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An automated animal feeding system, which comprises at least one food container and system components comprising: (a) an animal identification system for identifying an animal which is using the feeding system; (b) a detector for detecting the presence of an animal positioned near the at least one food container; and (c) a barrier for controlling access to the at least one food container; (d) a cueing device for providing a cue to the animal using the feeding system to leave the at least one food container; (e) a stimulus device for supplying a stimulus to the animal positioned near the at least one food container wherein the system components are controlled by a controller, characterised in that the barrier is deployable for preventing access to the at least one food container following the transmittal of a cue and optionally a stimulus, and the system is capable of monitoring the position of the animal by means of the detector prior to deploying the barrier, such that the barrier is not deployed when the animal is positioned near the at least one food container. (a) an animal identification system for identifying an animal which is using the feeding system; (b) a detector for detecting the presence of an animal positioned near the at least one food container; and (c) a barrier for controlling access to the at least one food container; (d) a cueing device for providing a cue to the animal using the feeding system to leave the at least one food container; (e) a stimulus device for supplying a stimulus to the animal positioned near the at least one food container
Balance spring including a first hairspring, the curve of which extends in a first plane and the inner coil of which includes a collet, a second hairspring, the curve of which extends in a second plane parallel to the first plane, an attachment member securing the outer coil of the first hairspring to the outer coil of the second hairspring so as to form a dual balance spring in series, characterised in that the curve of the first hairspring and the curve of the second hairspring each have a continuously variable pitch and are symmetrical relative to a straight line parallel to the first and second planes and passing through the median plane of projection of the attachment member, each curve being such that the moment of the balance spring of order n defined by the following relation is substantially zero: P → n = n + 1 L n + 1 ∫ 0 L ds ⋅ s n ⋅ x → s where: - n is an integer greater than or equal to zero; - P ( n) is the moment of the balance spring of order n; - L is the length of the balance spring; - s n represents the curvilinear abscissa along the balance spring to the power of n; - x ( s) is the parameterisation of the balance spring by the curvilinear abscissa thereof. so as to reduce the displacements of the centre of mass thereof during contraction and expansion and in that each hairspring (3, 5) further includes at least two counterweights (8, 8', 9, 9') so as to compensate for the unbalance formed by the mass of the attachment member and personalise the anisochronism slope of the balance spring, said at least two counterweights (8, 8', 9, 9') being symmetrical along said same straight line as the curves, two counterweights (8, 8') being located beside the attachment member and two other counterweights (9, 9') being located on the side opposite the attachment member so as to minimise the unbalance. - n is an integer greater than or equal to zero; - P ( n) is the moment of the balance spring of order n; - L is the length of the balance spring; - s n represents the curvilinear abscissa along the balance spring to the power of n; - x ( s) is the parameterisation of the balance spring by the curvilinear abscissa thereof.
Mower having a number of cutting elements attached to a cutterbar and driven in rotation about an approximately vertical axis, which cutting elements are rotatably mounted on the upper face of the cutterbar, which is aligned in its longitudinal extension transversely to the travel and working direction of the mower, and can be driven in rotation by a drive arrangement which is housed within the cutterbar, characterised in that the cutterbar has, at at least one of its two ends which are spaced apart from one another transversely to the travel and working direction, a hinge and drive arrangement for holding a further, lateral cutterbar portion and for driving the at least one cutting element attached to the further lateral cutterbar portion and in that the hinge and drive arrangement consists of two mounting elements (6, 7, 6a, 7a), which are attached to one another in such a way that a pivoting movement of the further lateral cutterbar portion can be carried out within the plane of the cutterbar of the mower, the mounting elements (6, 7, 6a, 7a) of the hinge and drive arrangement being arranged at a small distance one above the other.
A composition comprising: a TSU promoter oligonucleotide that includes a 5' promoter sequence, an internal first universal sequence (Ul), and a 3' first target specific sequence that binds specifically to a target sequence contained in a target nucleic acid, wherein the TSU promoter oligonucleotide is a TSU promoter primer that has a 3' terminus that is capable of being extended by a polymerase, or is a TSU promoter provider oligonucleotide that has a blocked 3' terminus that is incapable of being extended by a polymerase, a TSU non-promoter primer oligonucleotide made up of a 5' second universal sequence and a 3' second target specific sequence which is different from the TS1, and a means for directly or indirectly joining the TSU promoter oligonucleotide to the TSU non-promoter primer oligonucleotide, thereby forming a target specific universal primer complex. a TSU promoter oligonucleotide that includes a 5' promoter sequence, an internal first universal sequence (Ul), and a 3' first target specific sequence that binds specifically to a target sequence contained in a target nucleic acid, wherein the TSU promoter oligonucleotide is a TSU promoter primer that has a 3' terminus that is capable of being extended by a polymerase, or is a TSU promoter provider oligonucleotide that has a blocked 3' terminus that is incapable of being extended by a polymerase, a TSU non-promoter primer oligonucleotide made up of a 5' second universal sequence and a 3' second target specific sequence which is different from the TS1, and a means for directly or indirectly joining the TSU promoter oligonucleotide to the TSU non-promoter primer oligonucleotide, thereby forming a target specific universal primer complex.
