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A carriage to carry a recoater roller for use in an additive manufacturing system, the carriage comprising: a frame comprising a first support and a second support, wherein the first support is spaced in a first direction from the second support, and comprising a resilient retainer to bias the recoater roller towards the first support and second support when the roller is engaged with the first support and the second support; wherein at least one of the first support and the second support has a slot to engage with the recoater roller by movement of the recoater roller in a second direction that is different from the first direction; and wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction. a frame comprising a first support and a second support, wherein the first support is spaced in a first direction from the second support, and comprising a resilient retainer to bias the recoater roller towards the first support and second support when the roller is engaged with the first support and the second support; wherein at least one of the first support and the second support has a slot to engage with the recoater roller by movement of the recoater roller in a second direction that is different from the first direction; and wherein the first direction is orthogonal to the second direction.
A method of recording a medicament dose using a handheld, electronic data collection device (20, 32) including a camera, the method comprising: capturing, by the camera, an image of a medicament dose indicator of a medicament delivery device; adjusting a scale of said image depending upon a distance between the camera and the medicament delivery device such that the size of characters displayed by the medicament dose indicator is within a predetermined size range; adjusting said image for skew of one or more characters displayed by the medicament dose indicator; determining the position of at least one of said one or more characters in the image; identifying the at least one character using optical character recognition; and determining a medicament dose indicated by the medicament dose indicator based on a result of said optical character recognition. capturing, by the camera, an image of a medicament dose indicator of a medicament delivery device; adjusting a scale of said image depending upon a distance between the camera and the medicament delivery device such that the size of characters displayed by the medicament dose indicator is within a predetermined size range; adjusting said image for skew of one or more characters displayed by the medicament dose indicator; determining the position of at least one of said one or more characters in the image; identifying the at least one character using optical character recognition; and determining a medicament dose indicated by the medicament dose indicator based on a result of said optical character recognition.
A post extraction process for preparing low acyl gellan gum having high solubility the process comprises the following steps: Enzyme treatment of fermentation broth: Into the fermentation broth, a cellulase, a lysozyme and a proteinase are added respectively and the temperatures are kept to conduct the zymolysis Flocculation of fermentation broth: Into the fermentation broth treated by enzymes in Step, an acid/chelating agent/lower alcohol mixture system is added to flocculate, and then a solid-liquid separation is conducted; Deacylation treatment: The flocculate obtained in Step is re-dissolved, and subjected to deacylation treatment via high temperature and base; Clarification treatment of deacylated solution: The deacylated solution obtained in Step is subjected to a filtration treatment, and a clarified low acyl gellan gum solution is obtained; Dehydration treatment of clarified deacylated gellan gum solution: Into the clarified deacylated gellan gum solution obtained in Step, an alkali salt is added to form a gel, and the gel is pressed to dehydrate; Ion exchange and decoloration treatment: The gellan gum obtained in Step is cut into grains, and most of the divalent cations in the gellan gum are removed via ion exchange, and the treated solution is pressed to dehydrate and the dehydrated gellan gum is immersed with lower alcohol under agitation, and subjected to a filtration; Drying and milling: The solid material of gellan gum obtained in Step is dried and milled and granulated. Enzyme treatment of fermentation broth: Into the fermentation broth, a cellulase, a lysozyme and a proteinase are added respectively and the temperatures are kept to conduct the zymolysis Flocculation of fermentation broth: Into the fermentation broth treated by enzymes in Step, an acid/chelating agent/lower alcohol mixture system is added to flocculate, and then a solid-liquid separation is conducted; Deacylation treatment: The flocculate obtained in Step is re-dissolved, and subjected to deacylation treatment via high temperature and base; Clarification treatment of deacylated solution: The deacylated solution obtained in Step is subjected to a filtration treatment, and a clarified low acyl gellan gum solution is obtained; Dehydration treatment of clarified deacylated gellan gum solution: Into the clarified deacylated gellan gum solution obtained in Step, an alkali salt is added to form a gel, and the gel is pressed to dehydrate; Ion exchange and decoloration treatment: The gellan gum obtained in Step is cut into grains, and most of the divalent cations in the gellan gum are removed via ion exchange, and the treated solution is pressed to dehydrate and the dehydrated gellan gum is immersed with lower alcohol under agitation, and subjected to a filtration; Drying and milling: The solid material of gellan gum obtained in Step is dried and milled and granulated.
