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Machine for preparing beverages, comprising a brewing assembly adapted to receive an amount or dose, possibly prepackaged, of a substance for preparing a beverage, a pump provided with an alternating-current electric motor for pumping a flow of liquid towards and through the brewing assembly; a microphone sensor adapted to provide electric signals indicating the loudness of the noise generated by the machine during operation, and control circuit means (ECU, 15) connected to the microphone sensor and the pump and designed to drive the motor of the pump for preparation of a beverage in such way as to control the loudness of said noise; the machine being characterized in that it further comprises an electric flowrate detector arranged so as to provide an electric signal indicating the flowrate of said liquid upstream or downstream of the pump and in that said control circuit means (ECU, 15) are designed to: analyse the signals provided by the microphone sensor and the flowrate detector, apply to the electric motor of the pump, during testing of the machine while the brewing assembly is in a predetermined condition, an excitation alternating current with predetermined characteristics, and correspondingly detect, by means of the microphone sensor and the flowrate detector, the loudness of the noise and the flowrate of the flow generated by the pump and detect their differences compared to respective predetermined reference values, and modify at least one characteristic of the excitation current to be applied subsequently, during use of the machine, to the motor of the pump depending on said differences detected. analyse the signals provided by the microphone sensor and the flowrate detector, apply to the electric motor of the pump, during testing of the machine while the brewing assembly is in a predetermined condition, an excitation alternating current with predetermined characteristics, and correspondingly detect, by means of the microphone sensor and the flowrate detector, the loudness of the noise and the flowrate of the flow generated by the pump and detect their differences compared to respective predetermined reference values, and modify at least one characteristic of the excitation current to be applied subsequently, during use of the machine, to the motor of the pump depending on said differences detected.
A pre-assembly for producing an anvil assembly for use with a surgical stapling instrument comprising: an anvil plate fabricated from a thermoplastic material and having a knife channel defined longitudinally therethrough, the anvil plate including: a first surface having a plurality of beads disposed along a periphery thereof; and a second surface opposite the first surface; and an anvil cover fabricated from a thermoplastic material and configured to be coupled to a distal end of the surgical stapling instrument, the anvil cover including a surface having at least one elongate surface feature disposed along a periphery thereof, wherein the plurality of beads of the anvil plate and the at least one elongate surface feature of the anvil cover are configured for abutting engagement upon assembly thereof. an anvil plate fabricated from a thermoplastic material and having a knife channel defined longitudinally therethrough, the anvil plate including: a first surface having a plurality of beads disposed along a periphery thereof; and a second surface opposite the first surface; and a first surface having a plurality of beads disposed along a periphery thereof; and a second surface opposite the first surface; and an anvil cover fabricated from a thermoplastic material and configured to be coupled to a distal end of the surgical stapling instrument, the anvil cover including a surface having at least one elongate surface feature disposed along a periphery thereof, wherein the plurality of beads of the anvil plate and the at least one elongate surface feature of the anvil cover are configured for abutting engagement upon assembly thereof.
A curable laminate vehicle body shell component comprising thermosetting resin, at least three fibre-reinforced structural layers and at least one damping layer adjacent to two of the fibre-reinforced structural layers, wherein the ratio of the number of structural layers to damping layers is at least 3:1, and further wherein the at least one damping layer comprises uncured rubber and is free of fibre reinforcement, and such that, when cured by exposure to an elevated temperature, the component becomes a rigid body shell.
Satellite controller circuitry for transmitting a digital satellite equipment control signal, the satellite controller circuitry comprising: a connection; a control unit configured to receive a data message over the connection and to generate a response message as output based thereupon; and transmitter circuitry configured to transmit the response message over the connection, the transmitter circuitry comprising: a first transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the connection, a second conduction terminal coupled to ground, and a control terminal coupled to receive the output from the control unit; and a second transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the connection, a second conduction terminal coupled to ground, and a control terminal coupled to receive the output from the control unit; wherein the first and second transistor (QN1, QN2) are configured such that a second current flowing through the first conduction terminal of the second transistor is in a non-unity ratioed relationship or non-unity ratioed relationships with a first current flowing through the first conduction terminal of the first transistor. a connection; a control unit configured to receive a data message over the connection and to generate a response message as output based thereupon; and transmitter circuitry configured to transmit the response message over the connection, the transmitter circuitry comprising: a first transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the connection, a second conduction terminal coupled to ground, and a control terminal coupled to receive the output from the control unit; and a second transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the connection, a second conduction terminal coupled to ground, and a control terminal coupled to receive the output from the control unit; a first transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the connection, a second conduction terminal coupled to ground, and a control terminal coupled to receive the output from the control unit; and a second transistor having a first conduction terminal coupled to the connection, a second conduction terminal coupled to ground, and a control terminal coupled to receive the output from the control unit; wherein the first and second transistor (QN1, QN2) are configured such that a second current flowing through the first conduction terminal of the second transistor is in a non-unity ratioed relationship or non-unity ratioed relationships with a first current flowing through the first conduction terminal of the first transistor.
