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A method of establishing virtual networks (100, 180) over a plurality of public cloud datacenters (105, 110), the method comprising: receiving data from first and second entities identifying first and second plurality of external machines that belong to the first and second entities and that operate outside of the public cloud datacenters; configuring a first set of virtual machines, VMs, to operate as a first set of forwarding elements in first and second multi-tenant public cloud datacenters (105, 110) to implement a first virtual wide area network, WAN, for the first entity, said first virtual WAN connecting the plurality of external machines operating in a set of two or more machine locations of the first entity; and configuring a second set of VMs to operate as a second set of forwarding elements in first and second multi-tenant public cloud datacenters (105, 110) to implement a second virtual wide area network for the second entity, said second virtual WAN connecting the plurality of external machines operating in a set of two or more machine locations of the second entity; wherein at least a subset of forwarding elements in the first set of forwarding elements are also in the second set of forwarding elements. receiving data from first and second entities identifying first and second plurality of external machines that belong to the first and second entities and that operate outside of the public cloud datacenters; configuring a first set of virtual machines, VMs, to operate as a first set of forwarding elements in first and second multi-tenant public cloud datacenters (105, 110) to implement a first virtual wide area network, WAN, for the first entity, said first virtual WAN connecting the plurality of external machines operating in a set of two or more machine locations of the first entity; and configuring a second set of VMs to operate as a second set of forwarding elements in first and second multi-tenant public cloud datacenters (105, 110) to implement a second virtual wide area network for the second entity, said second virtual WAN connecting the plurality of external machines operating in a set of two or more machine locations of the second entity; wherein at least a subset of forwarding elements in the first set of forwarding elements are also in the second set of forwarding elements.
Bathtub having a locking device, the bathtub comprising an access opening arranged in the region of a side wall of the tub, a door for closing the access opening, a drain fitting and an operator control element for actuating the drain fitting; the locking device comprising: a locking element for releasably locking the door in a closed position; and an immobilizing device for immobilizing the lock, wherein, in the immobilized state of the lock, the locking element is not releasable, and the immobilizing device is operable by means of the operator control element for actuating the drain fitting, wherein the locking element is formed by a locking bolt, is kept in a locked position in a cutout in the door by spring force, and is movable out of the cutout counter to the spring force along an adjustment path in order to unlock the door, and wherein the immobilizing device comprises an immobilizing element which is arrangeable in the adjustment path such that a movement of the locking bolt out of the cutout is prevented, and which moves out of the adjustment path by operation of the operator control element to actuate the drain fitting. a locking element for releasably locking the door in a closed position; and an immobilizing device for immobilizing the lock, wherein, in the immobilized state of the lock, the locking element is not releasable, and the immobilizing device is operable by means of the operator control element for actuating the drain fitting, wherein the locking element is formed by a locking bolt, is kept in a locked position in a cutout in the door by spring force, and is movable out of the cutout counter to the spring force along an adjustment path in order to unlock the door, and wherein the immobilizing device comprises an immobilizing element which is arrangeable in the adjustment path such that a movement of the locking bolt out of the cutout is prevented, and which moves out of the adjustment path by operation of the operator control element to actuate the drain fitting.
Method for operating a vacuum pump such as a screw rotor vacuum pump or rotary piston vacuum pump for conveying air and/or waste water in a negative-pressure drainage system, the vacuum pump being linked to a drive whose speed is controlled / regulated by means of a frequency converter, the vacuum pump being switched on when a negative pressure in an intake pipe of the vacuum pump drops below a specified limit value, wherein the torque of the vacuum pump is monitored in real time, the frequency converter speed regulator is switched off when a torque limit value is exceeded in a defined period, a rotation direction change is initiated for the vacuum pump to eliminate a possible blockage and the controlled rotation direction change is repeated, an attempt counter being incremented after each attempt, the frequency converter speed regulator started and the torque monitored again, and the attempt counter is reset when a set negative pressure value is achieved without the torque being exceeded or the vacuum pump is switched off if the blockage was not able to be cleared after a preset number of attempts.
