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A nozzle (348, 1348) for a welding torch, comprising: - an internal passage that extends through the nozzle (348, 1348) from a rear opening to a front opening; and - an internal surface surrounding the internal passage, wherein the internal surface comprises a narrowing neck portion between the rear opening and the front opening, and a spatter deflecting portion between the narrowing neck portion and the front opening, - wherein the spatter deflecting portion is configured to block or deflect weld spatter that enters the front opening from traveling past the narrowing neck portion to impede a flow of gas through one or more gas ports of a gas diffuser assembly (400, 1800), characterized in that the rear opening has a first diameter and the front opening has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, that the internal passage narrows to a third diameter proximate the narrowing neck portion, wherein the internal passage expands to a fourth diameter at an approximate center of the spatter deflecting portion, and wherein the fourth diameter is greater than the second and third diameter s but less than the first diameter, wherein the spatter deflecting portion comprises a first sloped portion that expands the internal passage as it extends from the narrowing neck towards the front opening, and wherein the spatter deflecting portion further comprises a second sloped portion that contracts the internal passage as it extends from the first sloped portion towards the front opening. - an internal passage that extends through the nozzle (348, 1348) from a rear opening to a front opening; and - an internal surface surrounding the internal passage, wherein the internal surface comprises a narrowing neck portion between the rear opening and the front opening, and a spatter deflecting portion between the narrowing neck portion and the front opening, - wherein the spatter deflecting portion is configured to block or deflect weld spatter that enters the front opening from traveling past the narrowing neck portion to impede a flow of gas through one or more gas ports of a gas diffuser assembly (400, 1800), characterized in that the rear opening has a first diameter and the front opening has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter, that the internal passage narrows to a third diameter proximate the narrowing neck portion, wherein the internal passage expands to a fourth diameter at an approximate center of the spatter deflecting portion, and wherein the fourth diameter is greater than the second and third diameter s but less than the first diameter, wherein the spatter deflecting portion comprises a first sloped portion that expands the internal passage as it extends from the narrowing neck towards the front opening, and wherein the spatter deflecting portion further comprises a second sloped portion that contracts the internal passage as it extends from the first sloped portion towards the front opening.
A bed comprising a support surface defined by a plurality of support members (104, 204, 404), wherein: each support member (104, 204, 404) is mounted for movement in a direction substantially normal to the support surface; at least some of the support members (104, 204, 404) are resiliently urged towards an unloaded position by means of a spring (118, 418); and a damping system (106, 206, 406) is provided for damping vibrations of the spring (118, 418); characterised in that the damping system (106, 206, 406) is arranged to engage with the spring (118, 418) when the support member (104, 204, 404) is in the unloaded position and to disengage with the spring (118, 418) when the support member (104, 204, 404) is loaded. each support member (104, 204, 404) is mounted for movement in a direction substantially normal to the support surface; at least some of the support members (104, 204, 404) are resiliently urged towards an unloaded position by means of a spring (118, 418); and a damping system (106, 206, 406) is provided for damping vibrations of the spring (118, 418); characterised in that the damping system (106, 206, 406) is arranged to engage with the spring (118, 418) when the support member (104, 204, 404) is in the unloaded position and to disengage with the spring (118, 418) when the support member (104, 204, 404) is loaded.
A radio frequency heating apparatus comprising a cavity dividable into at least two sub-cavities (116, 118), a removable partition for thermally insulating the at least two sub-cavities (116, 118), a rail provided along a boundary of the cavity for supporting the removable partition, and at least one radio frequency generator configured to transmit radio frequency radiation into at least one of the at least two sub-cavities (116, 118), characterized by: one of the rail and a perimeter of the partition being corrugated with a set of grooves or ridges, wherein the dimensions of the corrugations are selected based on the frequency of transmitted radio frequency radiation between the two sub-cavities (116, 118). one of the rail and a perimeter of the partition being corrugated with a set of grooves or ridges, wherein the dimensions of the corrugations are selected based on the frequency of transmitted radio frequency radiation between the two sub-cavities (116, 118).
