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A device for singularizing and/or orienting objects, comprising: - a support structure, - a rest surface connected to the support structure and movable along a selection path and adapted to receive the objects starting from an initial point of the selection path, - first handling means associated to the selection path and configured to eject objects from the rest surface or to displace objects on the rest surface in a first handling length between the initial point and an outlet point of the selection path, so as to obtain, at the outlet point of the selection path, a sequence of said objects having a desired positioning, - a first position detector associated to the selection path and configured to detect position and/or shape characteristics of the objects in a first detection length of the selection path upstream of the first handling length, and to generate corresponding position signals, - an electronic control unit in signal connection with the first position detector and with the first handling means, and configured to actuate the first handling means selectively as a function of the position and/or shape characteristics, characterised in that the first handling means comprise at least one electromagnetic pusher with a contact portion adapted to act on the objects rested on the rest surface, wherein said contact portion has the shape a plate or blade that is thin in the direction the selection path and extending upwardly. - a support structure, - a rest surface connected to the support structure and movable along a selection path and adapted to receive the objects starting from an initial point of the selection path, - first handling means associated to the selection path and configured to eject objects from the rest surface or to displace objects on the rest surface in a first handling length between the initial point and an outlet point of the selection path, so as to obtain, at the outlet point of the selection path, a sequence of said objects having a desired positioning, - a first position detector associated to the selection path and configured to detect position and/or shape characteristics of the objects in a first detection length of the selection path upstream of the first handling length, and to generate corresponding position signals, - an electronic control unit in signal connection with the first position detector and with the first handling means, and configured to actuate the first handling means selectively as a function of the position and/or shape characteristics,
A locking actuator arrangement for an aircraft landing gear comprising: a housing link extending from a pivot in a first direction and extending along a first longitudinal axis; an actuator housing extending from the pivot in a second direction along the first longitudinal axis, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, the actuator housing defining a retaining cavity; said actuator housing being coupled to the housing link via a plurality of fasteners; a receiving link pivotally coupled to the housing link via the pivot and comprising a receptacle body defining a receiving cavity, wherein the actuator housing is disposed between the pivot and the receiving cavity, and the receiving link comprises a second longitudinal axis; and an actuator piston comprising: a piston head and a piston rod extending from the piston head; wherein the receiving cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of the piston rod, and the piston rod is configured to be received by the receiving cavity in response to a pre-determined alignment of at least said housing link and said receiving link. a housing link extending from a pivot in a first direction and extending along a first longitudinal axis; an actuator housing extending from the pivot in a second direction along the first longitudinal axis, the second direction being opposite to the first direction, the actuator housing defining a retaining cavity; said actuator housing being coupled to the housing link via a plurality of fasteners; a receiving link pivotally coupled to the housing link via the pivot and comprising a receptacle body defining a receiving cavity, wherein the actuator housing is disposed between the pivot and the receiving cavity, and the receiving link comprises a second longitudinal axis; and an actuator piston comprising: a piston head and a piston rod extending from the piston head; wherein the receiving cavity is configured to receive at least a portion of the piston rod, and the piston rod is configured to be received by the receiving cavity in response to a pre-determined alignment of at least said housing link and said receiving link.
A process for the gas-phase polymerization of ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and one or more 1-olefins in the presence of a polymerization catalyst system comprising the steps a) feeding a solid catalyst component, which was obtained by contacting at least a magnesium compound and a titanium compound, to a continuously operated apparatus and contacting the solid catalyst component with an aluminum alkyl compound at a temperature of from 0°C to 70°C in a way that the mean residence time of the solid catalyst component in contact with the aluminum alkyl compound is from 5 to 300 minutes; b) transferring the catalyst component formed in step a) into another continuously operated apparatus and prepolymerizing it in the presence of hydrogen with ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and one or more 1-olefins in suspension at a temperature of from 10°C to 80° forming polymer in an amount of from 1 to 20 g polymer/g of solid catalyst component in a way that the mean residence time of the solid catalyst component in the apparatus is from 5 minutes to 3 hours, wherein the continuously operated apparatus is a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) or a loop reactor; and c) transferring the prepolymerized catalyst component formed in step b) into a gas-phase polymerization reactor and polymerizing ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and one or more 1-olefins in the presence of the prepolymerized catalyst component at temperatures of from 40°C to 120°C and pressures of from 0.1 to 10 MPa. a) feeding a solid catalyst component, which was obtained by contacting at least a magnesium compound and a titanium compound, to a continuously operated apparatus and contacting the solid catalyst component with an aluminum alkyl compound at a temperature of from 0°C to 70°C in a way that the mean residence time of the solid catalyst component in contact with the aluminum alkyl compound is from 5 to 300 minutes; b) transferring the catalyst component formed in step a) into another continuously operated apparatus and prepolymerizing it in the presence of hydrogen with ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and one or more 1-olefins in suspension at a temperature of from 10°C to 80° forming polymer in an amount of from 1 to 20 g polymer/g of solid catalyst component in a way that the mean residence time of the solid catalyst component in the apparatus is from 5 minutes to 3 hours, wherein the continuously operated apparatus is a continuous stirred tank reactor (CSTR) or a loop reactor; and c) transferring the prepolymerized catalyst component formed in step b) into a gas-phase polymerization reactor and polymerizing ethylene or a mixture of ethylene and one or more 1-olefins in the presence of the prepolymerized catalyst component at temperatures of from 40°C to 120°C and pressures of from 0.1 to 10 MPa.
