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An apparatus for managing reduced pressure at a tissue site, the apparatus comprising: a reduced pressure source operable to generate reduced pressure and deliver the reduced pressure to the tissue site via a delivery tube; a single pressure sensor (155 a control tube, wherein the single pressure sensor detects the actual reduced pressure at the tissue site via the control tube; a controller coupled to the single pressure sensor and the reduced pressure source, the controller configured to detect a change in an operating parameter of the reduced pressure source indicative of a change to reduced pressure generated by the reduced pressure source and to determine a responsiveness of the actual reduced pressure measured by the single pressure sensor to a change in reduced pressure generated by the reduced pressure source; and an indicator operable to emit a signal when the controller determines that the actual reduced pressure measured by the single pressure sensor is nonresponsive to the change in reduced pressure generated by the reduced pressure source. a reduced pressure source operable to generate reduced pressure and deliver the reduced pressure to the tissue site via a delivery tube; a single pressure sensor (155 a control tube, wherein the single pressure sensor detects the actual reduced pressure at the tissue site via the control tube; a controller coupled to the single pressure sensor and the reduced pressure source, the controller configured to detect a change in an operating parameter of the reduced pressure source indicative of a change to reduced pressure generated by the reduced pressure source and to determine a responsiveness of the actual reduced pressure measured by the single pressure sensor to a change in reduced pressure generated by the reduced pressure source; and an indicator operable to emit a signal when the controller determines that the actual reduced pressure measured by the single pressure sensor is nonresponsive to the change in reduced pressure generated by the reduced pressure source.
A stabilized trimer comprising three gp140 polypeptides, wherein each of said gp140 polypeptides comprises an amino acid sequence comprising amino acids 30-724 of SEQ ID NO: 2.
An assembly comprising: an electrical component having an electric terminal; and a busbar assembly having a busbar and a frame, the busbar being formed of a strip of conductive material and having first and second busbar sides (52, 54) that are opposite from one another, the frame having a busbar seat defining a recess and a cover member, the recess extending through a first frame side of the frame, the busbar being received into the recess and seated against the busbar seat such that the first busbar side is spaced apart from the first frame side so that the busbar is contained wholly within the frame, the cover member abutting the second busbar side and including an irradiation aperture, the irradiation aperture extending through the cover member and configured to receive a laser beam from a laser welder, the electric terminal extending through the first frame side and into the recess to contact the busbar. an electrical component having an electric terminal; and a busbar assembly having a busbar and a frame, the busbar being formed of a strip of conductive material and having first and second busbar sides (52, 54) that are opposite from one another, the frame having a busbar seat defining a recess and a cover member, the recess extending through a first frame side of the frame, the busbar being received into the recess and seated against the busbar seat such that the first busbar side is spaced apart from the first frame side so that the busbar is contained wholly within the frame, the cover member abutting the second busbar side and including an irradiation aperture, the irradiation aperture extending through the cover member and configured to receive a laser beam from a laser welder, the electric terminal extending through the first frame side and into the recess to contact the busbar.
A photoelectric encoder comprising: a light source (11; 11') which radiates an illumination light beam; a movable grating (15; 15') which has grating lines and which is displaceable in a direction intersecting the grating lines; an index grating (13; 13') which serves as a reference for displacement of the movable grating; a light-receiver which receives the illumination light beam via the movable grating (15; 15') and the index grating (13; 13'); a modulator which periodically changes a light outgoing from the index grating; and a displacement detector (22 - 25) which detects the displacement of the movable grating (15; 15') based on the illumination light beam received by the light-receiver, wherein the modulator is arranged to periodically modulate a relative positional relationship between the index grating (13; 13') and the illumination light beam incoming into the index grating, characterized in that the modulator periodically changes a position of the index grating. a light source (11; 11') which radiates an illumination light beam; a movable grating (15; 15') which has grating lines and which is displaceable in a direction intersecting the grating lines; an index grating (13; 13') which serves as a reference for displacement of the movable grating; a light-receiver which receives the illumination light beam via the movable grating (15; 15') and the index grating (13; 13'); a modulator which periodically changes a light outgoing from the index grating; and a displacement detector (22 - 25) which detects the displacement of the movable grating (15; 15') based on the illumination light beam received by the light-receiver, wherein the modulator is arranged to periodically modulate a relative positional relationship between the index grating (13; 13') and the illumination light beam incoming into the index grating, characterized in that the modulator periodically changes a position of the index grating.
