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A fan for generating an air current, comprising: a body comprising an air inlet; and a nozzle connected to the body; the nozzle comprising an interior passage for receiving an air flow from the body and at least one air outlet from which the air flow is emitted from the fan, the interior passage extending about an opening through which air from outside the nozzle is drawn by air emitted from said at least one air outlet; the body comprising a duct having an air inlet and an air outlet, an impeller located within the duct for drawing the air flow through the duct, and a motor for driving the impeller, the body defining an air flow path extending from the air inlet of the body to the air outlet of the duct; wherein the body further comprises a noise suppression cavity located beneath the air inlet of the duct, the cavity having an inlet which is located beneath the air inlet of the duct, characterized in that the duct is mounted on an annular seat located within the body, the body comprising a foam annular seal in sealing engagement with the duct and the seat. a body comprising an air inlet; and a nozzle connected to the body;
An image generation apparatus comprising: an image acquisition part that acquires a wide angle image group and a telephoto image group in which a subject is imaged while changing a position of an imaging apparatus, the wide angle image group being captured by the imaging apparatus including an imaging optical system including a wide angle optical system and a telephoto optical system having a common optical axis, and the telephoto image group being captured by the imaging apparatus at the same time as the wide angle image group; a composition information acquisition part that analyzes the acquired wide angle image group and acquires composition information to be used for compositing the telephoto image group; and a composite image generation part that generates an image in which the telephoto image group is composited based on the composition information, information related to focal lengths of the wide angle optical system and the telephoto optical system, and the telephoto image group. an image acquisition part that acquires a wide angle image group and a telephoto image group in which a subject is imaged while changing a position of an imaging apparatus, the wide angle image group being captured by the imaging apparatus including an imaging optical system including a wide angle optical system and a telephoto optical system having a common optical axis, and the telephoto image group being captured by the imaging apparatus at the same time as the wide angle image group; a composition information acquisition part that analyzes the acquired wide angle image group and acquires composition information to be used for compositing the telephoto image group; and a composite image generation part that generates an image in which the telephoto image group is composited based on the composition information, information related to focal lengths of the wide angle optical system and the telephoto optical system, and the telephoto image group.
An assay plate for mounting a solid state microarray, said assay plate comprising: a pillar, said pillar comprising a top surface and a bottom surface, said top surface comprising a mounting surface to receive a solid state microarray, the microarray comprising: an addressable network of working electrodes and counter electrodes integral to said microarray, wherein said working electrodes comprise chemically-functionalized surfaces comprising functional groups, wherein said working electrodes are bound to a plurality of biomolecular complexes, wherein said biomolecular complexes comprise at least 2 amplified electrochemiluminescent (AECL) tags, wherein at least 2 AECL tags comprise a metal chelate bound to tyramide; and at least one working electrode and one counter electrode configured to contact and to be in electrical communication with a corresponding at least one working electrode and counter electrode on a bottom surface of said solid state microarray, said bottom surface of said pillar comprising contacts for supplying power to said at least one pillar working electrode and counter electrode. an addressable network of working electrodes and counter electrodes integral to said microarray, wherein said working electrodes comprise chemically-functionalized surfaces comprising functional groups, wherein said working electrodes are bound to a plurality of biomolecular complexes, wherein said biomolecular complexes comprise at least 2 amplified electrochemiluminescent (AECL) tags, wherein at least 2 AECL tags comprise a metal chelate bound to tyramide; and at least one working electrode and one counter electrode configured to contact and to be in electrical communication with a corresponding at least one working electrode and counter electrode on a bottom surface of said solid state microarray, said bottom surface of said pillar comprising contacts for supplying power to said at least one pillar working electrode and counter electrode.
A fastening arrangement for anchoring facade panel elements, comprising a substructure (22, 22') on a building shell and a plurality of facade panel elements, wherein the fastening arrangement comprises an adhesive component and a mechanical securing component located between the substructure (22, 22') and the facade panel elements, characterized in that • as a mechanical securing component, at least two securing straps (40, 42) are provided for each facade panel element, each having at least two fastening points (50, 52, 30, 32, 32') • wherein at least one fastening point of the first of the two securing straps (40, 42) is a sliding point which uses an oblong hole, and • wherein the longitudinal extent of the oblong hole defines an axis that is tilted at an angle γ between 5° and 20° with respect to the vertical axis. • as a mechanical securing component, at least two securing straps (40, 42) are provided for each facade panel element, each having at least two fastening points (50, 52, 30, 32, 32') • wherein at least one fastening point of the first of the two securing straps (40, 42) is a sliding point which uses an oblong hole, and • wherein the longitudinal extent of the oblong hole defines an axis that is tilted at an angle γ between 5° and 20° with respect to the vertical axis.
