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Gripper for gripping and spinning a pipe body, the gripper comprising: - gripping means for gripping said pipe body; - spinning means for spinning said pipe body while it is being gripped by said gripping means,- a rotatable input shaft; and - a coupling means for connecting said rotatable input shaft to said gripping means and to said spinning means and for selectively engaging either one of said gripping means and said spinning means while disengaging the other one of said gripping means and said spinning means, characterized in that the coupling means comprises a differential coupling means, wherein said gripper further comprises braking means for engaging said differential coupling means so as to selectively prevent said gripping means and/or said spinning means from being operated upon rotating said rotatable input shaft. - gripping means for gripping said pipe body; - spinning means for spinning said pipe body while it is being gripped by said gripping means,- a rotatable input shaft; and - a coupling means for connecting said rotatable input shaft to said gripping means and to said spinning means and for selectively engaging either one of said gripping means and said spinning means while disengaging the other one of said gripping means and said spinning means, characterized in that the coupling means comprises a differential coupling means, wherein said gripper further comprises braking means for engaging said differential coupling means so as to selectively prevent said gripping means and/or said spinning means from being operated upon rotating said rotatable input shaft.
Ferrous Sulphate Preparation for reducing Chromium 6 in cement and for applications in animal food, horticulture and agriculture comprising a mixture of ferrous sulphate heptahydrate (copperas) and calcium sulphate hemihydrate having undergone mixing procedure which provides shearing forces applied by a high shear mixer followed by a compacting process and grinding, characterised in that it is comprising of a protective shell of calcium sulphate dihydrate on the surface of copperas crystals.
A process for the preparation of a cyanoacetate, steps of which comprise: (a) reacting an ester of cyanoacetic acid and an alcohol, in the presence of ytterbium trifluoromethane sulfonate [Yb(OTf) 3] catalyst and nitromethane, at 105 °C, for six hours to yield a cyanoacetate, wherein said ester of cyanoacetic acid is ethyl cyanoacetate and said alcohol is one of n-butanol, 2-pentanol and phenyl ethanol; (b) optionally, separating the so formed cyanoacetate substantially free from the ester of cyanoacetic acid, the alcohol and/or the catalyst, and by-products. (a) reacting an ester of cyanoacetic acid and an alcohol, in the presence of ytterbium trifluoromethane sulfonate [Yb(OTf) 3] catalyst and nitromethane, at 105 °C, for six hours to yield a cyanoacetate, wherein said ester of cyanoacetic acid is ethyl cyanoacetate and said alcohol is one of n-butanol, 2-pentanol and phenyl ethanol; (b) optionally, separating the so formed cyanoacetate substantially free from the ester of cyanoacetic acid, the alcohol and/or the catalyst, and by-products.
A razor blade unit comprising: a) a housing comprising a top surface; and b) a loop disposed on said top surface, said loop comprising two terminal ends and two exposed opposing edges between said two terminal ends wherein said loop intersects said top surface at said two terminal ends, wherein said two terminal ends are spaced apart from each other on said top surface, and wherein at least a portion of at least one of said two exposed opposing edges has a cutting edge, characterized in that said unit comprises a plurality of loops. a) a housing comprising a top surface; and b) a loop disposed on said top surface, said loop comprising two terminal ends and two exposed opposing edges between said two terminal ends wherein said loop intersects said top surface at said two terminal ends, wherein said two terminal ends are spaced apart from each other on said top surface, and wherein at least a portion of at least one of said two exposed opposing edges has a cutting edge, characterized in that said unit comprises a plurality of loops.
Ultrasonic welding device, comprising: a sonotrode; an anvil; a receiving chamber in which joining partners to be welded are to be received and which is defined on opposing sides by the sonotrode on the one hand and by the anvil on the other hand; a camera assembly with at least one camera which is integrated in the ultrasonic welding device; wherein the camera assembly is configured to record images of at least a partial region of the receiving chamber for the optical monitoring of welding conditions which have an impact on welds of the joining partners, characterised in that the camera assembly is modularly composed of several components including a camera and a light source, which are replaceable as necessary. a sonotrode; an anvil; a receiving chamber in which joining partners to be welded are to be received and which is defined on opposing sides by the sonotrode on the one hand and by the anvil on the other hand; a camera assembly with at least one camera which is integrated in the ultrasonic welding device; wherein the camera assembly is configured to record images of at least a partial region of the receiving chamber for the optical monitoring of welding conditions which have an impact on welds of the joining partners, characterised in that the camera assembly is modularly composed of several components including a camera and a light source, which are replaceable as necessary.