A coated infill, comprising: an infill granule; an exterior coating layer at least partially covering the infill granule, the exterior coating layer comprising a cured hydrophilic polyurethane; and an intermediate coating layer at least partially covering the infill granule, the intermediate coating layer comprising a cured polyurethane, wherein the cured polyurethane is different than the cured hydrophilic polyurethane and wherein the intermediate coating layer is positioned between the exterior coating layer and the infill granule, the exterior coating layer being an outermost layer of the coated infill. an infill granule; an exterior coating layer at least partially covering the infill granule, the exterior coating layer comprising a cured hydrophilic polyurethane; and an intermediate coating layer at least partially covering the infill granule, the intermediate coating layer comprising a cured polyurethane, wherein the cured polyurethane is different than the cured hydrophilic polyurethane and wherein the intermediate coating layer is positioned between the exterior coating layer and the infill granule, the exterior coating layer being an outermost layer of the coated infill.
A method for generating a classification-based dissemination control environment, the method being implemented by a system (100, 400) including one or more physical processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising: receiving a search query for data objects within a map, the data objects associated with a classification level in a hierarchy of classification levels; generating a plurality of result sets of the search query based on different classification levels of the plurality of classification levels such that each result set includes only data objects accessible with the respective classification level; storing the plurality of result sets of the search query; generating a plurality of dissemination views, each dissemination view of the plurality of dissemination views corresponding to a map based on a corresponding result set of the stored plurality of result sets, wherein each dissemination view includes only data objects accessible with the classification level associated with the respective result set, and wherein each dissemination view is associated with one or more of the different classification levels; receiving a request for at least two dissemination views of the plurality of dissemination views; and providing the at least two dissemination views for a collaborative presentation that involves a first user and a second user by providing a first dissemination view of the at least two dissemination views for presentation to the first user, and providing a second dissemination view of the at least two dissemination views for presentation to the second user. receiving a search query for data objects within a map, the data objects associated with a classification level in a hierarchy of classification levels; generating a plurality of result sets of the search query based on different classification levels of the plurality of classification levels such that each result set includes only data objects accessible with the respective classification level; storing the plurality of result sets of the search query; generating a plurality of dissemination views, each dissemination view of the plurality of dissemination views corresponding to a map based on a corresponding result set of the stored plurality of result sets, wherein each dissemination view includes only data objects accessible with the classification level associated with the respective result set, and wherein each dissemination view is associated with one or more of the different classification levels; receiving a request for at least two dissemination views of the plurality of dissemination views; and providing the at least two dissemination views for a collaborative presentation that involves a first user and a second user by providing a first dissemination view of the at least two dissemination views for presentation to the first user, and providing a second dissemination view of the at least two dissemination views for presentation to the second user.
A component having a polymer coating thereon protecting the component from corrosion and providing electrical conductivity to electrical contacts on the component, the coating being formed from any one or more of the precursor monomers comprising acrylate, methacrylate or organosilanes and in which the component is coated across substantially the entire surface, including one or more electrical contacts thereof and the polymer coating is electrically conductive in a direction extending through a thickness of the coating and is substantially electrically insulating in a direction extending parallel to the surface of the polymer coating.
A speech-enhancement system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a location-determining subsystem configured to determine a first location of the vehicle and to generate location data representing the first location of the vehicle; and a speech-enhancement processor for processing a speech signal, wherein the processor is coupled to a memory to store noise data for a route, the noise data collected by the vehicle or obtained from an external source and including a noise frequency spectrum and location coordinates; wherein the processor is communicatively coupled to the location-determining subsystem for receiving the location data and configured to identify noise patterns in the route; wherein the processor is configured to predict expected noise at a second location corresponding to a predicted location of the vehicle before the vehicle is at the predicted location, the processor being configured to predict the expected noise based on the noise patterns in the route; and wherein the processor is further configured to suppress noise based on the expected noise when the vehicle is at the second location to thereby enhance the speech signal. a location-determining subsystem configured to determine a first location of the vehicle and to generate location data representing the first location of the vehicle; and a speech-enhancement processor for processing a speech signal, wherein the processor is coupled to a memory to store noise data for a route, the noise data collected by the vehicle or obtained from an external source and including a noise frequency spectrum and location coordinates; wherein the processor is communicatively coupled to the location-determining subsystem for receiving the location data and configured to identify noise patterns in the route; wherein the processor is configured to predict expected noise at a second location corresponding to a predicted location of the vehicle before the vehicle is at the predicted location, the processor being configured to predict the expected noise based on the noise patterns in the route; and wherein the processor is further configured to suppress noise based on the expected noise when the vehicle is at the second location to thereby enhance the speech signal.
