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An ice-protection system comprising: first and second zones (61, 62); first de-icing apparatus operable to de-ice the first zone; a first ice-detection sensor positioned in the first zone and arranged to detect ice accreted on the first zone; a control system (71-73, 76, 77) responsive to the first ice-detection sensor and arranged to control the operation of the first de-icing apparatus; second de-icing apparatus operable to de-ice the second zone; and a second ice-detection sensor positioned in the second zone and arranged to detect ice accreted on the second zone; wherein the control system (71-73, 76, 77) is responsive to the second ice-detection sensor and is arranged to control the operation of the second de-icing apparatus; characterized in that: each ice-detection sensor is arranged to detect the thickness of the ice accreted on the respective zone (61, 62); and the control system (71-73, 76, 77) is arranged, when the detected thickness of the accreted ice on a zone (61, 62) has built up to a predetermined thickness, to operate the respective de-icing apparatus. first and second zones (61, 62); first de-icing apparatus operable to de-ice the first zone; a first ice-detection sensor positioned in the first zone and arranged to detect ice accreted on the first zone; a control system (71-73, 76, 77) responsive to the first ice-detection sensor and arranged to control the operation of the first de-icing apparatus; second de-icing apparatus operable to de-ice the second zone; and a second ice-detection sensor positioned in the second zone and arranged to detect ice accreted on the second zone; wherein the control system (71-73, 76, 77) is responsive to the second ice-detection sensor and is arranged to control the operation of the second de-icing apparatus; each ice-detection sensor is arranged to detect the thickness of the ice accreted on the respective zone (61, 62); and the control system (71-73, 76, 77) is arranged, when the detected thickness of the accreted ice on a zone (61, 62) has built up to a predetermined thickness, to operate the respective de-icing apparatus.
A coating composition containing: a nitrogen atom-containing organopolysiloxane represented by the average siloxane unit formula: (R 1 R 2 R 3 SiO 1/2) a (SiR 1 2 O 2/2) b (R 2 R 3 SiO 2/2) c (R 2 R 3 2 SiO 1/2) d wherein R 1 is a nitrogen-free, substituted or unsubstituted, monovalent organic group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 2 is a monovalent organic group containing at least one nitrogen atom, R 3 is an organoxy group represented by -OR 1, "a" is a positive number of 0.7 to 1.3; "b" is a positive number of 2 to 500; "c" is a positive number of 0 to 10; "d" is a positive number 0.7 to 1.3: and a + d is at least 2; and a solvent; wherein the coating composition is the form of solution of polysiloxane in organic solvent. a nitrogen atom-containing organopolysiloxane represented by the average siloxane unit formula: (R 1 R 2 R 3 SiO 1/2) a (SiR 1 2 O 2/2) b (R 2 R 3 SiO 2/2) c (R 2 R 3 2 SiO 1/2) d wherein R 1 is a nitrogen-free, substituted or unsubstituted, monovalent organic group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, R 2 is a monovalent organic group containing at least one nitrogen atom, R 3 is an organoxy group represented by -OR 1, "a" is a positive number of 0.7 to 1.3; "b" is a positive number of 2 to 500; "c" is a positive number of 0 to 10; "d" is a positive number 0.7 to 1.3: and a + d is at least 2; and a solvent; wherein the coating composition is the form of solution of polysiloxane in organic solvent.
A service water heating unit which is provided for use in a heating installation, with at least one heat exchanger which is a plate heat exchanger and comprises a first flow path for a heating medium and a second flow path for service water to be heated, as well as with a circulation pump for the heating medium, characterised in that the two flows paths (10, 12) relative to one another in a first section are led in a counterflow arrangement with oppositely directed flow directions, and in a second section which connects downstream seen in the flow direction of the service water are led in a co-flow arrangement with equally directed flow directions.
A rat comprising a genetically modified endogenous TrkB locus encoding a tropomyosin receptor kinase B (TRKB) protein, wherein the TRKB protein comprises an endogenous TRKB signal peptide, an endogenous TRKB cytoplasmic domain, an endogenous TRKB transmembrane domain, and a human TRKB extracellular domain, and all of the extracellular domain is encoded by a segment of the endogenous TrkB locus that has been deleted and replaced with an orthologous human TRKB sequence.