An apparatus for generating a depth map comprising: a single camera module with a fixed near field focus configured to capture a single image; an image divider configured to segment the image into a plurality of regions; a focus metric determiner configured to determine a focus metric for each of the plurality of regions; a depth map generator configured to map the focus metric into a depth value for each of the plurality of regions and combine the plurality of depth values to generate a depth map for the single camera; an object determiner configured to determine a region with a highest focus metrics and to determine a location of at least one object within the depth map based on the region; an object tracker configured to track the location of the at least one object within the depth map based on the region. a single camera module with a fixed near field focus configured to capture a single image; an image divider configured to segment the image into a plurality of regions; a focus metric determiner configured to determine a focus metric for each of the plurality of regions; a depth map generator configured to map the focus metric into a depth value for each of the plurality of regions and combine the plurality of depth values to generate a depth map for the single camera; an object determiner configured to determine a region with a highest focus metrics and to determine a location of at least one object within the depth map based on the region; an object tracker configured to track the location of the at least one object within the depth map based on the region.
A method of optically determining the presence of volcanic ash within a cloud, comprising: emitting a circularly polarized illuminating beam into the cloud; and analyzing backscatter light to identify the presence of volcanic ash within the cloud, wherein the step of analyzing comprises determining a degree to which the cloud has altered the polarization state of the emitted beam to distinguish between liquid and solid, and measuring the opacity of the backscatter light to distinguish between ice and volcanic ash. emitting a circularly polarized illuminating beam into the cloud; and analyzing backscatter light to identify the presence of volcanic ash within the cloud, wherein the step of analyzing comprises determining a degree to which the cloud has altered the polarization state of the emitted beam to distinguish between liquid and solid, and measuring the opacity of the backscatter light to distinguish between ice and volcanic ash.
An apparatus for objectively assessing in-situ an acoustic seal of an in-ear device in field environment conditions, the apparatus comprising: a controller unit, a sound source and a sound measurement device, the controller unit being operatively connected to the sound source and to the sound measurement device; wherein the sound measurement device may be selectively engaged in a first position relative to an in-ear device to measure a first sound level outside the ear canal; wherein the sound measurement device may be selectively engaged in a second position relative to the in-ear device, such position occluding a passageway in the in-ear device, to measure a second sound level inside the ear canal; wherein the apparatus further comprises a supporting device mounted on the sound source for releasably supporting the sound measurement device thereon, and wherein the supporting device is a resilient clip configured to releasably and resiliently hold the sound measurement device for measurement of the first sound level. a controller unit, a sound source and a sound measurement device, the controller unit being operatively connected to the sound source and to the sound measurement device; wherein the sound measurement device may be selectively engaged in a first position relative to an in-ear device to measure a first sound level outside the ear canal; wherein the sound measurement device may be selectively engaged in a second position relative to the in-ear device, such position occluding a passageway in the in-ear device, to measure a second sound level inside the ear canal; wherein the apparatus further comprises a supporting device mounted on the sound source for releasably supporting the sound measurement device thereon, and wherein the supporting device is a resilient clip configured to releasably and resiliently hold the sound measurement device for measurement of the first sound level.
