermoplastic to a temperature above the softening point of the thermoplastic, where the at least one fiber material comprises continuous fibers and takes the form of a regularly arranged textile sheet, b) pressing, in a mold, of the mixture heated in step a), where a regularly arranged, structured grain has been applied on the internal side of the mold, c) cooling, in the mold, of the mixture pressed in step b) to a temperature below the softening point of the thermoplastic, with formation of the structured grain on the surface of the thermoplastic having continuous-fiber reinforcement by the textile sheet, where the structured grain on the internal side of the mold and the textile sheet in the mold have been oriented in relation to one another in step b) in a manner such that the regularly arranged textile sheet and the regularly arranged structured grain on the internal side of the mold are mutually superposed, where the regularly arranged structured grain has been applied onto the internal side of the mold in a manner such that it produces a structured grain on the visible side of the continuous-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic, and where the structured grain is produced in the mold via etching, laser-structuring, sandblasting, profile milling or erosion, as a result of which the internal side of the mold has a surface with depressions and/or elevations. a) heating of a mixture of at least one fiber material and at least one thermoplastic to a temperature above the softening point of the thermoplastic, where the at least one fiber material comprises continuous fibers and takes the form of a regularly arranged textile sheet, b) pressing, in a mold, of the mixture heated in step a), where a regularly arranged, structured grain has been applied on the internal side of the mold, c) cooling, in the mold, of the mixture pressed in step b) to a temperature below the softening point of the thermoplastic, with formation of the structured grain on the surface of the thermoplastic having continuous-fiber reinforcement by the textile sheet,
A gun barrel mounting for a gun barrel, comprising a cradle with at least one barrel mounting (5, 6) for supporting the gun barrel, a base part that is connectable to the gun barrel, characterized in that the cradle and the base part are connected to one another in a separable manner by at least one guide (8.1, 8.2, 8.3) radially supporting the base part and in that the cradle has a pressing device which prestresses the base part in respect of the guide (8.1, 8.2, 8.3), wherein the pressing device may be a spring-loaded cam. a base part that is connectable to the gun barrel, characterized in that the cradle and the base part are connected to one another in a separable manner by at least one guide (8.1, 8.2, 8.3) radially supporting the base part and in that the cradle has a pressing device which prestresses the base part in respect of the guide (8.1, 8.2, 8.3), wherein the pressing device may be a spring-loaded cam.
A printing machine that reciprocates a squeegee unit including a printing squeegee in one direction on an upper surface of a mask where a circuit board is disposed on a lower side thereof to move solder thereby printing the solder on the circuit board, the printing machine comprising: a scraping squeegee that reciprocates together with the squeegee unit in a direction of a printing operation; and a scooping squeegee that reciprocates together with the squeegee unit in the direction of the printing operation, wherein the scraping squeegee and the scooping squeegee can relatively move toward and away from each other in the direction of the printing operation, in order to be capable of scooping the solder on the upper surface of the mask, and characterized in that the scraping squeegee includes a main body and a covering portion, and the covering portion is a fabric or a sponge having recesses and protrusions that is attached to a surface of the scraping squeegee facing the scooping squeegee, an opposite surface of the scraping squeegee with respect to the surface that faces the scooping squeegee, and a lower end portion of the main body. a scraping squeegee that reciprocates together with the squeegee unit in a direction of a printing operation; and a scooping squeegee that reciprocates together with the squeegee unit in the direction of the printing operation, wherein the scraping squeegee and the scooping squeegee can relatively move toward and away from each other in the direction of the printing operation, in order to be capable of scooping the solder on the upper surface of the mask, and characterized in that the scraping squeegee includes a main body and a covering portion, and the covering portion is a fabric or a sponge having recesses and protrusions that is attached to a surface of the scraping squeegee facing the scooping squeegee, an opposite surface of the scraping squeegee with respect to the surface that faces the scooping squeegee, and a lower end portion of the main body.
A method, comprising: maintaining, at an authenticator in a communication network, a persistent authenticator epoch value that the authenticator increments each time the authenticator restarts; maintaining, at the authenticator, a persistent per-supplicant value for each supplicant of the authenticator, each per-supplicant value set to a current value of the authenticator epoch value each time the corresponding supplicant establishes a new security association with the authenticator; and communicating at least one message from the authenticator to a particular supplicant, each message comprising a per-supplicant replay counter having a security association epoch counter and a message counter specific to the particular supplicant, wherein the security association epoch counter for each message is set as a difference between the authenticator epoch value and the per-supplicant value for the particular supplicant when the message is communicated, and wherein the message counter is incremented for each message communicated. maintaining, at an authenticator in a communication network, a persistent authenticator epoch value that the authenticator increments each time the authenticator restarts; maintaining, at the authenticator, a persistent per-supplicant value for each supplicant of the authenticator, each per-supplicant value set to a current value of the authenticator epoch value each time the corresponding supplicant establishes a new security association with the authenticator; and communicating at least one message from the authenticator to a particular supplicant, each message comprising a per-supplicant replay counter having a security association epoch counter and a message counter specific to the particular supplicant, wherein the security association epoch counter for each message is set as a difference between the authenticator epoch value and the per-supplicant value for the particular supplicant when the message is communicated, and wherein the message counter is incremented for each message communicated.