Compound comprising building blocks according to the following general formulae: wherein: E is building block 1; E is building block 2; R 1 is H or CH 3, X is an element selected from nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen and sulfur; i is an integer which is 2 in case of nitrogen and phosphorus and 1 in case of oxygen and sulfur; R j denotes groups which may be the same or different and comprise a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl group; R k is a C 7 -C 50 hydrocarbyl group; Y - is a negatively charged ion; and wherein the molar fraction of E in a molecule of the compound is between 0.3 and 1 and the weight average molecular weight of the compound is between 1.000 and 100.000 g/mol, determined with GPC. E is building block 1; E is building block 2; R 1 is H or CH 3, X is an element selected from nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen and sulfur; i is an integer which is 2 in case of nitrogen and phosphorus and 1 in case of oxygen and sulfur; R j denotes groups which may be the same or different and comprise a C 1 -C 20 hydrocarbyl group; R k is a C 7 -C 50 hydrocarbyl group; Y - is a negatively charged ion; and wherein the molar fraction of E in a molecule of the compound is between 0.3 and 1 and the weight average molecular weight of the compound is between 1.000 and 100.000 g/mol, determined with GPC.
A method for controlling an operation of a mobile terminal having a touch screen, the method comprising: determining by a controller an application mapped to at least one physical key of the mobile terminal when an input of the at least one key is sensed while the touch screen of the mobile terminal is in a touch screen off mode; displaying a screen associated with executing the application mapped to the at least one physical key; displaying a lock cancellation soft key for changing the screen to a screen displaying a main menu; and changing the screen to the screen displaying the main menu and terminating the executed application upon touch selection of the lock cancellation soft key. determining by a controller an application mapped to at least one physical key of the mobile terminal when an input of the at least one key is sensed while the touch screen of the mobile terminal is in a touch screen off mode; displaying a screen associated with executing the application mapped to the at least one physical key; displaying a lock cancellation soft key for changing the screen to a screen displaying a main menu; and changing the screen to the screen displaying the main menu and terminating the executed application upon touch selection of the lock cancellation soft key.
A process for decarbonation of particles of raw meal, to be burnt in a clinkering kiln at a cement plant, which particles having a particle size distribution such that the retention of the particles on a 200 μm sieve is less than 2% by mass and the retention of the particles on a 90 μm sieve is less than 20% by mass, said process comprising the steps of: a) decarbonation of particles of raw meal, in a fluidised bed heat exchanger, said particles being suspended in a rising carrier gas comprising carbon dioxide, the said fluidised bed heat exchanger having a solid heat carrier circulating counter-current relative to the carrier gas, to provide an effluent gas comprising carbon dioxide and decarbonated raw meal; b) separating said effluent gas and the decarbonated raw meal c) separating the effluent gas into a first and second part; cooling said first part of the effluent gas and recycling to provide carrier gas, d) isolating said second part of effluent gas e) recovering and re heating said heat carrier and recirculating to step (a). a) decarbonation of particles of raw meal, in a fluidised bed heat exchanger, said particles being suspended in a rising carrier gas comprising carbon dioxide, the said fluidised bed heat exchanger having a solid heat carrier circulating counter-current relative to the carrier gas, to provide an effluent gas comprising carbon dioxide and decarbonated raw meal; b) separating said effluent gas and the decarbonated raw meal c) separating the effluent gas into a first and second part; cooling said first part of the effluent gas and recycling to provide carrier gas, d) isolating said second part of effluent gas e) recovering and re heating said heat carrier and recirculating to step (a).
A method of processing raw sugar cane juice, comprising: performing a first clarification step to aggregate and remove cellulose and chlorophyll from the juice wherein: the pH of the juice is reduced to below pH 4.2; chlorophyll and cellulose is separated from the juice; and particulate matter greater than 0.5 microns in diameter is separated from the juice, and performing a second clarification step to remove polyphenol oxidase from the juice wherein: the juice is heat treated to 80°C, 85°C, 90°C, 95°C, 100°C,105°C, 110°C, 115°C, or 120°C to denature PPO by pasteurisation; denatured PPO is separated from the juice, to provide a substantially transparent aqueous sugar cane product. performing a first clarification step to aggregate and remove cellulose and chlorophyll from the juice wherein: the pH of the juice is reduced to below pH 4.2; chlorophyll and cellulose is separated from the juice; and particulate matter greater than 0.5 microns in diameter is separated from the juice, and the pH of the juice is reduced to below pH 4.2; chlorophyll and cellulose is separated from the juice; and particulate matter greater than 0.5 microns in diameter is separated from the juice, and performing a second clarification step to remove polyphenol oxidase from the juice the juice is heat treated to 80°C, 85°C, 90°C, 95°C, 100°C,105°C, 110°C, 115°C, or 120°C to denature PPO by pasteurisation; denatured PPO is separated from the juice, to provide a substantially transparent aqueous sugar cane product.
