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An apparatus for use in replicating an image associated with an input-pupil to an output-pupil, the apparatus comprising: a planar optical waveguide including a bulk-substrate, and also including an input-coupler, an intermediate-component and an output-coupler; the input-coupler configured to couple light corresponding to the image associated with the input-pupil into the bulk-substrate of the waveguide and towards the intermediate-component; the intermediate-component configured to perform one of horizontal or vertical pupil expansion and to direct the light corresponding to the image towards the output-coupler; and the output-coupler configured to perform the other one of horizontal or vertical pupil expansion and to couple the light corresponding to the image, which travels in the planar optical waveguide from the input-coupler to the output-coupler, out of the waveguide so that the light is output and imaged from the output-pupil; wherein one or more of the input-coupler, the intermediate-component or the output-coupler comprises a surface relief grating, SRG, characterized in that the SRG is formed in a liquid crystal polymer, LCP, coating. a planar optical waveguide including a bulk-substrate, and also including an input-coupler, an intermediate-component and an output-coupler; the input-coupler configured to couple light corresponding to the image associated with the input-pupil into the bulk-substrate of the waveguide and towards the intermediate-component; the intermediate-component configured to perform one of horizontal or vertical pupil expansion and to direct the light corresponding to the image towards the output-coupler; and the output-coupler configured to perform the other one of horizontal or vertical pupil expansion and to couple the light corresponding to the image, which travels in the planar optical waveguide from the input-coupler to the output-coupler, out of the waveguide so that the light is output and imaged from the output-pupil; wherein one or more of the input-coupler, the intermediate-component or the output-coupler comprises a surface relief grating, SRG, characterized in that the SRG is formed in a liquid crystal polymer, LCP, coating.
A method for the conditioning of an ethylene epoxidation catalyst comprising: contacting an ethylene epoxidation catalyst comprising a carrier, having silver and a rhenium promoter deposited thereon, and wherein the carrier is α-alumina, with a conditioning feed gas comprising oxygen for a period of time of at least 2 hours at a temperature that is above 180°C and at most 220°C, wherein the contacting of the ethylene epoxidation catalyst with the conditioning feed gas occurs in an epoxidation reactor and in the absence of ethylene.
A method for manufacturing a UOE steel pipe or tube in which a steel plate is provided with a bevel (8a, 8b) in an edge part (7a, 7b) thereof by an edge planer, is successively subjected to C-pressing, U-pressing, and O-pressing into an open pipe or tube, and bevels of the open pipe or tube are butted together and welded, wherein a shape of the bevel (8a, 8b) of the steel plate is measured by a light-section method that irradiates the edge part of the steel plate with a linear laser beam (16a, 16b) which expands in the thickness direction of the steel plate prior to the C-pressing and determination is made based on the measurement result whether there is a need for modifying the shape of the bevel of the steel plate and whether adherence of a foreign substance such as a machined chip is present or absent before the C-pressing is started.
Device for fastening a component on a carrier component, wherein the component comprises a through opening and the carrier component comprises a fastening projecting being guidable through the through opening, - comprising a first fastening element (10, 10') and a second fastening element, wherein first and second fastening elements (10, 10', 24) can be preliminarily connected together and in the state preliminarily connected together form a reception, with which they can be placed on the fastening projection when the fastening projection of the carrier component is guided through the opening of the component, and wherein at least one of the fastening elements (10, 10', 24) comprises at least one contacting surface, - wherein the reception for the fastening projection reduces when a pressure is exerted on the at least one contacting surface when the fastening elements (10, 10', 24) being preliminarily connected together are placed on the fastening projection, so that the fastening elements (10, 10', 24) are fastened on the fastening projection, characterised in that - the first and/or the second fastening element (10, 10', 24) comprises an elastic contacting disk with a contacting surface for contacting a first surface of the component. - comprising a first fastening element (10, 10') and a second fastening element, wherein first and second fastening elements (10, 10', 24) can be preliminarily connected together and in the state preliminarily connected together form a reception, with which they can be placed on the fastening projection when the fastening projection of the carrier component is guided through the opening of the component, and wherein at least one of the fastening elements (10, 10', 24) comprises at least one contacting surface, - wherein the reception for the fastening projection reduces when a pressure is exerted on the at least one contacting surface when the fastening elements (10, 10', 24) being preliminarily connected together are placed on the fastening projection, so that the fastening elements (10, 10', 24) are fastened on the fastening projection, characterised in that - the first and/or the second fastening element (10, 10', 24) comprises an elastic contacting disk with a contacting surface for contacting a first surface of the component.