A liquid herbicidal composition comprising: a non-aqueous solvent system; at least one sulfonylurea herbicide selected from tribenuron, or salts or esters thereof; and at least one inorganic salt selected from the metal carbonates and metal phosphates, wherein the inorganic salt comprises a metal selected from Li, Na, K, Ca, Mg or Al. a non-aqueous solvent system; at least one sulfonylurea herbicide selected from tribenuron, or salts or esters thereof; and at least one inorganic salt selected from the metal carbonates and metal phosphates, wherein the inorganic salt comprises a metal selected from Li, Na, K, Ca, Mg or Al.
A coupling device for connecting a first fluid line to a second fluid line, - with a first connecting piece which has an outer latching contour on its outside and is connected to the first fluid line or can be connected thereto, - with a second connecting piece which has an outer latching contour on its outside and is connected to the second fluid line or can be connected thereto, - with a sleeve in which both connecting pieces (2, 3) can be inserted on opposite ends and which, on its inner side, has inner latching contours (10, 11) which are complementary to the outer latching contours (7, 8) and latch with the outer latching contours (7, 8) when the connecting pieces (2, 3) are inserted, - wherein the sleeve is enclosed by a protective cover, characterized in - that the latching between the connecting pieces (2, 3) and the sleeve is configured in such a manner that it is not releasable without destroying the sleeve and/or at least one connecting piece (2, 3), - that the sleeve has at least one predetermined braking point which allows a systematic destruction of the sleeve for releasing the latching between the connecting pieces (2, 3) and the sleeve. - with a first connecting piece which has an outer latching contour on its outside and is connected to the first fluid line or can be connected thereto, - with a second connecting piece which has an outer latching contour on its outside and is connected to the second fluid line or can be connected thereto, - with a sleeve in which both connecting pieces (2, 3) can be inserted on opposite ends and which, on its inner side, has inner latching contours (10, 11) which are complementary to the outer latching contours (7, 8) and latch with the outer latching contours (7, 8) when the connecting pieces (2, 3) are inserted, - wherein the sleeve is enclosed by a protective cover, - that the latching between the connecting pieces (2, 3) and the sleeve is configured in such a manner that it is not releasable without destroying the sleeve and/or at least one connecting piece (2, 3), - that the sleeve has at least one predetermined braking point which allows a systematic destruction of the sleeve for releasing the latching between the connecting pieces (2, 3) and the sleeve.
A rectangular waveguide rotator device for connecting first and second waveguides, said first and second waveguides being arranged at an angle to each other with respect to a common longitudinal axis, said rotator device comprising: at least one rotator portion, said at least one rotator portion comprising a passage with a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis formed by outer walls comprising two longer side walls connected by two shorter end walls; the cross section of the passage of said at least one rotator portion comprising a ridge protruding from each of said longer side walls into said passage of said waveguide rotator portion across a width of said longer side walls, said ridge separating said rotator portion into a first and a further section, such that a part of said longer side walls and said end wall on one side of said ridge comprise said first section and another part of said longer side walls and said end wall on the other side of said ridge comprise said further section; said first and further sections of said rotator portion being configured such that their respective parts of the longer side walls are substantially parallel with each other and are at an angle with respect to the parts of the longer side walls of the other section, one section of the first and further sections being rotated about its longitudinal axis through the angle with respect to the other section. at least one rotator portion, said at least one rotator portion comprising a passage with a cross section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis formed by outer walls comprising two longer side walls connected by two shorter end walls; the cross section of the passage of said at least one rotator portion comprising a ridge protruding from each of said longer side walls into said passage of said waveguide rotator portion across a width of said longer side walls, said ridge separating said rotator portion into a first and a further section, such that a part of said longer side walls and said end wall on one side of said ridge comprise said first section and another part of said longer side walls and said end wall on the other side of said ridge comprise said further section; said first and further sections of said rotator portion being configured such that their respective parts of the longer side walls are substantially parallel with each other and are at an angle with respect to the parts of the longer side walls of the other section, one section of the first and further sections being rotated about its longitudinal axis through the angle with respect to the other section.
Power-transmitting drive belt from an elastomeric material, having embedded tension members, an optionally profiled drive side that is configured for the transmission of power to pulleys shaped in a complementary manner, and a substantially smooth back that lies opposite the drive side, characterized in that the back of the drive belt is configured having water-discharging profiled channels which are aligned substantially in the longitudinal direction of the drive belt and have a depth between 0.2 and 0.7 mm.