An electromagnetic valve, comprising: a coil; a valve body; a fixed core; and a movable core configured to open the valve body, wherein surface treatment having a predetermined thickness is applied to each facing surface of the fixed core and the movable core, an outer peripheral flat part, an outer peripheral taper part, a convex curved part, a flat part, and an inner peripheral taper part are formed in order from an outer peripheral side on the movable core after applying the surface treatment, and the curved part and the flat part are connected in a tangent manner and wherein the outer peripheral taper part, the curved part, the flat part and the inner peripheral taper part form a projection. a coil; a valve body; a fixed core; and a movable core configured to open the valve body, wherein surface treatment having a predetermined thickness is applied to each facing surface of the fixed core and the movable core, an outer peripheral flat part, an outer peripheral taper part, a convex curved part, a flat part, and an inner peripheral taper part are formed in order from an outer peripheral side on the movable core after applying the surface treatment, and the curved part and the flat part are connected in a tangent manner and wherein the outer peripheral taper part, the curved part, the flat part and the inner peripheral taper part form a projection.
Lighting device (1; 15), comprising at least one flexible printed circuit board populated with at least one semiconductor light source, wherein at least one populated side of the printed circuit board is coated with a potting material, wherein the potting material leaves free at least one emission surface of the semiconductor light source, wherein the semiconductor light source is at least partly covered by an adhesion element on the top side, characterized in that the adhesion element has a lateral projection (9; 16) covered by the potting compound, wherein the adhesion element partly protrudes from the potting compound, is laterally surrounded adherently by the potting compound and has a better adhesion to the potting compound than the semiconductor light source.
Container for packing products, in particular food products, the container comprising a bottom, side walls ending at the top with a peripheral edge having a perimetral extension, and an adhesive layer, the container being characterized in that said peripheral edge has a step having a perimetral extension formed upwards on the upper surface thereof and said adhesive layer is applied on said step.
A seal ring that is suitable for attachment to an annular groove provided on an outer periphery of a shaft and configured to seal an annular gap between the shaft and a housing that rotate relative to each other, to maintain fluid pressure in a sealed region in which the fluid pressure is configured to change, the seal ring, in use, sliding on a lateral wall surface of the annular groove on a lower pressure side, the seal ring comprising: an abutment joint part provided at one portion in a circumferential direction thereof; and a plurality of dynamic pressure generation grooves provided at intervals in the circumferential direction on a side of a sliding surface thereof sliding, in use, on the lateral wall surface; characterized by foreign matter discharging grooves (130, 131, 132, 133) that are provided between a region in which the plurality of dynamic pressure generation grooves is arranged and the abutment joint part in the circumferential direction on the side of the sliding surface sliding on the lateral wall surface, and that are capable of catching foreign matter intruding from the abutment joint part and discharging the caught foreign matter to an outside of a sliding part between the seal ring and the lateral wall surface, wherein the foreign matter discharging grooves (130, 131, 132, 133) each have a groove depth greater than the groove depth of the dynamic pressure generation grooves. an abutment joint part provided at one portion in a circumferential direction thereof; and a plurality of dynamic pressure generation grooves provided at intervals in the circumferential direction on a side of a sliding surface thereof sliding, in use, on the lateral wall surface; characterized by foreign matter discharging grooves (130, 131, 132, 133) that are provided between a region in which the plurality of dynamic pressure generation grooves is arranged and the abutment joint part in the circumferential direction on the side of the sliding surface sliding on the lateral wall surface, and that are capable of catching foreign matter intruding from the abutment joint part and discharging the caught foreign matter to an outside of a sliding part between the seal ring and the lateral wall surface, wherein the foreign matter discharging grooves (130, 131, 132, 133) each have a groove depth greater than the groove depth of the dynamic pressure generation grooves.
A hinged rail device for an enclosure barrier for farm animals such as livestock, the device comprising a rail element configured to be disposed between barrier posts (10A, 10B) by being able to pivot about a horizontal axis between an active position and a folded position, and locking means for locking the ends of the rail element relative to the posts (10A, 10B) in the active position, characterized in that the locking means comprise two locking bolts (30A, 30B) carried by the rail element, each locking bolt being connected to a control handle (32A, 32B) located in a central area of the rail element to control the movement of the locking bolt between locked and unlocked positions.