A bolt for peeling a coating film, comprising notch parts for peeling a coating film, the notch parts being formed over a plurality of pitches at top parts of screw threads in a male screw part formed in a shaft part, characterized in that the respective notch parts formed over the plurality of pitches are arranged to be inclined at an angle of 40° to 50° to an axial line of the shaft part.
A filter sensor comprising: an antenna; a controller electrically coupled to the antenna and configured to drive an electric signal through the antenna to generate an electromagnetic signal, wherein the antenna is electromagnetically coupled to a filter media via near-field coupling, wherein the controller is configured to detect a characteristic of the antenna, wherein the characteristic of the antenna varies in response to a change of the filter media, and wherein the controller is further configured to determine an indicator indicative of a remaining filter capacity of the filter media based on the characteristic of the antenna. an antenna; a controller electrically coupled to the antenna and configured to drive an electric signal through the antenna to generate an electromagnetic signal, wherein the antenna is electromagnetically coupled to a filter media via near-field coupling, wherein the controller is configured to detect a characteristic of the antenna, wherein the characteristic of the antenna varies in response to a change of the filter media, and wherein the controller is further configured to determine an indicator indicative of a remaining filter capacity of the filter media based on the characteristic of the antenna.
A water removable coating composition comprising a polymerizable ionic liquid comprising a polymerizable anion and a cation of the formula: R 1 is H or a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, R 2 is H or -CO- X 1 -R 5, where R 5 is H, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group or R PEG; and X 1 is -O- or -NR 6 -, where R 6 is H or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R 3 is H or CH 3, R 8 is a (hetero)hydrocarbyl group, and w is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and R PEG is a poly(alkyleneoxy) containing group; subscript x is 1 or 2. R 1 is H or a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, R 2 is H or -CO- X 1 -R 5, where R 5 is H, a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group or R PEG; and X 1 is -O- or -NR 6 -, where R 6 is H or a C 1 -C 6 alkyl; R 3 is H or CH 3, R 8 is a (hetero)hydrocarbyl group, and w is 0, 1, 2 or 3; and R PEG is a poly(alkyleneoxy) containing group; subscript x is 1 or 2.
A corrosion-resistant vibratory flowmeter, the flowmeter comprising a flowmeter assembly including one or more flow tubes configured to be vibrated, with the flowmeter being characterized by: a diffusion coating applied to a complete flow path of the flowmeter assembly, with the diffusion coating being diffused into and comprising a part of the flowmeter assembly, with the diffusion coating being applied to inner surfaces, outer surfaces, and flanges (101, 101') of the flowmeter assembly, wherein the diffusion coating is applied after a welding operation of the flowmeter. a diffusion coating applied to a complete flow path of the flowmeter assembly, with the diffusion coating being diffused into and comprising a part of the flowmeter assembly, with the diffusion coating being applied to inner surfaces, outer surfaces, and flanges (101, 101') of the flowmeter assembly, wherein the diffusion coating is applied after a welding operation of the flowmeter.
A method, the method being performed by a mobile device (115, 510) and comprising the steps of: generating a cryptographic representation of a company identifier for a particular company associated with the mobile device (115, 510) and of application information for an application residing on the mobile device (115, 510), wherein the cryptographic representation is a composite hash of both the company identifier and the application information; transmitting the cryptographic representation to an application risk control system for comparing the cryptographic representation to an application information database that comprises cryptographic representations of applications and information that indicates whether the applications are a security risk; and receiving a message from the application risk control system indicating whether the application is permitted or not permitted. generating a cryptographic representation of a company identifier for a particular company associated with the mobile device (115, 510) and of application information for an application residing on the mobile device (115, 510), wherein the cryptographic representation is a composite hash of both the company identifier and the application information; transmitting the cryptographic representation to an application risk control system for comparing the cryptographic representation to an application information database that comprises cryptographic representations of applications and information that indicates whether the applications are a security risk; and receiving a message from the application risk control system indicating whether the application is permitted or not permitted.
Composition comprising at least one thermogelling polymer in aqueous solution, said thermogelling polymer comprising on the one hand water-soluble units and on the other hand units having a lower critical solution temperature in water and being selected from polyurethanes having poly(ethylene oxide-b-propylene oxide-b-ethylene oxide) (PEO-b-PPO-b-PEO) groups and being present at a concentration by weight of less than or equal to 10% in said aqueous solution, for use in preventing and/or treating snoring.