A loading bed for a load carrying vehicle or trailer, the loading bed having a base and including first and second body sections, wherein the first body section has a base and a pair of opposing side walls (7"), wherein the second body section has a base and a pair of opposing side walls (8"), wherein the bases of the first and second body sections form at least a portion of the base of the loading bed, wherein the second body section is pivotably movable relative to the first body section between a first position and a second position, characterised in that the loading bed has an ejector type unloading mechanism with an ejector blade movable along a length of the first body section, and in that the second body section is adapted to pivot relative to the first body section while the first body section remains fixed relative to a vehicle or trailer to which the loading bed is attached during operation of the ejector blade to eject a load from the loading bed.
Goal that can pivot between a position of use and a pivoted position and that comprises: - two vertical posts (102a-b), - a crossbar connecting the two posts (102a-b), - behind each post (102a-b), a horizontal bar (106a-b), - a bearing bar connecting the two horizontal bars (106a-b) to one another, and - at least one weight, the goal being characterized in that the or each weight takes the form of a plate that is fastened behind the bearing bar, where, in the position of use, the or each plate is at an acute angle to the ground, and where, in the pivoted position, each plate is parallel to the ground, and in that the goal further comprises at least three wheels that are distributed below the set of plates, where each wheel is mounted below the plate and is mounted so as to rotate freely about an axis perpendicular to the plate. - two vertical posts (102a-b), - a crossbar connecting the two posts (102a-b), - behind each post (102a-b), a horizontal bar (106a-b), - a bearing bar connecting the two horizontal bars (106a-b) to one another, and - at least one weight,
A motordriven conveyor roller 110, 210, 310), comprising: a roller body mounted so as to be able to rotate about a roller axle, a drive unit arranged inside the roller body and adapted to generate a rotational movement about the roller axle between an axle element (21, 22) and the roller body a control unit (40, 240) that is arranged inside the roller body and that is designed - to receive a state signal from outside the roller body, - to generate a control signal that describes a drive characteristic on the basis of the state signal, - to control the drive unit by way of the control signal, - to generate a self-state signal 195, 295, 395) that describes the state signal and/or the drive characteristic, and - to transmit this self-state signal outside the roller body, characterized in that the control unit (140, 240, 340) is adapted to receive as the state signal - a sensor signal (185, 285, 385) from a sensor (180, 280, 380) arranged outside the roller body and/or - a self-state signal (195, 295, 395) from another motordriven conveyor roller (110. 210. 310) and the control unit is adapted to generate the control signal on the basis of said sensor signal and/or this self-state signal. a roller body mounted so as to be able to rotate about a roller axle, a drive unit arranged inside the roller body and adapted to generate a rotational movement about the roller axle between an axle element (21, 22) and the roller body a control unit (40, 240) that is arranged inside the roller body and that is designed - to receive a state signal from outside the roller body, - to generate a control signal that describes a drive characteristic on the basis of the state signal, - to control the drive unit by way of the control signal, - to generate a self-state signal 195, 295, 395) that describes the state signal and/or the drive characteristic, and - to transmit this self-state signal outside the roller body, - to receive a state signal from outside the roller body, - to generate a control signal that describes a drive characteristic on the basis of the state signal, - to control the drive unit by way of the control signal, - to generate a self-state signal 195, 295, 395) that describes the state signal and/or the drive characteristic, and - to transmit this self-state signal outside the roller body, characterized in that the control unit (140, 240, 340) is adapted to receive as the state signal - a sensor signal (185, 285, 385) from a sensor (180, 280, 380) arranged outside the roller body and/or - a self-state signal (195, 295, 395) from another motordriven conveyor roller (110. 210. 310) - a sensor signal (185, 285, 385) from a sensor (180, 280, 380) arranged outside the roller body and/or - a self-state signal (195, 295, 395) from another motordriven conveyor roller (110. 210. 310) and the control unit is adapted to generate the control signal on the basis of said sensor signal and/or this self-state signal.