An apparatus in a radial reactor comprising: a vertically elongated conduit extending around a circumference of an outer wall of the radial reactor, the conduit comprising an inner face and an outer face and a pair of opposing sides, the inner face having a plurality of slots therein, the pair of opposing sides having a plurality of openings therein, and a riser at one end of the vertically elongated conduit; a vertically oriented cylindrical center pipe in the radial reactor; and a catalyst bed defined by the center pipe and the inner face. a vertically elongated conduit extending around a circumference of an outer wall of the radial reactor, the conduit comprising an inner face and an outer face and a pair of opposing sides, the inner face having a plurality of slots therein, the pair of opposing sides having a plurality of openings therein, and a riser at one end of the vertically elongated conduit; a vertically oriented cylindrical center pipe in the radial reactor; and a catalyst bed defined by the center pipe and the inner face.
Vacuum cleaner nozzle comprising a nozzle body; a suction plate having an elongated suction inlet, wherein the suction plate is pivotally connected to the nozzle body about a first pivot axis, which first pivot axis extends parallel to the elongated direction of the suction inlet; a nozzle outlet device having, at a first end thereof, a tubular opening, which tubular opening is matable with a tubular component of a vacuum cleaner; and flexible hose which is arranged to interconnect the suction plate with the nozzle outlet device such that the suction inlet is in fluid communication with the tubular opening of the nozzle outlet device, wherein the nozzle outlet device is connected to the nozzle, body by means of a link element comprising a forked first end and a second end, wherein the flexible hose extends within the forked first end of the link element, the forked first end of the link element is pivotally connected to the nozzle body on either side of the flexible hose about a second pivot axis, which second pivot axis is parallel with the first pivot axis, characterized in that the second end of the link element is connected to a second end of the nozzle outlet device about a third pivot axis, which third pivot axis is perpendicular to the first and second pivot axes (A, B) and to an axis passing through the first and second ends of the link element.
An adhesive article comprising: a backing having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; a primer layer located on the first major surface of the backing, the primer layer being derived from a primer precursor, the primer precursor comprising a poly(meth)acrylate siloxane; and a silicone-based adhesive located on the primer layer on the first major surface of the backing, such that the primer layer is located between the first major surface of the backing and the adhesive. a backing having a first major surface and a second major surface opposite the first major surface; a primer layer located on the first major surface of the backing, the primer layer being derived from a primer precursor, the primer precursor comprising a poly(meth)acrylate siloxane; and a silicone-based adhesive located on the primer layer on the first major surface of the backing, such that the primer layer is located between the first major surface of the backing and the adhesive.
A liquid collection and distribution device installed in a column comprising an external shell and an internal region in which mass transfer and/or heat exchange are intended to occur, said device comprising: a liquid collector extending across the internal region of the column and comprising a plurality of collection channels (26,28) that extend longitudinally in parallel relationship to each other for collecting liquid descending within said internal region of the column, said collection channels (26,28) having outlets (56, 62) for discharging liquid when collected in said collection channels (26, 28); at least one framework extending across the internal region of the column and having opposed ends supported by the shell of the column, said framework being positioned in underlying and supporting relationship to the liquid collector, said framework comprising interconnected frame members forming a truss structure, said truss structure comprising a horizontally-extending upper truss chord, a horizontally-extending lower truss chord spaced below the upper truss chord, and a plurality of struts extending between the upper and lower truss chords (40,42); a liquid distributor underlying and supported by said framework; and an internal fluid passage formed within said interconnected frame members of said truss structure and constructed for receiving liquid discharged from the outlets (56, 62) of the collection channels (26, 28) and conveying it to the liquid distributor. a liquid collector extending across the internal region of the column and comprising a plurality of collection channels (26,28) that extend longitudinally in parallel relationship to each other for collecting liquid descending within said internal region of the column, said collection channels (26,28) having outlets (56, 62) for discharging liquid when collected in said collection channels (26, 28); at least one framework extending across the internal region of the column and having opposed ends supported by the shell of the column, said framework being positioned in underlying and supporting relationship to the liquid collector, said framework comprising interconnected frame members forming a truss structure, said truss structure comprising a horizontally-extending upper truss chord, a horizontally-extending lower truss chord spaced below the upper truss chord, and a plurality of struts extending between the upper and lower truss chords (40,42); a liquid distributor underlying and supported by said framework; and an internal fluid passage formed within said interconnected frame members of said truss structure and constructed for receiving liquid discharged from the outlets (56, 62) of the collection channels (26, 28) and conveying it to the liquid distributor.