A method for producing a laminated body including a base material and a coating layer laminated on the base material, the method comprising: a step of applying a coating liquid containing cellulose nanofibers onto the base material composed of at least acid-resistant paper, thereby forming the coating layer; wherein an average fiber diameter of the cellulose nanofibers is 2 nm or more and 2000 nm or less, a content of the cellulose nanofibers in the coating liquid is 10 mass% or more of solid contents of the coating liquid, a coating amount of the coating layer is 0.2 g/m 2 or more in dry mass, and as the cellulose nanofibers, nanofibers obtained by fibrillating non-chemically treated cellulose raw material, and TEMPO oxidized cellulose nanofibers are mixed and used. a step of applying a coating liquid containing cellulose nanofibers onto the base material composed of at least acid-resistant paper, thereby forming the coating layer; wherein an average fiber diameter of the cellulose nanofibers is 2 nm or more and 2000 nm or less, a content of the cellulose nanofibers in the coating liquid is 10 mass% or more of solid contents of the coating liquid, a coating amount of the coating layer is 0.2 g/m 2 or more in dry mass, and as the cellulose nanofibers, nanofibers obtained by fibrillating non-chemically treated cellulose raw material, and TEMPO oxidized cellulose nanofibers are mixed and used.
A method comprising: receiving, by an application server, a text-based contract parsing, by the application server, the text-based contract determining, by the application server, whether the text-based contract contains a predetermined word, a phrase, a sentence, or a paragraph; retrieving, by the application server, a component that matches the predetermined word, the phrase, the sentence, or the paragraph from a contract library stored in a database; generating, by the application server, a smart contract based on the component that matches the predetermined word, the phrase, the sentence, or the paragraph, wherein the smart contract includes a code that can be executed by a computing device; and deploying, by the application server, the smart contract as a code block in a private blockchain. receiving, by an application server, a text-based contract parsing, by the application server, the text-based contract determining, by the application server, whether the text-based contract contains a predetermined word, a phrase, a sentence, or a paragraph; retrieving, by the application server, a component that matches the predetermined word, the phrase, the sentence, or the paragraph from a contract library stored in a database; generating, by the application server, a smart contract based on the component that matches the predetermined word, the phrase, the sentence, or the paragraph, wherein the smart contract includes a code that can be executed by a computing device; and deploying, by the application server, the smart contract as a code block in a private blockchain.
A method for determining a composition of pigments in a hair fiber, the method comprising: - exposing a region of the hair fiber sequentially to electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths, wherein the electromagnetic radiation comprises wavelengths in a visible range between 400 nm and 700 nm, as well as wavelengths in an infrared range between 700 nm and 100 μm, wherein the electromagnetic radiation comprises at least three wavelengths in the visible range, at least one wavelength in a first near infra-red range from 700 nm to 1200 nm and at least one wavelength in a second near-infrared range from 1300 nm to 2600 nm; - recording, using a camera of a mobile phone, signals corresponding to electromagnetic radiation that has interacted with the hair fiber during exposure of the region of the hair fiber, wherein the recorded signals from electromagnetic radiation that has interacted with the hair fiber during exposure of the region of the hair fiber form a plurality of images; - comparing a spectrum of the recorded signals to reference spectra of hair having known pigment compositions, wherein spectral characteristic of the region of the hair fiber is determined by processing the plurality of images so as to reconstruct a hyperspectral image of the hair fiber; - identifying a pigment composition in the region of the hair fiber based on the comparison. - exposing a region of the hair fiber sequentially to electromagnetic radiation of different wavelengths, wherein the electromagnetic radiation comprises wavelengths in a visible range between 400 nm and 700 nm, as well as wavelengths in an infrared range between 700 nm and 100 μm, wherein the electromagnetic radiation comprises at least three wavelengths in the visible range, at least one wavelength in a first near infra-red range from 700 nm to 1200 nm and at least one wavelength in a second near-infrared range from 1300 nm to 2600 nm; - recording, using a camera of a mobile phone, signals corresponding to electromagnetic radiation that has interacted with the hair fiber during exposure of the region of the hair fiber, wherein the recorded signals from electromagnetic radiation that has interacted with the hair fiber during exposure of the region of the hair fiber form a plurality of images; - comparing a spectrum of the recorded signals to reference spectra of hair having known pigment compositions, wherein spectral characteristic of the region of the hair fiber is determined by processing the plurality of images so as to reconstruct a hyperspectral image of the hair fiber; - identifying a pigment composition in the region of the hair fiber based on the comparison.