A production method of precipitation hardened alloy strip, comprising: a heating step of heating material alloy strip having a precipitation hardening alloy composition to a temperature of not lower than a recrystallization temperature but not higher than a melting point; a cooling step of holding the heated material alloy strip by a pair of cooling rolls and thereby cooling down the heated material alloy strip, wherein the distance between the pair of cooling rolls holding the material alloy strip is not less than 0.05 mm and not more than 1.00 mm wherein in said cooling step the material alloy strip is cooled down at a temperature decrease rate of not lower than 275°C/s and not higher than 500°C/s until temperature of the material alloy strip is lowered to or below 50°C, and wherein the cooling rolls have a diameter of not less than 50 mm and not greater than 240 mm. a heating step of heating material alloy strip having a precipitation hardening alloy composition to a temperature of not lower than a recrystallization temperature but not higher than a melting point; a cooling step of holding the heated material alloy strip by a pair of cooling rolls and thereby cooling down the heated material alloy strip, wherein the distance between the pair of cooling rolls holding the material alloy strip is not less than 0.05 mm and not more than 1.00 mm wherein in said cooling step the material alloy strip is cooled down at a temperature decrease rate of not lower than 275°C/s and not higher than 500°C/s until temperature of the material alloy strip is lowered to or below 50°C, and wherein the cooling rolls have a diameter of not less than 50 mm and not greater than 240 mm.
An aquaponic system comprising: an aquarium having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, two sides (13, 14), a length and a height; an aquarium pump; a first side support leg; a second side support leg spaced apart from the first side support leg, wherein a distance between the first side support leg and a second side support leg is greater than the length of the aquarium, and wherein the aquarium is received between the first and second side support legs; and a planting container having a length greater than the length of the aquarium, the planting container supported on the first side support leg and on the second side support leg at a height over the top of the aquarium such that the planting container sits on said first and second side support legs (140, 150), the planting container comprising: a supply port in fluid communication with the aquarium pump; and a first drain port positioned above the aquarium, wherein the planting container substantially covers the top of the aquarium such that only a front or rear top portion of the aquarium is exposed, and the first and second side support legs partially enclose the sides of the aquarium. an aquarium having a top, a bottom, a front, a rear, two sides (13, 14), a length and a height; an aquarium pump; a first side support leg; a second side support leg spaced apart from the first side support leg, wherein a distance between the first side support leg and a second side support leg is greater than the length of the aquarium, and wherein the aquarium is received between the first and second side support legs; and a planting container having a length greater than the length of the aquarium, the planting container supported on the first side support leg and on the second side support leg at a height over the top of the aquarium such that the planting container sits on said first and second side support legs (140, 150), the planting container comprising: a supply port in fluid communication with the aquarium pump; and a first drain port positioned above the aquarium, wherein the planting container substantially covers the top of the aquarium such that only a front or rear top portion of the aquarium is exposed, and the first and second side support legs partially enclose the sides of the aquarium. a supply port in fluid communication with the aquarium pump; and a first drain port positioned above the aquarium, wherein the planting container substantially covers the top of the aquarium such that only a front or rear top portion of the aquarium is exposed, and the first and second side support legs partially enclose the sides of the aquarium.
A method for driving a parking brake of a vehicle comprising a control line and a supplementary line suitable for being linked to a hydraulic braking system of a coupling, wherein the pressure is driven in the control line and in the supplementary line as a function of a setpoint applied to the parking brake between 0 and Cmax, said driving method being such that: - for a setpoint between 0 and C1, the pressure in the control line is zero, and the pressure in the supplementary line is kept at a constant non-zero value Psupp; - for a setpoint between C1 and C3, a braking pressure proportional to the setpoint is applied via the control line; - for a setpoint between C2 and Cmax, the pressure in the supplementary line is zero; said values being such that 0 ≤ C1 < C2 ≤ Cmax, and 0 ≤ C1 < C3 ≤ Cmax. - for a setpoint between 0 and C1, the pressure in the control line is zero, and the pressure in the supplementary line is kept at a constant non-zero value Psupp; - for a setpoint between C1 and C3, a braking pressure proportional to the setpoint is applied via the control line; - for a setpoint between C2 and Cmax, the pressure in the supplementary line is zero; said values being such that 0 ≤ C1 < C2 ≤ Cmax, and 0 ≤ C1 < C3 ≤ Cmax.