A fluid transfer and connection device comprising a flexible fluid transfer pipe, and at least one electromagnetic connection component, preferably of toroidal shape, defining an axial opening called "connection opening", attached respectively to at least one of the longitudinal ends of said transfer pipe, said connection component being capable of being applied in a sealed manner against a flat metal wall around an opening of said metal wall called "transfer opening" to allow the transfer of a fluid through said connection opening, said transfer opening and said transfer pipe, said connection component enclosing an electromagnetic excitation coil forming an electromagnet capable of pressing a flat front face, preferably annular, of said connection component against said metal wall when said coil is supplied with electrical current by a power supply cable, said connection component comprising at least one first lifting support comprising two first and second coupling elements (9a, 9b) capable of cooperating with lifting and handling means (15, 16) to allow lifting and moving the connection component, and at least one second lifting support being capable of cooperating with said transfer pipe and said lifting and handling means (15, 16) to allow lifting and moving the transfer pipe by the same said lifting and handling means (15, 16), said second lifting support having the form of a collar or tubular sleeve capable of being positioned around and along said transfer pipe at a predetermined distance (d) from said connection component, at least 3 crow's foot lifting slings (4, 4a, 4b) suspended from a same lifting hook being respectively attached to three coupling elements, whose two said first and second coupling elements (9a, 9b) integral with said connection component disposed symmetrically on the upper face of said connection component and a third coupling element integral with said collar or tubular sleeve disposed on the upper face of said collar or tubular sleeve.
A centrifugal clutch comprising: a drive plate rotatable about a first axis; a pivot member supported by the drive plate; a clutch weight supported by the pivot member to be rockable about the pivot member; a clutch housing located radially outward of the first axis relative to the clutch weight to be capable of contacting the clutch weight, a damper supported by the drive plate; wherein the clutch weight has a recess capable of contacting the damper; and the recess includes: a first wall capable of contacting the damper; and a second wall located in a position facing the first wall and spaced from the first wall to be capable of contacting the damper; and wherein the damper is located in a space formed between the first wall and the second wall, characterized in that as seen from the direction of the first axis, the recess crosses a first arc centering on the center point of the pivot member and passing through the center point of the damper in natural state, and at least one of the first wall and the second wall crosses the first arc. a drive plate rotatable about a first axis; a pivot member supported by the drive plate; a clutch weight supported by the pivot member to be rockable about the pivot member; a clutch housing located radially outward of the first axis relative to the clutch weight to be capable of contacting the clutch weight, a damper supported by the drive plate; wherein the clutch weight has a recess capable of contacting the damper; and the recess includes: a first wall capable of contacting the damper; and a second wall located in a position facing the first wall and spaced from the first wall to be capable of contacting the damper; and a first wall capable of contacting the damper; and a second wall located in a position facing the first wall and spaced from the first wall to be capable of contacting the damper; and wherein the damper is located in a space formed between the first wall and the second wall, characterized in that as seen from the direction of the first axis, the recess crosses a first arc centering on the center point of the pivot member and passing through the center point of the damper in natural state, and at least one of the first wall and the second wall crosses the first arc.
A device for sorting powder particles into ranges of particles according to one or more of a density, size and/or shape of the particles, wherein the device comprises a particle sorting chamber with at least one sloping side wall, which side wall slopes from a lower part of the sorting chamber towards an upper part thereof, wherein at the upper part of the particle sorting chamber an inlet is provided for supplying a flow of the powder particles to be sorted to the sorting chamber, wherein a particle outlet is provided in the upper part of the sorting chamber for conducting sorted particles from the sorting chamber through a duct to at least one particle sedimentation classifier, wherein in the lower part of the sorting chamber means are provided for generating an upward rotating gas flow in the sorting chamber, the rotating gas flow having a rotation axis which corresponds to an upward axis of the sorting chamber, characterized in that the lower part of the sorting chamber is larger dimensioned than the upper part.