A fiber comprising a thermoplastic cellulose derivative composition, wherein the fiber is obtained by melt spinning a thermoplastic cellulose mixed ester composition comprising 85 to 98% by weight of a cellulose mixed ester, and 1 to 15% by weight of a plasticizer having a molecular weight of 350 to 20,000.
A grommet shackle suspendable to a rope or cable which comprises: a pair of opposed parallel legs (20,22), each of said legs (20,22) having an opening (24,26) therethrough to receive a pin; a pin that can be received in the openings (24,26), a central bow extending between said pair of legs (20,22) to form a jaw to receive said rope or cable; wherein said central bow has a cylindrical cross-section including an inner cylindrical load surface toward said jaw to receive said rope or cable thereon and an outer cylindrical surface forming a hollow recess; a single central brace or rib extending across said hollow recess, and an attachment connector which is recessed within said hollow recess in said central brace or rib. a pair of opposed parallel legs (20,22), each of said legs (20,22) having an opening (24,26) therethrough to receive a pin; a pin that can be received in the openings (24,26), a central bow extending between said pair of legs (20,22) to form a jaw to receive said rope or cable; wherein said central bow has a cylindrical cross-section including an inner cylindrical load surface toward said jaw to receive said rope or cable thereon and an outer cylindrical surface forming a hollow recess; a single central brace or rib extending across said hollow recess, and an attachment connector which is recessed within said hollow recess in said central brace or rib.
An apparatus comprising: means for peripherally welding a hollow cavity-back blade (12; 12') and a cover (14; 14') of the cavity-back blade (12; 12') to form a 3-dimensional hollow blade assembly (10; 10'); a first die half and a second die half (104; 204) for receiving the 3-dimensional hollow blade assembly (10; 10'); a plurality of bellows (110; 210) contained in one or both of the first and second die halves (102, 104; 204), and configured to be disposed inward of a peripherally welded interface of the cover (14; 14') and the cavity-back blade (12; 12'), wherein at least a portion of the plurality of bellows (110; 210) are arranged in a manner to provide pressure to the cover (14; 14'), andthe first die half or the second die half (104; 204) includes a plurality of protrusions (114; 214) for engaging a hollow portion (116; 216) of one or more of the plurality of bellows (110; 210); and a retainer (118; 218) disposed annularly around ones of the plurality of protrusions (114; 214) and the corresponding hollow portion (116; 216) of one or more of the plurality of bellows (110; 210); characterised in that: the retainer (118; 218) includes at least one knife-edge seal (120; 220) for engaging a bellows flange against a mating knife edge machined into a recessed flat where the bellows flange resides. means for peripherally welding a hollow cavity-back blade (12; 12') and a cover (14; 14') of the cavity-back blade (12; 12') to form a 3-dimensional hollow blade assembly (10; 10'); a first die half and a second die half (104; 204) for receiving the 3-dimensional hollow blade assembly (10; 10'); a plurality of bellows (110; 210) contained in one or both of the first and second die halves (102, 104; 204), and configured to be disposed inward of a peripherally welded interface of the cover (14; 14') and the cavity-back blade (12; 12'), wherein at least a portion of the plurality of bellows (110; 210) are arranged in a manner to provide pressure to the cover (14; 14'), andthe first die half or the second die half (104; 204) includes a plurality of protrusions (114; 214) for engaging a hollow portion (116; 216) of one or more of the plurality of bellows (110; 210); and a retainer (118; 218) disposed annularly around ones of the plurality of protrusions (114; 214) and the corresponding hollow portion (116; 216) of one or more of the plurality of bellows (110; 210); characterised in that: the retainer (118; 218) includes at least one knife-edge seal (120; 220) for engaging a bellows flange against a mating knife edge machined into a recessed flat where the bellows flange resides.