A method comprising: over an observation period for at least one of an uplink direction and a downlink direction, measuring an amount of padding bits in a volume domain in each protocol data unit that is successfully transmitted in said direction and that carries data relevant to a given throughput measure; transforming the measured amounts of padding bits in the volume domain into a time domain and summing the transformed amounts of padding bits in the time domain; and utilizing the summed amount of padding bits in the time domain to account for small data transmissions in a calculation for the given throughput measure. over an observation period for at least one of an uplink direction and a downlink direction, measuring an amount of padding bits in a volume domain in each protocol data unit that is successfully transmitted in said direction and that carries data relevant to a given throughput measure; transforming the measured amounts of padding bits in the volume domain into a time domain and summing the transformed amounts of padding bits in the time domain; and utilizing the summed amount of padding bits in the time domain to account for small data transmissions in a calculation for the given throughput measure.
Position-measuring device for a piston rod leading out of a fluid cylinder, comprising a material measure in the form of an optically detectable code pattern arranged at the outer circumference of and along the piston rod, in particular a binary sequence of stroke markings oriented transversely to the piston rod axis and a sensor arrangement for optically detecting a rectangular measurement section of the code pattern arranged in a housing in a fixed manner on the fluid cylinder, comprising an illumination source emitting a luminous flux onto the code pattern, an image sensor, measuring optics for transferring an image of the measurement section onto the image sensor and an evaluating unit for determining the absolute position of the piston rod using the image information captured by the image sensor, wherein the illumination source and the image sensor are fastened to a common printed circuit board of the sensor arrangement and a light guiding element for transferring the luminous flux from the illumination source onto the measurement section is arranged between the illumination source and the measurement section, characterized in that the light guiding element has a cross-section which increases from the light inlet surface to the light outlet surface thereof.
Communication device for performing data communication using a human or animal body as transmission medium, the communication device comprising a transceiver unit comprising at least one of a transmitter and a receiver, and wherein the communication device comprises an electrostatic transducer for enabling data communication via a surface of the body with one or more user devices in touch with or near the body, wherein the communication device further comprises an ultrasonic transducer for enabling data communication through the body using ultrasonic waves, and wherein both the electrostatic transducer and the ultrasonic transducer are capacitive type transducers connected to and operated via said transceiver unit.
An intaglio printing press (1; 1*) comprising an intaglio cylinder and an ink wiping system with a rotating wiping roller assembly contacting a circumference of the intaglio cylinder for wiping excess ink from the surface of the intaglio cylinder, a rotational speed of the wiping roller assembly being adjustable with respect to a rotational speed of the intaglio cylinder, wherein the intaglio printing press (1; 1*) comprises an adjustable drive unit, characterised in that the adjustable drive unit is interposed between the wiping roller assembly acting as a rotating output body of the adjustable drive unit and a driving gear coupled to the intaglio cylinder and acting as a rotating input body of the adjustable drive unit, wherein the adjustable drive unit is designed to allow selected adjustment of a rotational speed of the wiping roller assembly with respect to a rotational speed of the driving gear, wherein, in an adjusting state of the adjustable drive unit, driving into rotation of the wiping roller assembly is adjusted by means of an adjustment motor of the adjustable drive unit to change the rotational speed of the wiping roller assembly with respect to the rotational speed of the intaglio cylinder, and wherein, in a non-adjusting state of the adjustable drive unit, the adjustment motor is inoperative and driving into rotation of the wiping roller assembly is performed exclusively mechanically via the adjustable drive unit, the wiping roller assembly rotating at a defined rotational speed with respect to the rotational speed of the intaglio cylinder.
A control system for a variable area fan nozzle having a plurality of petals, the variable area fan nozzle for use with a gas turbine engine, the control system comprising: a primary system configured to acquire primary data indicative of an operating condition of the variable area fan nozzle; a secondary system configured to acquire secondary data indicative of a current operating condition of the gas turbine engine; and a control module in operative communication with the primary system and the secondary system, the control module configured to: determine a nozzle area of the variable area fan nozzle based at least in part on the primary data, adjust the determined nozzle area based on the secondary data, and position the plurality of petals according to the adjusted nozzle area; the control system characterized in that the control module is further configured to determine an operational transient of the gas turbine engine based on the secondary data. a primary system configured to acquire primary data indicative of an operating condition of the variable area fan nozzle; a secondary system configured to acquire secondary data indicative of a current operating condition of the gas turbine engine; and a control module in operative communication with the primary system and the secondary system, the control module configured to: determine a nozzle area of the variable area fan nozzle based at least in part on the primary data, adjust the determined nozzle area based on the secondary data, and position the plurality of petals according to the adjusted nozzle area; the control system characterized in that the control module is further configured to determine an operational transient of the gas turbine engine based on the secondary data. determine a nozzle area of the variable area fan nozzle based at least in part on the primary data, adjust the determined nozzle area based on the secondary data, and position the plurality of petals according to the adjusted nozzle area; the control system characterized in that the control module is further configured to determine an operational transient of the gas turbine engine based on the secondary data.