A method for operating a rotorcraft comprising a plurality of engines configured to provide motive power to the rotorcraft, the method comprising: obtaining a request to enter into an asymmetric operating regime in which at least one active engine of the plurality of engines is operated in an active mode to provide motive power to the rotorcraft and at least one standby engine of the plurality of engines is operated in a standby mode to provide substantially no motive power to the rotorcraft; in response to the request, determining engine usage data for a plurality of engines of the rotorcraft, including at least one first engine and at least one second engine of the plurality of engines; selecting, based on the engine usage data, one of the at least one first engine and the at least one second engine as the at least one active engine for the AOR, and the other one of the at least one first engine and the at least one second engine as the at least one standby engine for the AOR; and entering into the AOR by operating the one of the at least one first engine and the at least one second engine in the active mode, and operating the other one of the at least one first engine and the at least one second engine in the standby mode, characterised in that: the engine usage data is indicative of at least one of a flight segment severity, a count of active-engine flight segments for the plurality of engines, a remaining lifespan for the plurality of engines, and at least one previously-standby engine amongst the plurality of engines. obtaining a request to enter into an asymmetric operating regime in which at least one active engine of the plurality of engines is operated in an active mode to provide motive power to the rotorcraft and at least one standby engine of the plurality of engines is operated in a standby mode to provide substantially no motive power to the rotorcraft; in response to the request, determining engine usage data for a plurality of engines of the rotorcraft, including at least one first engine and at least one second engine of the plurality of engines; selecting, based on the engine usage data, one of the at least one first engine and the at least one second engine as the at least one active engine for the AOR, and the other one of the at least one first engine and the at least one second engine as the at least one standby engine for the AOR; and entering into the AOR by operating the one of the at least one first engine and the at least one second engine in the active mode, and operating the other one of the at least one first engine and the at least one second engine in the standby mode, characterised in that: the engine usage data is indicative of at least one of a flight segment severity, a count of active-engine flight segments for the plurality of engines, a remaining lifespan for the plurality of engines, and at least one previously-standby engine amongst the plurality of engines.
A monitoring connector (13; 50; 58) for a patient ventilation system - to connect to a breathing air tube portion for conducting ventilation air from a breathing air source to a patient, - to connect the breathing air tube portion to a patient air interface, - wherein the connector (13; 50, 58) has a control/regulation unit and at least one light source that is in signal communication therewith for the visualization of a duration of use of at least one component (5, 11, 25, 17) of the patient ventilation system, - wherein the connector (13; 50; 58) has a start signal generator unit that is in signal communication with the control/regulation unit for generating a start signal from which the control/regulation unit detects the duration of use, - wherein the connector (13; 50; 58) has a memory (37; 43) for an identification data set which uniquely identifies at least one component (24, 25) of the connector, - wherein the start signal generator unit is configured such that a transmission of the identification data set between two components (25, 24) of the connector generates the start signal, - wherein the two connector components (24, 25) are a reusable component and a disposable component. - to connect to a breathing air tube portion for conducting ventilation air from a breathing air source to a patient, - to connect the breathing air tube portion to a patient air interface, - wherein the connector (13; 50, 58) has a control/regulation unit and at least one light source that is in signal communication therewith for the visualization of a duration of use of at least one component (5, 11, 25, 17) of the patient ventilation system, - wherein the connector (13; 50; 58) has a start signal generator unit that is in signal communication with the control/regulation unit for generating a start signal from which the control/regulation unit detects the duration of use, - wherein the connector (13; 50; 58) has a memory (37; 43) for an identification data set which uniquely identifies at least one component (24, 25) of the connector, - wherein the start signal generator unit is configured such that a transmission of the identification data set between two components (25, 24) of the connector generates the start signal, - wherein the two connector components (24, 25) are a reusable component and a disposable component.
A phase measurement method for measuring a phase of scattered light from an optical fiber to be measured, the phase measurement method comprising: splitting continuous light of a single wavelength into two light beams; pulsing one of the two split light beams; and changing the pulsed beam in frequency; inputting the pulsed light beam into the optical fiber to be measured; inputting the scattered light from the optical fiber to be measured and the other light beam of the two split light beams as local light to a 90-degree optical hybrid; acquiring a measured in-phase component value and a measured quadrature component value of a signal obtained by coherently detecting with the scattered light and the local light through the 90-degree optical hybrid; Hilbert transforming the measured in-phase component value to acquire a calculated quadrature component value and inverse Hilbert transforming the measured quadrature component value to acquire a calculated in-phase component value; averaging the measured in-phase component value and the calculated in-phase component value to acquire an estimated in-phase component value and averaging the measured quadrature component value and the calculated quadrature component value to acquire an estimated quadrature component value; and calculating a four-quadrant inverse tangent of a quotient obtained by dividing the estimated quadrature component value by the estimated in-phase component value. splitting continuous light of a single wavelength into two light beams; pulsing one of the two split light beams; and changing the pulsed beam in frequency; inputting the pulsed light beam into the optical fiber to be measured; inputting the scattered light from the optical fiber to be measured and the other light beam of the two split light beams as local light to a 90-degree optical hybrid; acquiring a measured in-phase component value and a measured quadrature component value of a signal obtained by coherently detecting with the scattered light and the local light through the 90-degree optical hybrid; Hilbert transforming the measured in-phase component value to acquire a calculated quadrature component value and inverse Hilbert transforming the measured quadrature component value to acquire a calculated in-phase component value; averaging the measured in-phase component value and the calculated in-phase component value to acquire an estimated in-phase component value and averaging the measured quadrature component value and the calculated quadrature component value to acquire an estimated quadrature component value; and calculating a four-quadrant inverse tangent of a quotient obtained by dividing the estimated quadrature component value by the estimated in-phase component value.