A network interface device, said network interface device comprising: a data transmission path configured to receive data for transmission, said data for transmission to be sent over a network by said network interface device; and a monitor configured to monitor said data transmission path to determine if an underrun condition is associated with said data transmission path, wherein in response to determination of said underrun condition, said monitor is configured to cause an indication to be provided in a packet which is to be transmitted, said packet comprising at least some of said data for transmission, characterized by said indication indicating that said packet has been deliberately corrupted. a data transmission path configured to receive data for transmission, said data for transmission to be sent over a network by said network interface device; and a monitor configured to monitor said data transmission path to determine if an underrun condition is associated with said data transmission path, wherein in response to determination of said underrun condition, said monitor is configured to cause an indication to be provided in a packet which is to be transmitted, said packet comprising at least some of said data for transmission, characterized by said indication indicating that said packet has been deliberately corrupted.
A boost pressure diagnostic apparatus for an internal combustion engine comprising a forced induction device, a throttle valve and a bypass valve provided in a bypass passage that is parallel to the forced induction device to allow intake air to circumvent the forced induction device, the apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to detect a rotational speed of the engine; a boost pressure sensor configured to detect a boost pressure between the forced induction device and the throttle valve; a throttle valve opening degree sensor (15b, 15c) configured to detect a throttle valve opening degree of the throttle valve; a bypass valve opening degree sensor (25b, 25c) configured to detect a bypass valve opening degree of the bypass valve; and a control unit configured to calculate an excessive boost limit valve opening degree of the bypass valve based on the detected rotational speed and the detected throttle valve opening degree, wherein the control unit is further configured to determine that the detected boost pressure between the forced induction device and the throttle valve is excessively high, thus abnormal, upon each of the two following conditions being met: - the boost pressure sensor detecting that the detected boost pressure between the forced induction device and the throttle valve is equal to or larger than a prescribed value, and - the bypass valve opening degree sensor (25b, 25c) detecting that the detected bypass valve opening degree is smaller than the excessive boost limit valve opening degree, wherein the control unit is further configured to open fully the bypass valve and stop the forced induction device when the detected boost pressure between the forced induction device and the throttle valve is determined to be excessively high. a sensor configured to detect a rotational speed of the engine; a boost pressure sensor configured to detect a boost pressure between the forced induction device and the throttle valve; a throttle valve opening degree sensor (15b, 15c) configured to detect a throttle valve opening degree of the throttle valve; a bypass valve opening degree sensor (25b, 25c) configured to detect a bypass valve opening degree of the bypass valve; and a control unit configured to calculate an excessive boost limit valve opening degree of the bypass valve based on the detected rotational speed and the detected throttle valve opening degree, - the boost pressure sensor detecting that the detected boost pressure between the forced induction device and the throttle valve is equal to or larger than a prescribed value, and - the bypass valve opening degree sensor (25b, 25c) detecting that the detected bypass valve opening degree is smaller than the excessive boost limit valve opening degree,
Self-propelled padding machine for backfilling a trench with filler material while moving along a to be filled trench, the padding machine comprising a feed hopper, a multi-deck vibrating screen unit comprising at least two screens (4a, 4b), wherein, along a longitudinal axis of the padding machine, the multi-deck vibrating screen is positioned behind the feed hopper, vibrating means for vibrating the multi-deck vibrating screen unit, a feeder conveyor for feeding material from the feed hopper to the multi-deck vibrating screen unit and a side conveyor for bringing the filler material exiting the multi-deck vibrating screen unit to the to be filled trench, wherein the multi-deck vibrating screen unit comprises an upper deck screen comprising a welded mesh or finger tines or a grizzly screen or finger tines and a grizzly screen, and at least one lower deck screen below the upper deck screen and a closed bottom side below the lower deck screen, the closed bottom side forming a slide for filler material passing the lower deck screen, wherein the multi-deck vibrating screen unit is tilted downwards and oriented parallel to the longitudinal axis of the self-propelled padding machine, wherein the side conveyor is located at the end of the bottom side of the multi-deck vibrating screen unit for collecting filler material sliding off the bottom side and the upper deck screen and the at least one lower deck screen each extending with their outlet beyond the side conveyor and wherein the side conveyor belt extends on either side of the self-propelled padding machine.