An aircraft hybrid propulsion system comprising; an internal combustion engine; an electric motor; a propulsor; a combining gearbox, the internal combustion engine being coupled to a first input of the combining gearbox, the electric motor being coupled to a second input of the combining gearbox, and the propulsor being coupled to an output of the combining gearbox, such that the propulsor is driveable in use by either or both of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor; wherein each of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor is coupled to its respective input by a respective clutch (50, 52); characterised in that each respective clutch comprises an overrunning clutch. an internal combustion engine; an electric motor; a propulsor; a combining gearbox, the internal combustion engine being coupled to a first input of the combining gearbox, the electric motor being coupled to a second input of the combining gearbox, and the propulsor being coupled to an output of the combining gearbox, such that the propulsor is driveable in use by either or both of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor; wherein each of the internal combustion engine and the electric motor is coupled to its respective input by a respective clutch (50, 52); characterised in that each respective clutch comprises an overrunning clutch.
A smoking article, the smoking article comprising a tobacco rod and a filter secured to the tobacco rod by a tipping element, said smoking article further comprising a user-activated component for altering smoke passing through the filter, said tipping element comprising an indicator component for cooperating with the user-activated component in use to indicate when the user has activated the user-activated component, said user-activated component being a fluid releasing means, and the indicator component being pre-impregnated with an indicator material that is activated when the user activates the user-activated component within the filter, characterized in that said indicator component is activated when contacting said fluid.
A corn cob collection device for collecting biomass material other than corn kernels from corn harvested by a combine harvester, wherein the biomass material comprises lighter biomass such as leaves, husks and fragments thereof and heavier biomass such as cobs and larger cob fragments, wherein the corn cob collection device is provided with a biomass feed system, comprising: a device configured and operable for propelling an airborne flow of the heavier biomass in a predetermined direction along a trajectory within an interior cavity of the collection device, characterized in that the biomass feed system further comprises at least one air flow port configured and disposed in combination with at least one fan, for discharging a flow of air through the at least one air flow port for creating a blanket of pressurized air within the interior cavity beneath the trajectory for supporting and extending a distance of travel of the lighter biomass within the interior cavity. a device configured and operable for propelling an airborne flow of the heavier biomass in a predetermined direction along a trajectory within an interior cavity of the collection device, characterized in that the biomass feed system further comprises at least one air flow port configured and disposed in combination with at least one fan, for discharging a flow of air through the at least one air flow port for creating a blanket of pressurized air within the interior cavity beneath the trajectory for supporting and extending a distance of travel of the lighter biomass within the interior cavity.
Sensing assembly for sensing a process variable of a medium, preferably for sensing a temperature, comprising - one measuring insert for sensing the process variable, preferably for sensing a temperature, - one protective tube at least partially surrounding the measuring insert, which protective tube at least partially consists of a ceramic material and which protective tube is embodied to protect at least the measuring insert against at least one process condition, and - a connecting sleeve, which connecting sleeve at least partially consists of a metallic material, and which connection sleeve is at least surrounding the protective tube in an area facing away from the medium, - wherein the protective tube and the connecting sleeve are joint together at least in a predefined area by means of a braze produced via a brazing component arranged in the predefined area, characterized in that - the protective tube is composed by alumina, silicon carbide or silicon nitride, and - the brazing component initially has the form of a solid body, namely a ring, composed by an active brazing alloy comprising titanium, copper and silver. - one measuring insert for sensing the process variable, preferably for sensing a temperature, - one protective tube at least partially surrounding the measuring insert, which protective tube at least partially consists of a ceramic material and which protective tube is embodied to protect at least the measuring insert against at least one process condition, and - a connecting sleeve, which connecting sleeve at least partially consists of a metallic material, and which connection sleeve is at least surrounding the protective tube in an area facing away from the medium, - wherein the protective tube and the connecting sleeve are joint together at least in a predefined area by means of a braze produced via a brazing component arranged in the predefined area, characterized in that - the protective tube is composed by alumina, silicon carbide or silicon nitride, and - the brazing component initially has the form of a solid body, namely a ring, composed by an active brazing alloy comprising titanium, copper and silver.
