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A device for changing the jet shape of free-flowing products, in particular of foodstuffs, comprising: - an inflow area for the free-flowing products to enter, - an outflow area for the free-flowing products to exit, and - several channels through which to pass the free-flowing products, - wherein each channel comprises an inlet allocated to the inflow area and an outlet allocated to the outflow area, - wherein each inlet of a channel has a first cross sectional area, - wherein each outlet of a channel has a second cross sectional area, - wherein the inlets and the outlets of the channels are arranged in a plane, wherein the plane in which the inlets of the channels are arranged is parallel to the plane in which the outlets of the channels are arranged, and - wherein the second cross sectional area of at least one channel is larger than the first cross sectional area of this channel, characterized in that the number of channels measures at least 50 and that the eccentric channels (18") are spaced apart from the middle axis of the device, and the quotient comprised of the first cross sectional area and second cross sectional area drops as the distance between the eccentric channels (18") and middle axis of the device rises. - an inflow area for the free-flowing products to enter, - an outflow area for the free-flowing products to exit, and - several channels through which to pass the free-flowing products, - wherein each channel comprises an inlet allocated to the inflow area and an outlet allocated to the outflow area, - wherein each inlet of a channel has a first cross sectional area, - wherein each outlet of a channel has a second cross sectional area, - wherein the inlets and the outlets of the channels are arranged in a plane, wherein the plane in which the inlets of the channels are arranged is parallel to the plane in which the outlets of the channels are arranged, and - wherein the second cross sectional area of at least one channel is larger than the first cross sectional area of this channel,
A remote control unit for controlling a battery-operated hydraulic power system, the remote control unit comprising: a hydraulic actuator command circuit (10, 20) configured for generating a command signal for commanding operation of an hydraulic actuator of the battery-operated hydraulic power system; a battery level control circuit configured for receiving a control signal representing a battery level of a battery (410, 640), or of a group of batteries, of the battery-operated hydraulic power system; and an operator assistance module, operably connected to said battery level control circuit, said operator assistance module configured for generating at least one operator assistance event, said operator assistance event being associated to said battery level, characterized in that said operator assistance module comprises a battery cut-out circuit configured for inhibiting generation of the command signal. a hydraulic actuator command circuit (10, 20) configured for generating a command signal for commanding operation of an hydraulic actuator of the battery-operated hydraulic power system; a battery level control circuit configured for receiving a control signal representing a battery level of a battery (410, 640), or of a group of batteries, of the battery-operated hydraulic power system; and an operator assistance module, operably connected to said battery level control circuit, said operator assistance module configured for generating at least one operator assistance event, said operator assistance event being associated to said battery level, characterized in that said operator assistance module comprises a battery cut-out circuit configured for inhibiting generation of the command signal.
Composition comprising a synergistic combination of at least one ion selected from the group of hypothiocyanites and/or hypohalites and lactoferrin for use in the treatment of cystic fibrosis and associated pulmonary infections.
An ethoxylated polyethyleneimine having the general structure of formula: wherein n has a value which lies in the range of from 1 to 40, R is selected from hydrogen, a C 1 -C 4 alkyl and mixtures thereof, E represents a C 1 -C 12 alkyl unit, X- represents a suitable water soluble counterion and the degree of quaternization of the nitrogen atoms present in the polyethyleneimine backbone lies in the range of from 50% to 100%, wherein the polyethyleneimine backbone has a weight average molecular weight from 400g/mol to 10000 g/mol.
A method for identifying clusters in two-dimensional data comprising a plurality of points, the method comprising: binning the data using a grid structure to create a two-dimensional histogram; generating a density estimate of said binned data; identifying at least one cluster in said binned data, said at least one cluster comprising a plurality of grid points which satisfy a selected density criteria; and determining a boundary around said at least one cluster following the outlines of the data grid; wherein said boundary is a polygon characterized by a plurality of vertices, and further comprising processing said boundary to reduce the number of said vertices while enclosing approximately the same area within said boundary. binning the data using a grid structure to create a two-dimensional histogram; generating a density estimate of said binned data; identifying at least one cluster in said binned data, said at least one cluster comprising a plurality of grid points which satisfy a selected density criteria; and determining a boundary around said at least one cluster following the outlines of the data grid; wherein said boundary is a polygon characterized by a plurality of vertices, and further comprising processing said boundary to reduce the number of said vertices while enclosing approximately the same area within said boundary.