A security print medium for forming security documents therefrom, comprising a transparent or translucent polymer substrate having first and second opposing surfaces (5a, 5b), and at least one opacifying layer (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f) disposed on the first and/or second surfaces (5a, 5b) of the polymer substrate, the or each opacifying layer (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f) being a layer of semi-opaque material, the security print medium further comprising a first print of a multi-tonal image disposed on the first and/or second surface (5a, 5b) of the polymer substrate, the first print being covered from the point of view of an observer on at least a first side of the security print medium by at least one of the opacifying layers (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f) which is disposed continuously across the multi-tonal image, and further comprising a second print of the multi-tonal image formed as a screened working comprising an array of screen elements in a colour which contrasts with that of the continuous opacifying layer (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f), the second print being disposed on top of the continuous opacifying layer (6a, 6b, 6c, 6d, 6e, 6f) from the point of view of the observer and in alignment with the first print, whereby when the security print medium is viewed by the observer in reflected light, the second print dominates the appearance of the multi-tonal image and when the security print medium is viewed by the observer in transmitted light, the first print dominates the appearance of the multi-tonal image.
A prismatic accumulator having a housing comprising a plurality of cell containers separated from one another by electrically insulating partitions and having plate stacks formed from stacked electrode plates, wherein each of the cell containers accommodates a plate stack, wherein a contact connector plate extends along each partition and is electroconductively interconnected through the partition to an oppositely disposed contact connector plate, and the contacts of the plate stacks are electroconductively connected to the associated contact connector plates, characterized in that a front cover of the housing covering the largest side of the housing is set onto the side edges of the partitions and side walls of the housing and sealed thereto by welding.
A device for blow molding containers, provided with a supporting frame for at least one station for blow molding preforms in order to obtain containers, said blow molding station comprising two lateral bodies (3a, 3b) and a bottom which are adapted to provide by blow molding at least one container, at least one of said two lateral bodies (3a, 3b) being movable on command by virtue of means for cyclic opening and closing, with respect to said supporting frame, about an articulation axis which is substantially parallel to the axis of said at least one container, means being provided for kinematic connection between said at least one movable lateral body and said bottom which are adapted to determine cyclically the movement of said bottom along a movement direction that is substantially parallel to said articulation axis, said means for cyclic opening and closing comprising an actuation body which is supported by a connecting linkage which can be moved with respect to said supporting frame about a pivoting axis which is substantially parallel to said articulation axis, said connecting linkage being kinematically connected to said at least one movable lateral body and being connected, by virtue of a connection assembly, to a contoured body which can move, with respect to said supporting frame, along a substantially rectilinear movement trajectory, said contoured body defining a cam-like profile which can be engaged by at least one engagement element supported by said bottom, characterized in that said connection assembly comprises an actuation appendage which is integral in rotation with said connecting linkage about said pivoting axis, said actuation appendage supporting an abutment body which engages slidingly in a sliding seat which is integral with said contoured body, said sliding seat being extended along a sliding direction which is incident with respect to said movement trajectory and is substantially perpendicular with respect to said pivoting axis.
Process to start up a pressurized gasification process, using a solid or liquid, ash containing carbonaceous fuel as feed, as performed in a vertically elongated entrained-flow gasification reactor having one or more pairs of diametrically opposing positioned and horizontally firing gasification burners wherein the following steps are performed in the following order, (a) inserting an ignition burner into the gasification reactor and igniting an ignition burner and detecting a flame, (b) inserting a start-up burner into the gasification reactor and providing a flow of a hydrocarbon fuel and an oxygen containing gas to the start-up burner, which ignites due to the flame of the ignition burner, and increasing the temperature in the gasification reactor to a temperature of between 700 and 1000 °C and increasing the pressure in the gasification reactor to a pressure of between 5 and 20 bar, (c) providing the carbonaceous fuel and an oxygen-containing gas to a first gasification burner and subsequently another part of the carbonaceous fuel and another part of the oxygen-containing gas are provided to a diametrically positioned second gasification burner, (d) terminating the flow of hydrocarbon fuel and the flow of oxygen-containing gas to the start-up burner, (e) optionally repeating step (c) for any other pairs of diametrically positioned and horizontally firing gasification burners, (f) further increasing the pressure in the gasification reactor to a operating pressure of between 20 and 100 bar. (a) inserting an ignition burner into the gasification reactor and igniting an ignition burner and detecting a flame, (b) inserting a start-up burner into the gasification reactor and providing a flow of a hydrocarbon fuel and an oxygen containing gas to the start-up burner, which ignites due to the flame of the ignition burner, and increasing the temperature in the gasification reactor to a temperature of between 700 and 1000 °C and increasing the pressure in the gasification reactor to a pressure of between 5 and 20 bar, (c) providing the carbonaceous fuel and an oxygen-containing gas to a first gasification burner and subsequently another part of the carbonaceous fuel and another part of the oxygen-containing gas are provided to a diametrically positioned second gasification burner, (d) terminating the flow of hydrocarbon fuel and the flow of oxygen-containing gas to the start-up burner, (e) optionally repeating step (c) for any other pairs of diametrically positioned and horizontally firing gasification burners, (f) further increasing the pressure in the gasification reactor to a operating pressure of between 20 and 100 bar.