A process for producing a dried hydrolysed wheatgerm extract comprising hydrolysing wheat germ with a protease enzyme in an aqueous medium, inactivating the enzyme; separating the residual wheat germ substrate from the hydrolysed liquid; and evaporating and/or drying the hydrolysed liquid.
Pressure reducer device for mounting on a gas cylinder comprising: - a pressure reducer; and - a flow selector fluidly connected to the pressure reducer, downstream of said reducer; and - a stepper motor adapted to actuate the flow selector; wherein the flow selector comprises a rotating element coupled to the stepper motor, the rotation of said element changing the cross-section of a passage for the gas; characterized in that the rotating element comprises a disk with a varying cross-section (18 1) for the gas, said disk being in sliding contact with a fixed passage so as to select the cross-section (18 1) that is traversed by the gas. - a pressure reducer; and - a flow selector fluidly connected to the pressure reducer, downstream of said reducer; and - a stepper motor adapted to actuate the flow selector;
Industrial truck having a secondary coil for inductively receiving electrical power to charge a battery, wherein, as the battery, a traction battery of the industrial truck operated electrically by battery is charged by way of the received electrical power, and the secondary coil is arranged in a planar manner on one of the six external surfaces of the industrial truck, in particular a side surface or a bottom surface, and wherein a control unit of the industrial truck is configured to detect a signal level of the secondary coil and, from this signal level, to calculate position instructions for positioning the industrial truck at a charging station, characterized in that the control unit is configured to display driving instructions for a driver on a display apparatus and/or to autonomously perform driving commands to position the industrial truck in a charging station with the maximum signal level. wherein, as the battery, a traction battery of the industrial truck operated electrically by battery is charged by way of the received electrical power, and the secondary coil is arranged in a planar manner on one of the six external surfaces of the industrial truck, in particular a side surface or a bottom surface, and wherein a control unit of the industrial truck is configured to detect a signal level of the secondary coil and, from this signal level, to calculate position instructions for positioning the industrial truck at a charging station, characterized in that the control unit is configured to display driving instructions for a driver on a display apparatus and/or to autonomously perform driving commands to position the industrial truck in a charging station with the maximum signal level.
A method for transmitting data to one or more client devices, comprising: providing a plurality of antenna elements in a base transmitter array; establishing known tuned directions in the base transmitter array, each tuned direction corresponding to a particular subset of the plurality of antenna elements; receiving, using the base transmitter array, encoded data from a particular client device from the one or more client devices; tracking input time offsets of the encoded data traversing the base transmitter array; determining a best known tuned direction of the base transmitter array for the particular client device based upon the input time offsets; retuning antenna elements in other known tuned directions until they optimally receive the encoded data from the particular client device; recording an input time offset, ClientTimeOffset, of the encoded data traversing the base transmitter array in each of the tuned directions; calculating a reverse timing for each of the tuned directions according to: Reverse Timing = MaxClientTimeOffset − ClientTimeOffset _ to align input timings of the base transmitter array, wherein MaxClientTimeOffset is a difference in time from an earliest antenna element receiving a signal to a latest antenna element receiving said signal; in response to the receiving encoded data concurrently transmitting, by the plurality of antenna elements in the base transmitter array, data to the particular client device using the calculated reverse timing in each of the tuned directions. providing a plurality of antenna elements in a base transmitter array; establishing known tuned directions in the base transmitter array, each tuned direction corresponding to a particular subset of the plurality of antenna elements; receiving, using the base transmitter array, encoded data from a particular client device from the one or more client devices; tracking input time offsets of the encoded data traversing the base transmitter array; determining a best known tuned direction of the base transmitter array for the particular client device based upon the input time offsets; retuning antenna elements in other known tuned directions until they optimally receive the encoded data from the particular client device; recording an input time offset, ClientTimeOffset, of the encoded data traversing the base transmitter array in each of the tuned directions; calculating a reverse timing for each of the tuned directions according to: Reverse Timing = MaxClientTimeOffset − ClientTimeOffset _ to align input timings of the base transmitter array, wherein MaxClientTimeOffset is a difference in time from an earliest antenna element receiving a signal to a latest antenna element receiving said signal; in response to the receiving encoded data concurrently transmitting, by the plurality of antenna elements in the base transmitter array, data to the particular client device using the calculated reverse timing in each of the tuned directions.