An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) comprising an emission layer and an electron transport layer stack of at least two electron transport layers (161/162), wherein a first electron transport layer and a second electron transport layer comprises at least one matrix compound and in addition, - the at least first electron transport layer comprises a lithium halide or a lithium organic complex; and the at least second electron transport layer comprises an elemental metal selected from the group of lithium, magnesium and/or ytterbium; or - the at least first electron transport layer comprises an elemental metal selected from the group of lithium, magnesium and/or ytterbium; and the at least second electron transport layer comprises a lithium halide or a lithium organic complex; wherein the electron transport layer or layers comprising a lithium halide or a lithium organic complex is free of an elemental metal, and the electron transport layer or layers that comprises an elemental metal is free of a metal salt and/or a metal organic complex; wherein the matrix compound is a phosphine oxide based compound. - the at least first electron transport layer comprises a lithium halide or a lithium organic complex; and the at least second electron transport layer comprises an elemental metal selected from the group of lithium, magnesium and/or ytterbium; or - the at least first electron transport layer comprises an elemental metal selected from the group of lithium, magnesium and/or ytterbium; and the at least second electron transport layer comprises a lithium halide or a lithium organic complex;
A control device for a lifting magnet, the control device comprising: a control circuit for controlling power supply from a power source to the lifting magnet; a current detector for detecting output current to the lifting magnet; and a controller for receiving a signal from the current detector and outputting a command to the control circuit, characterized in that when at least one of a value of the detected output current and a magnet load defined by the following formula is equal to or larger than a first threshold value predetermined for the value of the detected output current or a second threshold value predetermined for the magnet load, the controller outputs, to the control circuit, a command to decrease voltage applied to the lifting magnet from next attracting operation. Magnet load = excitation ratio × I × V Excitation ratio: excitation time/(excitation time + non-excitation time) I: value of the output current V: voltage applied to the lifting magnet a control circuit for controlling power supply from a power source to the lifting magnet; a current detector for detecting output current to the lifting magnet; and a controller for receiving a signal from the current detector and outputting a command to the control circuit, characterized in that when at least one of a value of the detected output current and a magnet load defined by the following formula is equal to or larger than a first threshold value predetermined for the value of the detected output current or a second threshold value predetermined for the magnet load, the controller outputs, to the control circuit, a command to decrease voltage applied to the lifting magnet from next attracting operation. Magnet load = excitation ratio × I × V Excitation ratio: excitation time/(excitation time + non-excitation time) I: value of the output current V: voltage applied to the lifting magnet Excitation ratio: excitation time/(excitation time + non-excitation time) I: value of the output current V: voltage applied to the lifting magnet
A curable composite material comprising: at least two layers of reinforcement carbon fibers impregnated with a curable matrix resin; and an interlaminar region formed between adjacent layers of reinforcement carbon fibers, the interlaminar region comprising (i) conductive nano-sized particles dispersed therein, and (ii) a nonwoven carbon veil which is comprised of randomly arranged carbon fibers, wherein each of the conductive nano-sized particles has at least one dimension smaller than 100 nm, and wherein the dimensions of the nano-particles are determined by a Dynamic Light Scattering technique. at least two layers of reinforcement carbon fibers impregnated with a curable matrix resin; and an interlaminar region formed between adjacent layers of reinforcement carbon fibers, the interlaminar region comprising (i) conductive nano-sized particles dispersed therein, and (ii) a nonwoven carbon veil which is comprised of randomly arranged carbon fibers, wherein each of the conductive nano-sized particles has at least one dimension smaller than 100 nm, and wherein the dimensions of the nano-particles are determined by a Dynamic Light Scattering technique.
A phase-locked loop system for recovery of client clock in a digital communication system comprising: a phase frequency detector configured to receive a reference frequency and compare the reference frequency to a feedback frequency and generate an error signal representative of a first phase offset between the reference frequency and the feedback frequency based on the comparison; a filter configured to receive the error signal and remove frequencies above a threshold value that are present in the error signal and output a frequency control signal; an oscillator configured to receive the frequency control signal and generate an output frequency signal based on the frequency control signal; and a phase shifter (260,300) configured to receive the output frequency signal and adjust the output frequency signal relative to a second phase offset that is indicative of an average justification count value across a plurality of data frames. a phase frequency detector configured to receive a reference frequency and compare the reference frequency to a feedback frequency and generate an error signal representative of a first phase offset between the reference frequency and the feedback frequency based on the comparison; a filter configured to receive the error signal and remove frequencies above a threshold value that are present in the error signal and output a frequency control signal; an oscillator configured to receive the frequency control signal and generate an output frequency signal based on the frequency control signal; and a phase shifter (260,300) configured to receive the output frequency signal and adjust the output frequency signal relative to a second phase offset that is indicative of an average justification count value across a plurality of data frames.
An aqueous personal care composition comprising a conditioner and a polymer functionalized with an amino-containing group, wherein the amino-containing group is pendant and the polymer functionalized with the amino-containing group has the following structure: wherein the polymer comprises a polygalactomannan having a plurality of hydroxyl groups, wherein at least one of the hydroxyl groups reacts to form an oxygen bond with Y of the amino-containing group, and wherein the polygalactomannan has silanol (-Si-OH) or silanolate (-Si-O - Na +) groups; wherein: Y is a bivalent alkylene or substituted bivalent alkylene moiety; R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and are hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 6 -C 20 aryl or C 7 -C 20 alkyl(aryl) group; n is an integer between 1 and 10; Z - is a counteranion, and wherein the conditioner comprises a silicone. Y is a bivalent alkylene or substituted bivalent alkylene moiety; R 1 and R 2 are the same or different and are hydrogen, C 1 -C 20 alkyl, C 6 -C 20 aryl or C 7 -C 20 alkyl(aryl) group; n is an integer between 1 and 10; Z - is a counteranion, and wherein the conditioner comprises a silicone.