A tablet computer having a detachable handle, comprising: a tablet main body comprising a connecting board at a bottom portion of the tablet main body; and a grip unit detachably assembled to the connecting board of the tablet main body, wherein the grip unit comprises: a grip shell comprising a chamber inside; a covering plate covering a top portion of the chamber of the grip shell; and an extended battery and a circuit board disposed in the chamber, the extended battery electrically connecting to the circuit board, the circuit board comprising a plurality of first connecting terminals electrically connecting to second connecting terminals disposed at a bottom portion of the tablet main body, the extended battery supplying power to the tablet main body and/or a main battery in the tablet main body, wherein the grip shell of the grip unit comprises a barcode scanner and a scan start button at a front end, the barcode scanner and the scan start button electrically connect to the circuit board. a tablet main body comprising a connecting board at a bottom portion of the tablet main body; and a grip unit detachably assembled to the connecting board of the tablet main body, wherein the grip unit comprises: a grip shell comprising a chamber inside; a covering plate covering a top portion of the chamber of the grip shell; and an extended battery and a circuit board disposed in the chamber, the extended battery electrically connecting to the circuit board, the circuit board comprising a plurality of first connecting terminals electrically connecting to second connecting terminals disposed at a bottom portion of the tablet main body, the extended battery supplying power to the tablet main body and/or a main battery in the tablet main body, wherein the grip shell of the grip unit comprises a barcode scanner and a scan start button at a front end, the barcode scanner and the scan start button electrically connect to the circuit board. a grip shell comprising a chamber inside; a covering plate covering a top portion of the chamber of the grip shell; and an extended battery and a circuit board disposed in the chamber, the extended battery electrically connecting to the circuit board, the circuit board comprising a plurality of first connecting terminals electrically connecting to second connecting terminals disposed at a bottom portion of the tablet main body, the extended battery supplying power to the tablet main body and/or a main battery in the tablet main body, wherein the grip shell of the grip unit comprises a barcode scanner and a scan start button at a front end, the barcode scanner and the scan start button electrically connect to the circuit board.
Driver assistance method for a vehicle, having the following method steps • detecting a start input, and • capturing/measuring a sequence of camera images and/or distances between the vehicle and objects in surroundings of the vehicle, • loading a stored travel corridor, the travel corridor having been determined by way of a training method, • ascertaining at least one assisted trajectory on the basis of the vehicle geometry, on the basis of the captured sequence of camera images and/or the measured distances and on the basis of the loaded travel corridor (500, 600, 700), • controlling the vehicle on the basis of the ascertained assisted trajectory, at least one drive motor and/or a steering motor of the vehicle being controlled, characterized in that the following method step is performed • the start input is automatically detected on the basis of a time statement assigned to the loaded travel corridor. • detecting a start input, and • capturing/measuring a sequence of camera images and/or distances between the vehicle and objects in surroundings of the vehicle, • loading a stored travel corridor, the travel corridor having been determined by way of a training method, • ascertaining at least one assisted trajectory on the basis of the vehicle geometry, on the basis of the captured sequence of camera images and/or the measured distances and on the basis of the loaded travel corridor (500, 600, 700), • controlling the vehicle on the basis of the ascertained assisted trajectory, at least one drive motor and/or a steering motor of the vehicle being controlled, characterized in that the following method step is performed • the start input is automatically detected on the basis of a time statement assigned to the loaded travel corridor.