A method for switching between a first audio signal from a first audio source and a second audio signal from a second audio source, the method comprising: when the second audio source detects the second audio signal, causing a playback device to switch from one of playing the first audio signal from the first audio source and not playing audio to playing the second audio signal from the second audio source; while the playback device is playing back the second audio signal from the second audio source, receiving an instruction to stop sending the second audio signal to the playback device; and after receiving the instruction to stop sending the second audio signal and in response to determining that the second audio signal is no longer present for an interval of time and later receiving the second audio signal, causing the playback device to play back the second audio signal. when the second audio source detects the second audio signal, causing a playback device to switch from one of playing the first audio signal from the first audio source and not playing audio to playing the second audio signal from the second audio source; while the playback device is playing back the second audio signal from the second audio source, receiving an instruction to stop sending the second audio signal to the playback device; and after receiving the instruction to stop sending the second audio signal and in response to determining that the second audio signal is no longer present for an interval of time and later receiving the second audio signal, causing the playback device to play back the second audio signal.
A blast treatment method for blasting an object to be treated, including: a process of preparing a pressure vessel that comprises a metal having elasto-plasticity, has a shape allowing the object to be treated to be contained in a closed state, and has an inner circumferential surface to receive detonation energy generated when the object to be treated is blasted in the contained state; an initial load giving process of giving an initial load to the extent that the sum of a primary stress and a secondary stress generated in the pressure vessel exceeds an elastic limit and reaches a plastic region at least at a part of a structural part excluding a local structural discontinuous part of the pressure vessel and generating a shakedown state in the pressure vessel by containing an explosive to give an initial load in the pressure vessel, sealing the pressure vessel, and detonating the explosive to give the initial load; and a treatment process of blasting the object to be treated in the pressure vessel by containing the object to be treated and a treatment explosive in the pressure vessel after the initial load is given, sealing the pressure vessel, and detonating the treatment explosive. a process of preparing a pressure vessel that comprises a metal having elasto-plasticity, has a shape allowing the object to be treated to be contained in a closed state, and has an inner circumferential surface to receive detonation energy generated when the object to be treated is blasted in the contained state; an initial load giving process of giving an initial load to the extent that the sum of a primary stress and a secondary stress generated in the pressure vessel exceeds an elastic limit and reaches a plastic region at least at a part of a structural part excluding a local structural discontinuous part of the pressure vessel and generating a shakedown state in the pressure vessel by containing an explosive to give an initial load in the pressure vessel, sealing the pressure vessel, and detonating the explosive to give the initial load; and a treatment process of blasting the object to be treated in the pressure vessel by containing the object to be treated and a treatment explosive in the pressure vessel after the initial load is given, sealing the pressure vessel, and detonating the treatment explosive.
Filtering device (100; 200; 400; 500; 600) for highly viscous fluids, having at least two parallel screen plungers (11, 11'; 211, 211'; 411, 411'; 611, 611'), which are arranged in a displaceable manner in screen-plunger bores (511, 512; 611, 612) in a housing (10, 210, 410, 510, 610) and which each have at least one screen cavity (13; 13'; 213, 213'; 413, 413'; 613, 614, 613', 614') in which at least one filter element (14, 14'; 414) is arranged, wherein the housing (10, 210, 410, 510, 610) has an inflow opening (21; 221; 421; 521; 621) from which at least one flow duct (22; 222; 422; 522; 622) leads on the dirty side to each screen-plunger bore (511, 512; 611, 612), and at least one flow duct (32; 232; 533, 537; 632, 636) which leads on the clean side from each screen-plunger bore (511, 512; 611, 612) to an outflow opening (31; 231; 431; 531; 535; 631, 635), characterized in that in each case one common flow duct (22, 32; 222, 232; 422; 522; 622) is routed on the dirty side and/or on the clean side in a rectilinear manner along the two screen-plunger bores (511, 512; 611, 612), said flow duct tangentially intersecting the screen cavities (13; 13'; 213, 213'; 413, 413'; 613, 614, 613', 614') in a production position.