An aerosol delivery device comprising: at least one housing enclosing a reservoir configured to retain an aerosol precursor composition; an atomizer controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition; an antenna configured to receive radio signals from satellites of a satellite navigation system, and convert the radio signals to corresponding electronic signals; a satellite navigation receiver module configured to receive the corresponding electronic signals and determine a position of the aerosol delivery device based thereon, and output a message that indicates the position so determined; a communication interface configured to enable establishment of or connection to at least one network that includes a computing device; and a microprocessor configured to receive the message and control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on the position indicated thereby, including the microprocessor configured to cause the communication interface to wirelessly communicate the position of the aerosol delivery device to the computing device that is configured to control operation of at least one other functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on the position of the aerosol delivery device, and wherein the satellite navigation receiver module and microprocessor are embodied by distinct integrated circuits coupled by at least one conductor onto which the message is output by the satellite navigation receiver module and from which the message is received by the microprocessor. at least one housing enclosing a reservoir configured to retain an aerosol precursor composition; an atomizer controllable to activate and vaporize components of the aerosol precursor composition; an antenna configured to receive radio signals from satellites of a satellite navigation system, and convert the radio signals to corresponding electronic signals; a satellite navigation receiver module configured to receive the corresponding electronic signals and determine a position of the aerosol delivery device based thereon, and output a message that indicates the position so determined; a communication interface configured to enable establishment of or connection to at least one network that includes a computing device; and a microprocessor configured to receive the message and control operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on the position indicated thereby, including the microprocessor configured to cause the communication interface to wirelessly communicate the position of the aerosol delivery device to the computing device that is configured to control operation of at least one other functional element of the aerosol delivery device based on the position of the aerosol delivery device, and wherein the satellite navigation receiver module and microprocessor are embodied by distinct integrated circuits coupled by at least one conductor onto which the message is output by the satellite navigation receiver module and from which the message is received by the microprocessor.
A dirt separation device comprising a filtering cartridge suitable for separation of dirt particles from a flowing fluid in heating and/or cooling plant, the cartridge having a cylindrical body including fluid diverting means configured to cause repeated diversions and gravitational separation of dirt particles entrained by the fluid, the device comprising a hollow cylindrical body having a peripheral wall and a top wall the inner surfaces thereof defining a decantation chamber for housing the filtering cartridge, characterized by comprising: an inlet port and an outlet port of the cylindrical body of the device for the fluid, axially aligned and arranged in an orthogonal direction to a longitudinal axis of the decantation chamber; first and second coaxially arranged fluid diverting units (14A,14B) of the cartridge, each comprising an annular base member (22;23) at one end of the cylindrical body of the cartridge, and a plurality of bar-shaped fluid diverting elements (24A;24B) parallely extending to said longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body of the device from a side of the base member (22;23); the bar-shaped elements (24A,24B) of said first and second fluid diverting units (14A,14B) being spaced apart each other to provide a plurality of fluid diverting paths; and in that: the bar-shaped elements (24A,24B) of said first and second fluid diverting units (14A,14B) are configured with longitudinally extending and angularly spaced apart fins and/or cavities having fluid diverting surfaces. an inlet port and an outlet port of the cylindrical body of the device for the fluid, axially aligned and arranged in an orthogonal direction to a longitudinal axis of the decantation chamber; first and second coaxially arranged fluid diverting units (14A,14B) of the cartridge, each comprising an annular base member (22;23) at one end of the cylindrical body of the cartridge, and a plurality of bar-shaped fluid diverting elements (24A;24B) parallely extending to said longitudinal axis of the cylindrical body of the device from a side of the base member (22;23); the bar-shaped elements (24A,24B) of said first and second fluid diverting units (14A,14B) being spaced apart each other to provide a plurality of fluid diverting paths; and in that: the bar-shaped elements (24A,24B) of said first and second fluid diverting units (14A,14B) are configured with longitudinally extending and angularly spaced apart fins and/or cavities having fluid diverting surfaces. the bar-shaped elements (24A,24B) of said first and second fluid diverting units (14A,14B) are configured with longitudinally extending and angularly spaced apart fins and/or cavities having fluid diverting surfaces.
A method (M100, M200, M300, M400) of preparing an emergency call on a mobile device, the method comprising: detecting that a user of the mobile device has initiated an emergency call; obtaining an indication of a current geographical location of the mobile device; and selecting an emergency number to be called for the emergency call in response to the detecting, and based on the obtained indication, characterized in that: the method further comprises: switching the mobile device from a first radio access technology, RAT, to a second RAT in response to the detecting, wherein a type of the second RAT is circuit-switched, and using the second RAT and the selected emergency number to place the emergency call. detecting that a user of the mobile device has initiated an emergency call; obtaining an indication of a current geographical location of the mobile device; and selecting an emergency number to be called for the emergency call in response to the detecting, and based on the obtained indication, characterized in that: the method further comprises: switching the mobile device from a first radio access technology, RAT, to a second RAT in response to the detecting, wherein a type of the second RAT is circuit-switched, and using the second RAT and the selected emergency number to place the emergency call. switching the mobile device from a first radio access technology, RAT, to a second RAT in response to the detecting, wherein a type of the second RAT is circuit-switched, and using the second RAT and the selected emergency number to place the emergency call.