A device for collecting a bodily fluid sample, the device comprising: a first portion comprising at least two sample collection channels (322a, 322b) configured to draw the fluid sample into the sample collection channels (322a, 322b) via a first type of motive force, wherein one of the sample collection channels (322a, 322b) has an interior coating designed to mix with the fluid sample and another of the sample collection channels (322a, 322b) has another interior coating chemically different from said interior coating; a second portion comprising a plurality of sample containers (346a, 346b) for receiving the bodily fluid sample collected in the sample collection channels (322a, 322b), the sample containers (346a, 346b) operably engagable to be in fluid communication with the collection channels (322a, 322b), whereupon when fluid communication is established, the containers (346a, 346b) provide a second motive force different from the first motive force to move a majority of the bodily fluid sample from the channels (322a, 322b) into the containers (346a, 346b); wherein containers (346a, 346b) are arranged such that mixing of the fluid sample between the containers does not occur. a first portion comprising at least two sample collection channels (322a, 322b) configured to draw the fluid sample into the sample collection channels (322a, 322b) via a first type of motive force, wherein one of the sample collection channels (322a, 322b) has an interior coating designed to mix with the fluid sample and another of the sample collection channels (322a, 322b) has another interior coating chemically different from said interior coating; a second portion comprising a plurality of sample containers (346a, 346b) for receiving the bodily fluid sample collected in the sample collection channels (322a, 322b), the sample containers (346a, 346b) operably engagable to be in fluid communication with the collection channels (322a, 322b), whereupon when fluid communication is established, the containers (346a, 346b) provide a second motive force different from the first motive force to move a majority of the bodily fluid sample from the channels (322a, 322b) into the containers (346a, 346b); wherein containers (346a, 346b) are arranged such that mixing of the fluid sample between the containers does not occur.
Method of making a substrate comprising cellulosic fibres, comprising at least steps (a) and (b): (a) providing an aqueous suspension comprising cellulosic fibres; (b) adding to the suspension provided in step (a) an acrylate copolymer containing carboxyl groups or a salt thereof and ester groups; wherein the acrylate copolymer is the polymerization product of monomers at least selected from an acrylic acid ester of general formula I CH 2 =CR 1 -CO 2 R 2 and an acrylic acid of general formula II CH 2 =CR 3 -COOH or a salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 3 are independently selected from H, CH 3, or C 2 H 5; and R 2 is a C 1-10 alkyl group; and wherein the molar ratio of acrylic ester of general formula I to acrylic acid of general formula II is in the range of from 2: 1 to 1.1: 1 characterized in that the average molecular weight M w of the acrylate copolymer, being measured by static light scattering, is in the range of from 300,000 g/mol to 1,000,000 g/mol, preferably 350,000 to 450,000 g/mol. (a) providing an aqueous suspension comprising cellulosic fibres; (b) adding to the suspension provided in step (a) an acrylate copolymer containing carboxyl groups or a salt thereof and ester groups; wherein the acrylate copolymer is the polymerization product of monomers at least selected from an acrylic acid ester of general formula I CH 2 =CR 1 -CO 2 R 2 and an acrylic acid of general formula II CH 2 =CR 3 -COOH or a salt thereof, wherein R 1 and R 3 are independently selected from H, CH 3, or C 2 H 5; and R 2 is a C 1-10 alkyl group; and wherein the molar ratio of acrylic ester of general formula I to acrylic acid of general formula II is in the range of from 2: 1 to 1.1: 1 characterized in that the average molecular weight M w of the acrylate copolymer, being measured by static light scattering, is in the range of from 300,000 g/mol to 1,000,000 g/mol, preferably 350,000 to 450,000 g/mol.