A method for producing a polythiol compound, the method comprising: reacting a halide represented by the following Formula with an alkali metal compound selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal sulfide and an alkali metal hydroxide to obtain a polyol compound selected from the group consisting of a polyol compound represented by Formula and a polyol compound represented by Formula, in Formula, X represents a halogen atom, reacting the polyol compound with thiourea to obtain an isothiuronium salt; hydrolyzing the isothiuronium salt to obtain a polythiol salt; and converting the polythiol salt into a polythiol to obtain one or more polythiol compounds selected from the group consisting of a polythiol compound represented by Formula, a polythiol compound represented by Formula, a polythiol compound represented by Formula, and a polythiol compound represented by Formula, wherein a content of iron in the alkali metal compound is 100 ppm or less on a mass basis. reacting a halide represented by the following Formula with an alkali metal compound selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal sulfide and an alkali metal hydroxide to obtain a polyol compound selected from the group consisting of a polyol compound represented by Formula and a polyol compound represented by Formula, in Formula, X represents a halogen atom, reacting the polyol compound with thiourea to obtain an isothiuronium salt; hydrolyzing the isothiuronium salt to obtain a polythiol salt; and converting the polythiol salt into a polythiol to obtain one or more polythiol compounds selected from the group consisting of a polythiol compound represented by Formula, a polythiol compound represented by Formula, a polythiol compound represented by Formula, and a polythiol compound represented by Formula, wherein a content of iron in the alkali metal compound is 100 ppm or less on a mass basis.
A folding box (10, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4) - with four wall elements (20, 22, 24, 26) which are connected to one another in the form of a row by the lateral edges thereof in each case via mutually opposite lines of weakness (30, 32, 34), the two other wall elements (20, 26) being fastened to each other, - with four first stiffening elements (50, 52, 54, 56) which are in each case fastened to the inner side of the four wall elements (20, 22, 24, 26), - with a first base part (90, 92, 100, 102) which is designed as a glued base, - the wall elements (20, 22, 24, 26) protruding by a certain amount over the first base part, - wherein - there is a second base part, - the second base part is designed as a separate part, - the second base part is placed onto the first base part in such a manner that the edges of the second base part bear against the protruding wall parts and are clamped there. - with four wall elements (20, 22, 24, 26) which are connected to one another in the form of a row by the lateral edges thereof in each case via mutually opposite lines of weakness (30, 32, 34), the two other wall elements (20, 26) being fastened to each other, - with four first stiffening elements (50, 52, 54, 56) which are in each case fastened to the inner side of the four wall elements (20, 22, 24, 26), - with a first base part (90, 92, 100, 102) which is designed as a glued base, - the wall elements (20, 22, 24, 26) protruding by a certain amount over the first base part, - wherein - there is a second base part, - the second base part is designed as a separate part, - the second base part is placed onto the first base part in such a manner that the edges of the second base part bear against the protruding wall parts and are clamped there.
An environmental sanitizing device comprising a frame housing a reservoir of a disinfectant liquid and supporting a nozzle, the nozzle being associated with a generation system (5, 6) of an air flow within which a plurality of disinfectant liquid particles are suspended so as to sanitize a closed environment in which the device can be positioned, wherein the nozzle is movable relative to the frame, and is associated with positioning system (21, 22) controlled by a control unit for the orientation of the nozzle with respect to at least two mutually perpendicular axes (R, A), preferably around a first vertical axis and a around a second horizontal axis so as to automatically orient the nozzle through the positioning system (21, 22) in a desired direction with respect to the frame during a sanitization step, characterised by the nozzle being coupled with at least one distance detector (L1, L2, L3, L4) able to determine the distance between the nozzle and an obstacle facing it, the generation system comprising a blower controlled by the control unit, the control unit being configured to adjust the power of the blower in function of the distance detected by at least a detector (L1, L2, L3, L4).