An outdoor unit ODU, comprising: a transmitting module, a receiving module, a splitter module, a combining module, a duplexer, an amplifier, a control module, a power source and a switch, wherein the transmitting module is configured to transmit a signal; the splitter module is configured to split the signal transmitted by the transmitting module into two branches, wherein one branch of the signal is input to the amplifier, and the other branch of the signal is input to the duplexer; the control module is configured to output a control signal to the switch when receiving an ODU radio frequency loopback command, so that the power source supplies power to the amplifier; and output a control signal to the switch when receiving an ODU radio frequency loopback removal command, so that the switch turns off power that is supplied by the power source to the amplifier; the control module is further configured to control magnitude of a power supply current of the amplifier according to a current service mode after receiving the ODU radio frequency loopback command; the amplifier is configured to amplify the signal from the splitter module; the duplexer is configured to filter the signal from the splitter module and then output the signal to an antenna, and filter an external signal received by the antenna and then output the external signal to the combining module; the combining module is configured to combine the signal output by the amplifier with the signal output by the duplexer, and output a combined signal to the receiving module, wherein the signal output by the amplifier and the signal output by the duplexer have different frequencies; and the receiving module is configured to receive the combined signal output by the combining module.
A fuselage-embedded fuel tank system comprising: an elongated aircraft fuselage, comprising a plurality of frame members, a pair of keel beams and a pair of roof beams, wherein the frame members are connected at opposite sides of top portions thereof to the roof beams and at opposite sides of bottom portions thereof to the keel beams; and an embedded fuel tank comprising a pressure vessel for storing fuel for an aircraft, the fuel tank disposed within the fuselage and extending a majority of a length of the fuselage, wherein a center of gravity of the fuel tank is substantially aligned with a center of gravity of the fuselage; wherein the frame members surround and provide support for the fuel tank, a payload bay area is disposed beneath the fuel tank and the bottom of the frame members that support the fuel tank, and the frame members extend between an outer mold line of the fuselage and the fuel tank. an elongated aircraft fuselage, comprising a plurality of frame members, a pair of keel beams and a pair of roof beams, wherein the frame members are connected at opposite sides of top portions thereof to the roof beams and at opposite sides of bottom portions thereof to the keel beams; and an embedded fuel tank comprising a pressure vessel for storing fuel for an aircraft, the fuel tank disposed within the fuselage and extending a majority of a length of the fuselage, wherein a center of gravity of the fuel tank is substantially aligned with a center of gravity of the fuselage; wherein the frame members surround and provide support for the fuel tank, a payload bay area is disposed beneath the fuel tank and the bottom of the frame members that support the fuel tank, and the frame members extend between an outer mold line of the fuselage and the fuel tank.
A milking parlor arrangement (1, 1', 1'') for milking milk-producing animals, said milking parlor arrangement having at least one space divider, wherein the space divider is arranged approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the animal to be milked, said space divider comprising an arm device with a milking cluster (5, 5') which is adjustable out of a park position into an operating position and back, wherein the arm device with the milking cluster (5, 5') is arranged in the space divider in the park position, wherein the milking cluster (5, 5') is adjustable into the operating position laterally with respect to the animal to be milked between the front and hind legs thereof, and wherein the milking cluster (5, 5') consists of two halves, wherein each half comprises a specific set of at least one teat cup, wherein at least one external robot is provided which is realized for positioning the milking cluster (5, 5') from the park position onto the teats of the udder of an animal to be milked, characterized in that the at least one external robot comprises two base arms (14, 14') in each case with at least one hand (15, 15'), wherein the base arms (14, 14') and the hands (15, 15') are opposite one another, wherein the at least one external robot is realized for the parallel positioning of at least one teat cup per side on teats of an udder of the animal to be milked.