A protection member configured to be attachable to a liquid supply unit, the liquid supply unit comprising a first wall surface, a second wall surface opposed to the first wall surface, a third wall surface arranged between the first wall surface and the second wall surface, and a fourth wall surface arranged between the first wall surface and the second wall surface to be adjacent to the third wall surface, wherein the first wall surface has a liquid supply port which a liquid is flowed through, the second wall surface has an air hole which the air is flowed through, and the fourth wall surface has an engagement structure, the protection member comprising: a cap member configured to seal the liquid supply port; and a seal member configured to seal the air hole, the cap member including a supporting structure including a joint part which the seal member is joined with, and at least part of the supporting structure being provided in an area opposed to the third wall surface in a state that the protection member is attached to the liquid supply unit, the cap member comprising: a sealing wall section configured to have a sealing element arranged to seal the liquid supply port; an end wall configured to have the supporting structure and arranged to be in contact with the fourth wall surface of the liquid supply unit in the state that the protection member is attached to the liquid supply unit; and a connecting section configured to connect the sealing wall section with the end wall and serve as a supporting point of rotational motion of the end wall in a direction away from the fourth wall surface, characterized by the end wall including the support structure being arranged to be rotated and moved about the supporting point. a cap member configured to seal the liquid supply port; and a seal member configured to seal the air hole, the cap member including a supporting structure including a joint part which the seal member is joined with, and at least part of the supporting structure being provided in an area opposed to the third wall surface in a state that the protection member is attached to the liquid supply unit, a sealing wall section configured to have a sealing element arranged to seal the liquid supply port; an end wall configured to have the supporting structure and arranged to be in contact with the fourth wall surface of the liquid supply unit in the state that the protection member is attached to the liquid supply unit; and a connecting section configured to connect the sealing wall section with the end wall and serve as a supporting point of rotational motion of the end wall in a direction away from the fourth wall surface,
A nasal spray device for the delivery of a pharmaceutical formulation to a nasal cavity In metered doses, the device comprising: a pressurised aerosol canister including a vial containing a pharmaceutical formulation comprising an active ingredient, a propellant and, optionally, a co-solvent, the aerosol canister further including a metering valve having a valve stem; and an actuator for the aerosol canister, the actuator including a stem block having a receptacle into which the valve stem of metering valve of the aerosol canister is received and axially located and being displaceable relative to the vial of the aerosol canister to actuate the metering valve of the aerosol canister, a sump extending below the receptacle, the stem block further defining a discharge orifice for the pharmaceutical formulation and a transfer channel through which a dispensed dose of the pharmaceutical formulation Is able to pass from the sump to the discharge orifice, wherein the actuator further comprises a delivery outlet for an aerosol plume, the discharge orifice being arranged to direct the aerosol plume through the delivery outlet, characterised in that the device is adapted to produce an aerosol plume for a dispensed dose having a spray force value no greater than 40 mN measured at a distance of 30 mm from the discharge orifice, wherein the discharge orifice has a diameter of 0.15 to 0.65 mm and a length of 0.5 to 1.0 mm, and the transfer channel has a length of 3 to 20 mm.
A compressed air energy storage system, comprising: a compressor fluidly coupled to a compressed air reservoir and configured for delivering compressed air therein during an energy storing mode of the system; an expansion train for expanding compressed air or combustion gas and producing mechanical power therewith during a power production mode of the system, the expansion train comprising at least a first turbine; an electric machine aggregate configured: for converting electric power into mechanical power and driving the compressor therewith during the energy storing mode; and for converting mechanical power produced by the expansion train into electric power during the power production mode; a combustor configured for receiving fuel and compressed air and producing combustion gas, and for supplying the combustion gas to the first turbine; at least one thermal energy storage system configured for removing heat from compressed air delivered by the compressor to the compressed air reservoir, and for delivering heat to compressed air flowing from the compressed air reservoir towards the expansion train; wherein a by-pass line is arranged in parallel to the combustor, for supplying compressed air to the inlet of the first turbine, by-passing the combustor; and wherein an air flow control system is provided, configured for adjusting the air flow rate through the by-pass line and through the combustor, respectively. a compressor fluidly coupled to a compressed air reservoir and configured for delivering compressed air therein during an energy storing mode of the system; an expansion train for expanding compressed air or combustion gas and producing mechanical power therewith during a power production mode of the system, the expansion train comprising at least a first turbine; an electric machine aggregate configured: for converting electric power into mechanical power and driving the compressor therewith during the energy storing mode; and for converting mechanical power produced by the expansion train into electric power during the power production mode; a combustor configured for receiving fuel and compressed air and producing combustion gas, and for supplying the combustion gas to the first turbine; at least one thermal energy storage system configured for removing heat from compressed air delivered by the compressor to the compressed air reservoir, and for delivering heat to compressed air flowing from the compressed air reservoir towards the expansion train; wherein a by-pass line is arranged in parallel to the combustor, for supplying compressed air to the inlet of the first turbine, by-passing the combustor; and wherein an air flow control system is provided, configured for adjusting the air flow rate through the by-pass line and through the combustor, respectively.