An electrode-forming composition comprising: - at least one vinylidene fluoride polymer; - at least one polar organic solvent; and - a graphene oxide having an oxygen content of no more than 25% by weight; characterized in that: the VDF polymer comprises recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride and from at least one (meth)acrylic monomer having formula here below: wherein: - R 1, R 2 and R 3, equal to or different from each other, are independently selected from a hydrogen atom and a C 1 -C 3 hydrocarbon group, and - R OH is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group. - at least one vinylidene fluoride polymer; - at least one polar organic solvent; and - a graphene oxide having an oxygen content of no more than 25% by weight; the VDF polymer comprises recurring units derived from vinylidene fluoride and from at least one (meth)acrylic monomer having formula here below: - R 1, R 2 and R 3, equal to or different from each other, are independently selected from a hydrogen atom and a C 1 -C 3 hydrocarbon group, and - R OH is a hydrogen atom or a C 1 -C 5 hydrocarbon moiety comprising at least one hydroxyl group.
A receiver configured for receiving a wireless signal comprising a signal transmitted through a channel (h) using resource elements of a wireless communications network, the receiver comprising: a determiner configured for determining a resource information indicating the resource elements and for determining a channel metric (x) of the channel (h); and an associator configured for associating the resource information with the channel metric (x) using an identity information contained in the signal. a determiner configured for determining a resource information indicating the resource elements and for determining a channel metric (x) of the channel (h); and an associator configured for associating the resource information with the channel metric (x) using an identity information contained in the signal.
A method of enabling content access, comprising: generating at a first device, an information signal, the information signal including information associated with accessing the content from a source other than the first device; before transmitting the information signal, transmitting from the first device a notification signal, the notification signal informing a second device that the information signal is forthcoming; and transmitting from the first device the information signal as a sound based signal, wherein the information signal is configured to be received by the second device within a detectable range of the transmitted information signal. generating at a first device, an information signal, the information signal including information associated with accessing the content from a source other than the first device; before transmitting the information signal, transmitting from the first device a notification signal, the notification signal informing a second device that the information signal is forthcoming; and transmitting from the first device the information signal as a sound based signal, wherein the information signal is configured to be received by the second device within a detectable range of the transmitted information signal.
Method for displacing a ceiling formwork into a next concreting cycle with a next concreting section to be concreted, comprising the steps: - arranging first and second support devices arranged along a displacement direction, in particular on a side wall, for example of an edge area of a bridge trough, for supporting the ceiling formwork below the next concreting section, which each have a formwork position and a formwork removal position as working positions, wherein, when the ceiling formwork is supported by the support device in the formwork position, the ceiling formwork is raised to a concreting level and, in the formwork removal position, is lowered relative to the concreting level, - shifting the first support device into the formwork removal position and the second support device arranged relative to the first support device in the displacement direction into the formwork position, - arranging a collision protection element (15, 15') between the second support device and a front side (17, 17') of the ceiling formwork when the front side (17, 17') of the ceiling formwork strikes the second support device after passing over the first support device, so that the collision protection element (15, 15') forms a flank rising in the displacement direction for guiding the ceiling formwork in the displacement direction, and - raising the front side (17, 17') of the ceiling formwork guided by the collision protection element (15, 15') to the concreting level, so that the second support device is passed over by the ceiling formwork. - arranging first and second support devices arranged along a displacement direction, in particular on a side wall, for example of an edge area of a bridge trough, for supporting the ceiling formwork below the next concreting section, which each have a formwork position and a formwork removal position as working positions, wherein, when the ceiling formwork is supported by the support device in the formwork position, the ceiling formwork is raised to a concreting level and, in the formwork removal position, is lowered relative to the concreting level, - shifting the first support device into the formwork removal position and the second support device arranged relative to the first support device in the displacement direction into the formwork position, - arranging a collision protection element (15, 15') between the second support device and a front side (17, 17') of the ceiling formwork when the front side (17, 17') of the ceiling formwork strikes the second support device after passing over the first support device, so that the collision protection element (15, 15') forms a flank rising in the displacement direction for guiding the ceiling formwork in the displacement direction, and - raising the front side (17, 17') of the ceiling formwork guided by the collision protection element (15, 15') to the concreting level, so that the second support device is passed over by the ceiling formwork.