An apparatus (1000, 2500) for guiding an elongated flexible instrument, the apparatus comprising: a variable-length support assembly (1010, 2510) including, a first end; a second end; a plurality of support member (2010, 2520) pairs, each support member pair comprising a first support member linked to a second support member; and a plurality of eyelets (1040, 1050) configured to receive the elongated flexible instrument, each of the plurality of eyelets movably coupled to at least one of the plurality of support member pairs along a longitudinal central axis between the first end and the second end, wherein the variable-length support assembly is configured to selectively transition from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration along the longitudinal central axis, and wherein the plurality of eyelets are adapted to support the elongated flexible instrument as the elongated flexible instrument is advanced along the longitudinal central axis, and wherein each of the plurality of eyelets includes a tapered alignment member (1075, 2005) configured to contact a tapered alignment member of an adjacent eyelet to move the plurality of eyelets into alignment along the longitudinal central axis as the variable length assembly transitions from the expanded configuration to the compressed configuration. a variable-length support assembly (1010, 2510) including, a first end; a second end; a plurality of support member (2010, 2520) pairs, each support member pair comprising a first support member linked to a second support member; and a plurality of eyelets (1040, 1050) configured to receive the elongated flexible instrument, each of the plurality of eyelets movably coupled to at least one of the plurality of support member pairs along a longitudinal central axis between the first end and the second end, a first end; a second end; a plurality of support member (2010, 2520) pairs, each support member pair comprising a first support member linked to a second support member; and a plurality of eyelets (1040, 1050) configured to receive the elongated flexible instrument, each of the plurality of eyelets movably coupled to at least one of the plurality of support member pairs along a longitudinal central axis between the first end and the second end, wherein the variable-length support assembly is configured to selectively transition from a compressed configuration to an expanded configuration along the longitudinal central axis, and wherein the plurality of eyelets are adapted to support the elongated flexible instrument as the elongated flexible instrument is advanced along the longitudinal central axis, and wherein each of the plurality of eyelets includes a tapered alignment member (1075, 2005) configured to contact a tapered alignment member of an adjacent eyelet to move the plurality of eyelets into alignment along the longitudinal central axis as the variable length assembly transitions from the expanded configuration to the compressed configuration.
A non-fermented composition for use as a medicament for increasing the formation of butyric acid in the colon, said composition comprising at least one cereal based fraction selected from the group consisting of whole grain barley, malted barley and brewer's spent grain, and at least one isolated probiotic strain of Lactobacillus rhamnosus; characterised in that the use increases the formation of butyric acid in the colon compared to use of the same composition without the at least one isolated probiotic strain of Lactobacillus rhamnosus.
A heat exchanger for an aircraft engine, comprising: an integral monolithic body including: a set of fluid passages within the monolithic body, a manifold connection (74, 76) having an inlet and an outlet, a set of fins, and characterized in that the integral monolithic body further includes a set of return manifolds fluidly coupling at least some of the set of fluid passages. an integral monolithic body including: a set of fluid passages within the monolithic body, a manifold connection (74, 76) having an inlet and an outlet, a set of fins, and a set of fluid passages within the monolithic body, a manifold connection (74, 76) having an inlet and an outlet, a set of fins, and characterized in that the integral monolithic body further includes a set of return manifolds fluidly coupling at least some of the set of fluid passages.
A footwear article (510, 610, 810, 2510, 2610) comprising: an upper (514, 614, 814, 2514, 2614) coupled to a sole (512, 612, 812, 2512, 2612) and comprising an ankle collar (536, 636, 836) that is movable between a lowered state positioned closer to the sole (512, 612, 812, 2512, 2612) and a raised state positioned farther from the sole (512, 612, 812, 2512, 2612), and a collar elevator (550, 650, 850, 2550, 2650) operable to return the ankle collar (536, 636, 836) from the lowered state to the raised state, the collar elevator (550, 650, 850, 2550, 2650) is a bifurcated collar elevator comprised of a first lever arm (552, 652, 852) having a proximal end (502, 602, 802, 2502, 2602) and a distal end (504, 604, 804), and a second lever arm (554, 654, 854) having a proximal end (506, 606, 806) and a distal end (508, 608, 808), wherein each of the lever arms terminate at a distal end, and the first lever arm distal end (504, 604, 804) and the second lever arm distal end (508, 608, 808) are separated by a gap there between; wherein the first lever arm proximal end is continuous with a base, wherein the base is a U-shaped element extending between the first lever arm proximal end and the second lever arm proximal end around a heel end of the sole, or wherein the first lever arm proximal end is distinct from and joined with a base, wherein the base is a U-shaped element extending between the first lever arm proximal end and the second lever arm proximal end around a heel end of the sole. an upper (514, 614, 814, 2514, 2614) coupled to a sole (512, 612, 812, 2512, 2612) and comprising an ankle collar (536, 636, 836) that is movable between a lowered state positioned closer to the sole (512, 612, 812, 2512, 2612) and a raised state positioned farther from the sole (512, 612, 812, 2512, 2612), and a collar elevator (550, 650, 850, 2550, 2650) operable to return the ankle collar (536, 636, 836) from the lowered state to the raised state, the collar elevator (550, 650, 850, 2550, 2650) is a bifurcated collar elevator comprised of a first lever arm (552, 652, 852) having a proximal end (502, 602, 802, 2502, 2602) and a distal end (504, 604, 804), and a second lever arm (554, 654, 854) having a proximal end (506, 606, 806) and a distal end (508, 608, 808), wherein each of the lever arms terminate at a distal end, and the first lever arm distal end (504, 604, 804) and the second lever arm distal end (508, 608, 808) are separated by a gap there between; wherein the first lever arm proximal end is continuous with a base, wherein the base is a U-shaped element extending between the first lever arm proximal end and the second lever arm proximal end around a heel end of the sole, or wherein the first lever arm proximal end is distinct from and joined with a base, wherein the base is a U-shaped element extending between the first lever arm proximal end and the second lever arm proximal end around a heel end of the sole.