A polyurethane polymer comprising: a plurality of urethane linkages; a plurality of cycloaliphatic groups incorporated into the polyurethane polymer through cyclohexane diacid,compounds, wherein at least one of the plurality of cycloaliphatic groups comprises an aliphatic ring structure and two divalent linkage ester groups that attach the aliphatic ring structure to other portions of the polyurethane polymer; a plurality of salt or salt-forming groups; and a plurality of air-curable ethylenically unsaturated groups, wherein the air-curable ethylenically unsaturated groups are provided in one or more alkyd-based polyols and, wherein a combined concentration of the plurality of cycloaliphatic groups and the plurality of air-curable ethylenically unsaturated groups constitutes at least 30 percent by weight of the polyurethane polymer, based on a total dry weight of the polyurethane polymer. a plurality of urethane linkages; a plurality of cycloaliphatic groups incorporated into the polyurethane polymer through cyclohexane diacid,compounds, wherein at least one of the plurality of cycloaliphatic groups comprises an aliphatic ring structure and two divalent linkage ester groups that attach the aliphatic ring structure to other portions of the polyurethane polymer; a plurality of salt or salt-forming groups; and a plurality of air-curable ethylenically unsaturated groups, wherein the air-curable ethylenically unsaturated groups are provided in one or more alkyd-based polyols and, wherein a combined concentration of the plurality of cycloaliphatic groups and the plurality of air-curable ethylenically unsaturated groups constitutes at least 30 percent by weight of the polyurethane polymer, based on a total dry weight of the polyurethane polymer.
A reservoir for a liquid medicament, comprising: - a first boundary portion (14; 24; 34; 44; 54) and a second boundary portion (16; 26; 36; 46; 56) forming at least one cavity (12; 22; 32; 42; 52) to receive the medicament, - wherein the first boundary portion (14; 24; 34; 44; 54) is flexible, wherein the second boundary portion (16; 26; 36; 46; 56) is rigid, and characterized in that - at least one of the first and second boundary portions (14, 16; 24, 26; 34, 36; 44, 46; 54, 56) is a transparent boundary portion covered by an opaque cover (18; 28; 38; 48; 58) which is at least partially detachable from the transparent boundary portion. - a first boundary portion (14; 24; 34; 44; 54) and a second boundary portion (16; 26; 36; 46; 56) forming at least one cavity (12; 22; 32; 42; 52) to receive the medicament, - wherein the first boundary portion (14; 24; 34; 44; 54) is flexible, wherein the second boundary portion (16; 26; 36; 46; 56) is rigid, and characterized in that - at least one of the first and second boundary portions (14, 16; 24, 26; 34, 36; 44, 46; 54, 56) is a transparent boundary portion covered by an opaque cover (18; 28; 38; 48; 58) which is at least partially detachable from the transparent boundary portion.
An air-entanglement system comprising: a housing; a first rotatable surface disposed with the housing, wherein the first rotatable surface comprises a first plurality of air jets configured to air entangle a preform in situ; and a second rotatable surface disposed with the housing proximate the first rotatable surface, wherein the second rotatable surface comprises a second plurality of air jets configured to air entangle the preform in situ, wherein the first rotatable surface is oriented substantially parallel to the second rotatable surface; wherein a first jet of air from the first plurality of air jets are oriented towards the second rotatable surface, and wherein a second jet of air from the second plurality of air jets are oriented towards the first rotatable surface; wherein the first rotatable surface and the second rotatable surface are configured to rotate about a common axis substantially in unison; and wherein the air entanglement system further comprises a fabric source. a housing; a first rotatable surface disposed with the housing, wherein the first rotatable surface comprises a first plurality of air jets configured to air entangle a preform in situ; and a second rotatable surface disposed with the housing proximate the first rotatable surface, wherein the second rotatable surface comprises a second plurality of air jets configured to air entangle the preform in situ, wherein the first rotatable surface is oriented substantially parallel to the second rotatable surface; wherein the second rotatable surface comprises a second plurality of air jets configured to air entangle the preform in situ, wherein the first rotatable surface is oriented substantially parallel to the second rotatable surface; wherein a first jet of air from the first plurality of air jets are oriented towards the second rotatable surface, and wherein a second jet of air from the second plurality of air jets are oriented towards the first rotatable surface; wherein the first rotatable surface and the second rotatable surface are configured to rotate about a common axis substantially in unison; and wherein the air entanglement system further comprises a fabric source.