A method for directly transferring a recombinant polynucleotide of interest from the chromosome of a prokaryotic donor cell to the chromosome of a Bacillus licheniformis mecA- disrupted recipient cell, wherein the polynucleotide of interest comprises at least one coding sequence of interest and a selectable marker, wherein said polynucleotide of interest in the chromosome of the donor cell is flanked on each side by a polynucleotide region derived from the chromosome of the recipient cell, and wherein the flanking polynucleotide regions are of sufficient size and sequence identity to allow double homologous recombination with the corresponding regions in the chromosome of the recipient cell; the method comprising the steps of: a) providing chromosomal DNA from the donor cell, said DNA comprising the polynucleotide of interest flanked on each side by a polynucleotide region derived from the chromosome of the recipient prokaryotic cell; b) transforming the recipient cell with the DNA from step (a); and c) selecting a successfully transformed recipient cell, wherein the polynucleotide of interest comprising the selectable marker has been integrated into its chromosome. a) providing chromosomal DNA from the donor cell, said DNA comprising the polynucleotide of interest flanked on each side by a polynucleotide region derived from the chromosome of the recipient prokaryotic cell; b) transforming the recipient cell with the DNA from step (a); and c) selecting a successfully transformed recipient cell, wherein the polynucleotide of interest comprising the selectable marker has been integrated into its chromosome.
A floating offshore wind power generation facility including a floating body, a mooring cable, a tower, and a windmill installed at the top of the tower, the windmill including a nacelle and a plurality of blades, wherein the rotation axis of the windmill has a predetermined upward angle, and the windmill is of a downwind type in which the blades are attached to the leeward side of the nacelle and installed with the back surfaces of the blades facing windward, and the mooring point of the mooring cable to the floating body is set at a position below the surface of the sea and higher than the center of gravity of the floating body, wherein the floating body has a lower concrete floating body structure formed of concrete precast cylindrical bodies stacked on top of each other in plural stages in the direction of height, said concrete precast cylindrical bodies being integrally connected to each other with a PC steel material, and an upper steel floating body structure formed of a steel member, characterized in that the lower concrete floating body structure is composed of a plurality of split precast cylindrical bodies joined to each other, the split precast cylindrical bodies having been formed by splitting the precast cylindrical body in a circumferential direction, and a plurality of outer cables with a tensioning force introduced thereinto are circumferentially wound in axial direction around the outer circumference of the precast cylindrical bodies of the lower concrete floating body structure while providing spacing between the outer cables, wherein both ends of the outer cables are anchored by anchorage devices provided at two places that face each other in a diametrical direction of the precast cylindrical bodies.
A partition wall designed for partitioning a space in a building that is accessible to persons, which partition wall comprises an elongate, vertical or horizontal post and wall panels (17,19) connected thereto, whereby the post comprises vent holes designed for supplying and/or exhausting air through the partition wall, characterised in that the post comprises at least two post sections (3,4) with an at least substantially U-shaped cross-section, wherein the post sections (3,4) are connected along the base of their U-shaped cross-section, and wherein the vent holes are provided in the legs of the U-shaped cross-section of at least one of the post sections (3,4).
Self-aligning connector interface, comprising - an electrical feed-trough with a connector body and an internal connector, the connector body defining a longitudinal axis, - a centering collar, characterized in, that the connector interface further comprises - a connector guide, - an outer housing, the centering collar being spring loaded by a second axial spring and retractable with respect to the connector body, the connector body being spring loaded by a first axial spring and retractable and tiltable with respect to the connector guide, the connector guide arranged in the outer housing and being movable against the force of a centering spring in a plane transverse to the longitudinal axis. - an electrical feed-trough with a connector body and an internal connector, the connector body defining a longitudinal axis, - a centering collar, - a connector guide, - an outer housing,