A process for distilling a product mixture comprised of biobased propylene glycol, biobased ethylene glycol or comprising both of these, and which further comprises one or both of propylene oxide and glycidol, including separating out the propylene oxide and glycidol so that a distilled biobased glycol product is produced which is substantially free of both propylene oxide and glycidol and, wherein the product mixture is an aqueous reaction product from the reaction of hydrogen with an aqueous solution of biobased glycerol, and wherein the distillation of the product mixture includes: modifying the pH of the product mixture by addition of an acid before distilling the product mixture in a first column to produce an overheads with lower molecular weight alcohols inclusive of methanol, ethanol and any propanols; distilling overhead all but a small amount of the water in the first column bottoms, in a second column; distilling the second column bottoms in a third column, to separate out unreacted glycerol for recycle in the third column bottoms and provide a distillate overhead comprised of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, C 4 and higher diols, propylene oxide, glycidol and less than one percent of water; distilling the third column overheads in a fourth column, to produce an ethylene glycol-rich bottoms and fourth column overheads; and distilling the fourth column overheads to produce a distilled biobased propylene glycol product which is substantially free of both propylene oxide and glycidol as well as being substantially water-free, and an overheads comprised of propylene oxide, glycidol, residual water and C 4 and higher diols. modifying the pH of the product mixture by addition of an acid before distilling the product mixture in a first column to produce an overheads with lower molecular weight alcohols inclusive of methanol, ethanol and any propanols; distilling overhead all but a small amount of the water in the first column bottoms, in a second column; distilling the second column bottoms in a third column, to separate out unreacted glycerol for recycle in the third column bottoms and provide a distillate overhead comprised of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, C 4 and higher diols, propylene oxide, glycidol and less than one percent of water; distilling the third column overheads in a fourth column, to produce an ethylene glycol-rich bottoms and fourth column overheads; and distilling the fourth column overheads to produce a distilled biobased propylene glycol product which is substantially free of both propylene oxide and glycidol as well as being substantially water-free, and an overheads comprised of propylene oxide, glycidol, residual water and C 4 and higher diols.
A communication transaction management system comprising: a computerized appliance executing software from a digital medium for a particular enterprise, wherein the computerized appliance is configured to: receive a request for interaction from a customer; determine if there is an available agent to handle the interaction; if there is no available agent ready to handle the interaction, assign the interaction to a first position in a first queue; characterized in that the computerized appliance is further configured to: calculate an estimated waiting time for the interaction to be serviced by a live agent; if the estimated waiting time exceeds a threshold, provide an interactive presentation to the customer; monitor behavior of the customer with the interactive presentation; in response to the monitored behavior, re-assign the interaction to a second queue or to a second position in the first queue; and if the estimated wait time does not exceed a threshold, play hold content while the customer is waiting for the interaction to be serviced by the live agent. receive a request for interaction from a customer; determine if there is an available agent to handle the interaction; if there is no available agent ready to handle the interaction, assign the interaction to a first position in a first queue; calculate an estimated waiting time for the interaction to be serviced by a live agent; if the estimated waiting time exceeds a threshold, provide an interactive presentation to the customer; monitor behavior of the customer with the interactive presentation; in response to the monitored behavior, re-assign the interaction to a second queue or to a second position in the first queue; and if the estimated wait time does not exceed a threshold, play hold content while the customer is waiting for the interaction to be serviced by the live agent.
Vacuum pump for a motor vehicle, comprising an integrally formed rotor base body adapted to be driven by a motor, the body comprising at least one axial bearing section and an axial vane section, wherein in the bearing section, the rotor base body is rotatably supported at a pump housing, and, in the vane section, at least one rotary vane is arranged in the rotor base body, the rotary vane being supported so as to be axially displaceable and being operatively connected to the pump housing, characterized in that the rotor base body is formed, at least in the vane section, as a hollow body open at the front end, the hollow body having a single fluid chamber and comprising at least one reinforcement rib on an inner wall (25, 26) facing the fluid chamber. in the bearing section, the rotor base body is rotatably supported at a pump housing, and, in the vane section, at least one rotary vane is arranged in the rotor base body, the rotary vane being supported so as to be axially displaceable and being operatively connected to the pump housing,
Test needle for measuring an electrical contact or bonding wire for electrically contacting a chip, wherein the test needle or the bonding wire comprises a film, the film having a thickness of at most 100 μm, and the film having a layered composite made up of Cu layers of copper and/or a copper-based alloy with at least 90 wt.% copper, and refractory metal layers of a refractory metal from the group of niobium and tantalum, or refractory metal layers of a refractory metal-based alloy with at least 90 wt.% of at least one refractory metal from the group of niobium, tantalum, vanadium, tungsten, molybdenum, and chromium, wherein the layered composite comprises at least 125 Cu layers and 125 refractory metal layers per 10 μm thickness; and wherein the test needle has a thickness of between 2 μm and 100 μm, or the bonding wire has a cross-section of between 2 μm and 100 μm. wherein the layered composite comprises at least 125 Cu layers and 125 refractory metal layers per 10 μm thickness; and wherein the test needle has a thickness of between 2 μm and 100 μm, or the bonding wire has a cross-section of between 2 μm and 100 μm.