A ceramic matrix composite component (100, 130, 135, 140, 145) comprising: a plurality of layers of a CMC; a directionally controllable CMC insert (80, 116, 132, 136, 142) disposed in the plurality of layers of a CMC, the directionally controllable CMC insert (80, 116, 132, 136, 142) being geometrically configured and disposed within the plurality of layers of the CMC to redirect a crack (74, 134) in the CMC component toward a region of low crack growth driving force, wherein the plurality of layers of the CMC comprise a shaped void, the directionally controllable CMC insert (80, 116, 132, 136, 142) disposed within the shaped void; wherein the shaped void and the directionally controllable CMC insert (80, 116, 132, 136, 142) are geometrically configured to form a mechanical interlocking joint therebetween; wherein the directionally controllable CMC insert (80,116,132,136,142) comprises a plurality of fibers forming plies oriented in the plane of the respective component, wherein the plies form layers (90a,90b), characterized in that the plurality of fibers in a ply layer of the CMC insert are oriented in a direction perpendicular to a plurality of fibers in an adjacent ply layer of the CMC insert. a plurality of layers of a CMC; a directionally controllable CMC insert (80, 116, 132, 136, 142) disposed in the plurality of layers of a CMC, the directionally controllable CMC insert (80, 116, 132, 136, 142) being geometrically configured and disposed within the plurality of layers of the CMC to redirect a crack (74, 134) in the CMC component toward a region of low crack growth driving force, wherein the plurality of layers of the CMC comprise a shaped void, the directionally controllable CMC insert (80, 116, 132, 136, 142) disposed within the shaped void; wherein the shaped void and the directionally controllable CMC insert (80, 116, 132, 136, 142) are geometrically configured to form a mechanical interlocking joint therebetween; wherein the directionally controllable CMC insert (80,116,132,136,142) comprises a plurality of fibers forming plies oriented in the plane of the respective component, wherein the plies form layers (90a,90b), characterized in that the plurality of fibers in a ply layer of the CMC insert are oriented in a direction perpendicular to a plurality of fibers in an adjacent ply layer of the CMC insert.
LIDAR system, which comprises: - a laser scanner having at least one laser light source and designed to emit laser pulses into multiple angular regions, - a controller, which is designed to actuate the at least one laser light source in order to emit at least one first laser pulse into a specific angular region from the several angular regions and to carry out a LIDAR measurement on the basis of a reflection of the at least one first laser pulse, wherein the controller is additionally designed to change at least one scan parameter of the laser scanner on the basis of the LIDAR measurement and to then actuate the at least one laser light source in order to emit selectively at least one second laser pulse into the specific angular region, wherein the at least one scan parameter comprises a strength of the laser pulses, wherein the laser scanner comprises a continuously and periodically moved deflection unit, wherein a time interval between a last laser pulse of the at least one first laser pulse and a first laser pulse of the at least one second laser pulse is not greater than 1/1,000 of a period duration of the movement of the deflection unit, optionally not greater than 1/10,000, further optionally not greater than 1/100,000, wherein the controller is designed to change the strength of the at least one second laser pulse compared to a strength of the at least one first laser pulse on the basis of the LIDAR measurement, wherein the strength of the at least one second laser pulse is greater by no less than a factor of 5 than the strength of the at least one first laser pulse, optionally by no less than a factor of 10, further optionally by no less than a factor of 100, wherein the controller is designed to check by means of the corresponding LIDAR measurement, for each first laser pulse of the at least one first laser pulse, whether there is an object located in the vicinity of the LIDAR system in the corresponding angular region, wherein the controller is further designed to selectively actuate the at least one laser light source, on the basis of the check as to whether there is an object located in the vicinity of the LIDAR system in the corresponding angular region, in order to emit a corresponding second laser pulse of the at least one second laser pulse, wherein the controller is further designed to actuate the at least one laser light source in order to emit the corresponding second laser pulse of the at least one second laser pulse only when there is no object located in the vicinity of the LIDAR system. - a laser scanner having at least one laser light source and designed to emit laser pulses into multiple angular regions, - a controller, which is designed to actuate the at least one laser light source in order to emit at least one first laser pulse into a specific angular region from the several angular regions and to carry out a LIDAR measurement on the basis of a reflection of the at least one first laser pulse,