A surgical kit comprising: a first suture anchor comprising a first anchor body, a central longitudinal axis through the body, external screw threads about the axis, a distal end, a proximal end and one or more suture loops affixed proximally to the first body; a second suture anchor (162; 230) having a second anchor body (166; 234) and a suture capture notch (208; 236) on the body for receiving a portion of one of the one or more suture loops; a first anchor insertion tool for fixing the first anchor into the bone; and a second anchor insertion tool for installing the second anchor into the bone, characterized in that said second suture anchor (162; 230) is an interference type fixation anchor, or said second suture anchor has an externally screw-threaded outer sleeve for rotational engagement with bone and an inner plug including said suture capture notch positioned distally, and one or both of the first and second anchors (104; 162; 230) is bioabsorbable. a first suture anchor comprising a first anchor body, a central longitudinal axis through the body, external screw threads about the axis, a distal end, a proximal end and one or more suture loops affixed proximally to the first body; a second suture anchor (162; 230) having a second anchor body (166; 234) and a suture capture notch (208; 236) on the body for receiving a portion of one of the one or more suture loops; a first anchor insertion tool for fixing the first anchor into the bone; and a second anchor insertion tool for installing the second anchor into the bone, characterized in that said second suture anchor (162; 230) is an interference type fixation anchor, or said second suture anchor has an externally screw-threaded outer sleeve for rotational engagement with bone and an inner plug including said suture capture notch positioned distally, and one or both of the first and second anchors (104; 162; 230) is bioabsorbable.
A general-purpose graphics processor comprising: a cache memory including multiple memory banks (2710A-N); a cache controller (2706, 2806) coupled with the cache memory, wherein the cache controller (2706, 2806) includes a dynamic hash unit (2707, 2807) configured to select, based on a first hash function and an address associated with a memory access, one or more of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N) to store data associated with the memory access; and cache monitor hardware configured to request the dynamic hash unit (2707, 2807) to select a second hash function for use to select the one or more of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N); the cache monitor hardware is configured to monitor an access pattern of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N) and to request selection of the second hash function in response to detection of a bank access pattern disparity over a threshold, wherein said bank access pattern disparity corresponds to the number of accesses to one of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N) relative to the number of accesses to the other memory banks of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N). a cache memory including multiple memory banks (2710A-N); a cache controller (2706, 2806) coupled with the cache memory, wherein the cache controller (2706, 2806) includes a dynamic hash unit (2707, 2807) configured to select, based on a first hash function and an address associated with a memory access, one or more of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N) to store data associated with the memory access; and cache monitor hardware configured to request the dynamic hash unit (2707, 2807) to select a second hash function for use to select the one or more of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N); the cache monitor hardware is configured to monitor an access pattern of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N) and to request selection of the second hash function in response to detection of a bank access pattern disparity over a threshold, wherein said bank access pattern disparity corresponds to the number of accesses to one of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N) relative to the number of accesses to the other memory banks of the multiple memory banks (2710A-N).
An end plate of a battery module comprising a main body and an energy absorbing body, wherein the energy absorbing body comprises an acting portion and a connecting portion, the acting portion protrudes in a direction from the main body toward a battery, and the acting portion is connected with the main body through the connecting portion, and wherein the connecting portion is structured in a strip shape, one end of the connecting portion is fixedly connected with the main body, and the other end of the connecting portion is fixed at an edge of the acting portion.