An arrangement for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a region of action, which arrangement comprises: - selection means for generating a magnetic selection field having a pattern in space of its magnetic field strength such that a first sub-zone having a low magnetic field strength and a second sub-zone having a higher magnetic field strength are formed in the region of action, - drive means for changing the position in space of the two sub-zones (301, 302) in the region of action by means of a magnetic drive field so that the magnetization of the magnetic particles changes locally, the arrangement comprising a drive signal chain, - receiving means for acquiring detection signals, which detection signals depend on the magnetization in the region of action, which magnetization is influenced by the change in the position in space of the first and second sub-zone (301, 302), the arrangement comprising a detection signal chain, characterised in that the arrangement comprises a compensation controller providing a compensation signal to the drive signal chain and/or to the detection signal chain by means of a coupling means to block or to compensate for the induced voltage in the receiving means due to the magnetic drive field. - selection means for generating a magnetic selection field having a pattern in space of its magnetic field strength such that a first sub-zone having a low magnetic field strength and a second sub-zone having a higher magnetic field strength are formed in the region of action, - drive means for changing the position in space of the two sub-zones (301, 302) in the region of action by means of a magnetic drive field so that the magnetization of the magnetic particles changes locally, the arrangement comprising a drive signal chain, - receiving means for acquiring detection signals, which detection signals depend on the magnetization in the region of action, which magnetization is influenced by the change in the position in space of the first and second sub-zone (301, 302), the arrangement comprising a detection signal chain,
Motor-operable and vertically movable lifting gate with a gate panel, comprising several gate panel sections which are coupled to each other by way of hinges, where a hinge comprises two hinge panels (31, 32) of adjacent gate panel sections, at least one elongate drive means which is connected to said at least one gate panel section, at least one guide means which is suitable to guide said gate panel during its motion, characterized in that said elongated drive means is received at least in sections in said gate panel sections, and at least one gate panel section comprises a recess for receiving said drive means, where said recesses of said individual gate panel sections are arranged approximately aligned with one another, at least one gate panel section comprises a gate panel segment and a hinge panel (31, 32), and said elongate drive means is embodied at least in sections between at least one gate panel segment and the at least one guide means, and wherein further a connection mechanism is provided which connects a gate panel segment to said elongate drive means and the at last one guide means, wherein said connection mechanism extends through two hinge panels (31, 32) and serves as a hinge pin, and that a plurality of gate panel segments are each individually connected with the drive means.
Apparatus for detecting one or more properties of a rotor blade during operation of a wind turbine, the wind turbine comprising a tower, a nacelle and the rotor blade, the apparatus comprising: at least one leaky feeder configured to be arranged around a circumference of the tower, an electromagnetic transmitter connected to the at least one leaky feeder and configured for transmitting a first electromagnetic signal along the at least one leaky feeder, a reflector for diverting and/or focusing the first electromagnetic signal in a predetermined direction, thereby forming a reflected first electromagnetic signal, an electromagnetic receiver connected to the at least one leaky feeder and configured for receiving a second electromagnetic signal from the at least one leaky feeder, said second electromagnetic signal being reflected from the rotor blade when the reflected first electromagnetic signal hits the rotor blade, and a processing unit connected to the electromagnetic transmitter and the electromagnetic receiver and configured to determine the one or more properties of the rotor blade by analysing the first electromagnetic signal and the second electromagnetic signal. at least one leaky feeder configured to be arranged around a circumference of the tower, an electromagnetic transmitter connected to the at least one leaky feeder and configured for transmitting a first electromagnetic signal along the at least one leaky feeder, a reflector for diverting and/or focusing the first electromagnetic signal in a predetermined direction, thereby forming a reflected first electromagnetic signal, an electromagnetic receiver connected to the at least one leaky feeder and configured for receiving a second electromagnetic signal from the at least one leaky feeder, said second electromagnetic signal being reflected from the rotor blade when the reflected first electromagnetic signal hits the rotor blade, and a processing unit connected to the electromagnetic transmitter and the electromagnetic receiver and configured to determine the one or more properties of the rotor blade by analysing the first electromagnetic signal and the second electromagnetic signal.