A control system for an agricultural vehicle having a motive power unit providing a driving torque to at least one driven wheel having a periphery with a rim and having at least one pneumatic tyre mounted on and frictionally coupled with the rim of the at least one driven wheel; the pneumatic tyre having an air pressure; the control system being arranged to control the air pressure in dependence on a performance measurement of the vehicle and a slippage characteristic of the pneumatic tyre; characterised in that the performance measurement is of the driving torque and the slippage characteristic relates the respective driving torque at which the frictional coupling between the at least one driven wheel and the pneumatic tyre begins to slip for each of a plurality of air pressure values.
A processing component that processes images based on an iterative reconstruction algorithm with regularization and/or de-noising algorithm, the processing component comprising: a set point determiner that determines a quality set point between predetermined lower and upper quality bounds based on a quality variable indicative of an image quality of interest; a comparator that compares, each processing iteration, a quality metric of a current generated image with the quality set point and generates a difference value indicative of a difference between the quality metric and the quality set point; and a regularization factor updater that generates an updated regularization factor for a next processing iteration based on a current value of the regularization factor and at least the quality metric in response to the difference value indicating that the quality metric is outside of a predetermined range about the quality set point, characterized in that: the regularization factor updater generates the updated regularization factor based on proportional-integral-derivative control. a set point determiner that determines a quality set point between predetermined lower and upper quality bounds based on a quality variable indicative of an image quality of interest; a comparator that compares, each processing iteration, a quality metric of a current generated image with the quality set point and generates a difference value indicative of a difference between the quality metric and the quality set point; and a regularization factor updater that generates an updated regularization factor for a next processing iteration based on a current value of the regularization factor and at least the quality metric in response to the difference value indicating that the quality metric is outside of a predetermined range about the quality set point, characterized in that: the regularization factor updater generates the updated regularization factor based on proportional-integral-derivative control. the regularization factor updater generates the updated regularization factor based on proportional-integral-derivative control.
A cylinder shock assembly, comprising: a damper having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a first mount and the second end of the damper extends into an air cylinder float, wherein the damper includes a housing defining a cavity, the damper having a rod positioned in the air cylinder float, the rod having a first end positioned within the cavity of the damper and a second end affixed to an end cap that is connected to a first end of the air cylinder float; a first piston affixed to the first end of the rod within the cavity of the damper; a second piston affixed to the damper, the second piston having one or more seals (81, 83) on an outer surface thereof that sealingly engage an inner surface of the air cylinder float; and a primary coil spring positioned within the air cylinder float and about the rod and positioned between the second piston and the end cap; wherein when a load applied to the cylinder shock assembly is increased, the second piston and the second end of the damper move towards the end cap compressing air within the air cylinder float; wherein as the load is increased the primary coil spring is compressed and the volume of air within the air cylinder float decreases resulting in an increased air pressure; wherein the primary coil spring and the volume of air within the air cylinder float provide an effective spring rate for the cylinder shock assembly; and wherein the air cylinder float is a solid member that does not expand as the air pressure within increases during compression. a damper having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a first mount and the second end of the damper extends into an air cylinder float, wherein the damper includes a housing defining a cavity, the damper having a rod positioned in the air cylinder float, the rod having a first end positioned within the cavity of the damper and a second end affixed to an end cap that is connected to a first end of the air cylinder float; a first piston affixed to the first end of the rod within the cavity of the damper; a second piston affixed to the damper, the second piston having one or more seals (81, 83) on an outer surface thereof that sealingly engage an inner surface of the air cylinder float; and a primary coil spring positioned within the air cylinder float and about the rod and positioned between the second piston and the end cap; wherein when a load applied to the cylinder shock assembly is increased, the second piston and the second end of the damper move towards the end cap compressing air within the air cylinder float; wherein as the load is increased the primary coil spring is compressed and the volume of air within the air cylinder float decreases resulting in an increased air pressure; wherein the primary coil spring and the volume of air within the air cylinder float provide an effective spring rate for the cylinder shock assembly; and wherein the air cylinder float is a solid member that does not expand as the air pressure within increases during compression.