A method of providing a Missed Call Alert MCA for a missed call to a first device in a first telecommunications network, wherein the MCA is provided to a second device in a second telecommunications network, the method comprising: a. forwarding a call missed by the first device to a forwarding address in the second telecommunications network; b. obtaining missed call details from the forwarded call at the second telecommunications network, wherein the missed call details comprise a calling party address and the address of the first device; c. releasing the forwarded call without answering the call, then identifying the address of the second device at the second telecommunications network, wherein the second device is associated with the first device; and d subsequently to step c, alerting the second device of the missed call to the first device. a. forwarding a call missed by the first device to a forwarding address in the second telecommunications network; b. obtaining missed call details from the forwarded call at the second telecommunications network, wherein the missed call details comprise a calling party address and the address of the first device; c. releasing the forwarded call without answering the call, then identifying the address of the second device at the second telecommunications network, wherein the second device is associated with the first device; and d subsequently to step c, alerting the second device of the missed call to the first device.
An in vitro method of identifying a mammal at risk for having coronary artery disease, said method comprising: determining the presence and/or level of antibodies that bind a malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde protein adduct (MAA adduct) in a biological sample from said mammal, where a statistically significant elevated level of said antibodies, as compared to the level found in a normal healthy mammal is an indicator that said mammal is at statistically significant elevated risk for coronary artery disease as compared to a normal healthy mammal, and wherein said biological sample comprises a sample selected from the group consisting of whole blood, a blood fraction, saliva/oral fluid, urine, a tissue biopsy, pleural fluid, pericardial fluid, cerebral spinal fluid, and peritoneal fluid.
A wireless receiver for neutralizing a blocking signal, comprising: a first module operative to receive radio-frequency, RF, signals containing a desired signal and a blocking signal along a first signal path (212→214→216) and configured to extract a minor sample portion of the magnitudes of the received desired and blocking signals to produce a specimen signal; a second module, in communication with the first module along a second signal path, operative to receive the specimen signal and configured to: isolate the blocking signal from the specimen signal to produce an isolated blocking specimen signal, generate an anti-blocking signal based on the isolated blocking specimen signal, and introduce the anti-blocking signal to the received desired and blocking signals, wherein the anti-blocking signal destructively interferes to neutralize the received blocking signal, wherein the first module includes a first coupling element configured to extract the minor sample portion of the magnitudes of the received desired and blocking signals to produce a specimen signal and to supply the specimen signal to the second module along the second signal path. a first module operative to receive radio-frequency, RF, signals containing a desired signal and a blocking signal along a first signal path (212→214→216) and configured to extract a minor sample portion of the magnitudes of the received desired and blocking signals to produce a specimen signal; a second module, in communication with the first module along a second signal path, operative to receive the specimen signal and configured to: isolate the blocking signal from the specimen signal to produce an isolated blocking specimen signal, generate an anti-blocking signal based on the isolated blocking specimen signal, and introduce the anti-blocking signal to the received desired and blocking signals, wherein the anti-blocking signal destructively interferes to neutralize the received blocking signal, isolate the blocking signal from the specimen signal to produce an isolated blocking specimen signal, generate an anti-blocking signal based on the isolated blocking specimen signal, and introduce the anti-blocking signal to the received desired and blocking signals, wherein the anti-blocking signal destructively interferes to neutralize the received blocking signal, wherein the first module includes a first coupling element configured to extract the minor sample portion of the magnitudes of the received desired and blocking signals to produce a specimen signal and to supply the specimen signal to the second module along the second signal path.
A computer-implemented aircraft refuelling method comprising instructing a refuelling operator to dispense a quantity of fuel to a fuel tank of an aircraft, and characterised by maintaining, during dispensing of the fuel, an at least intermittent, substantially real time wireless communication link between the refuelling operator and an officer responsible for the aircraft to advise the officer of the status of the refuelling process, wherein the communication with the officer is a two-way communication, allowing the officer to modify the instruction to dispense a quantity of fuel, or to transmit an alternative, updated instruction, whilst fuel is being dispensed, wherein the wireless communications link is maintained between a refuelling module used by the refuelling operator and an officer module used by the officer.
A microwell array for screening target cells secreting a substance, comprising multiple wells on one of the principal surfaces of a base member, the wells being of a size permitting the entry of only a single cell into each well, characterized in that a layer of a binding substance capable of binding to at least part of a substance secreted by a target cell coating the principal surface around the wells, and not within the wells, wherein the portion of the principal surface which is not coated by said layer is coated with a blocking agent.