A method for selecting a transmission direction in a binaural hearing aid system comprising two hearing instruments (2, 3; 35, 40), the method comprising at a first hearing instrument, buffering a first frame of signal samples based on a sound signal picked up by one or more input transducers of the first hearing instrument; at a second hearing instrument, buffering a second frame of signal samples based on the sound signal picked up by one or more input transducers of the second hearing instrument; at the first hearing instrument, determining a first quantity characterizing the presence of usable information content in the sound signal picked up by the one or more input transducers of the first hearing instrument; at the second hearing instrument, determining a second quantity characterizing the presence of usable information content in the sound signal picked up by the one or more input transducers of the second hearing instrument, the second quantity being comparable to the first quantity; comparing the first quantity with the second quantity; and based on the determined first quantity and/ or second quantity and/ or the compared first quantity and second quantity, determining the transmission direction for transmitting audio information between the first hearing instrument and the second hearing instrument, wherein the transmission direction is unidirectional within a time slot starting from picking of the sound at the first hearing instrument and second hearing instrument until producing the synchronized outputs, the direction of unidirectional transmission being dependent upon the first quantity and/ or the second quantity satisfying a predetermined criteria.
A method comprising: determining whether a primary channel is communicatively coupled to a communication network, the primary communication channel configured to preferentially transmit emergency messages to the communication network; when the primary communication channel is not communicatively coupled to the communication network, determining a source from which at least one configuration parameter can be obtained, configuring a second communication channel from which the at least one configuration parameter is supplied and a receiver to receive the at least one configuration parameter from the source, and transmitting an emergency message over the configured second communication channel. determining whether a primary channel is communicatively coupled to a communication network, the primary communication channel configured to preferentially transmit emergency messages to the communication network; when the primary communication channel is not communicatively coupled to the communication network, determining a source from which at least one configuration parameter can be obtained, configuring a second communication channel from which the at least one configuration parameter is supplied and a receiver to receive the at least one configuration parameter from the source, and transmitting an emergency message over the configured second communication channel.
A method for recording a number of images of an object within a short time sequence by means of at least one camera using at least three different illuminations, characterized in that the illuminations (B1 to Bn) are operated consecutively in time and that the same number of lines (Z1 to Zn) of a camera chip is read out for every activated illumination (B1 to Bn), wherein only a partial area of the camera chip is read out for every activated illumination (B1 to Bn), namely as many lines (Z1 to Zn) of the camera chip as images are to be recorded with different illuminations (B1 to Bn) or a multiple thereof, and wherein the short time sequence is short as compared to a time sequence, which can be reached when reading out all of the lines of the camera chip.
A method of producing hydrogen from solid fuel slurries comprising electrochemical treatment of the slurry using an electrode comprising an electrocatalyst for electro-oxidation of solid fuel in acidic media said electrode comprising: a) a carbon electrode material; b) a first noble metal layer comprising one or more of Rh, Ru and Pd on the carbon electrode material; and c) a second noble metal layer comprising Pt, Ir or combination thereof on the first metal layer, in an acidic electrolyte, wherein the solid fuel is selected from petroleum coke, coal, chars, and combinations thereof. a) a carbon electrode material; b) a first noble metal layer comprising one or more of Rh, Ru and Pd on the carbon electrode material; and c) a second noble metal layer comprising Pt, Ir or combination thereof on the first metal layer,
Foot-and-mouth disease virus VP2 protein mutant that comprises at least one substitution of an amino acid located in the αA helix of the VP2 protein in a wild type FMDV VP2 protein and wherein the αA helix of a VP2 protein is located in the region aligning to the region between amino acid positions 87 and 98 of SEQ ID NO: 1, characterised in that the mutant is chosen from the group consisting of 1) the Serotype O mutants H87V, V90N, Y91F, S93H, S93Y, S93F, S93W, S93Q, L94V, S97V, S97I, S97Q and Y98F, 2) the Serotype A mutants H93F and H93Q, and 3) the Serotype SAT-2 mutants S93H, S93Y, S93W, S93F and Y98F, wherein all position numbers are relative to the numbering of the amino acids presented in SEQ ID NO: 1.
A method for producing a solution of dispersed graphenes comprising: contacting graphite having a dimension in the a-b plane of 10 μm or less with an electronic liquid comprising a metal and a polar aprotic solvent; wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals; wherein the polar aprotic solvent is selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, ethers such as dioxane, amides such as dimethylformamide and hexamethylphosphorotriamide, N-methyl pyrolidone, acetonitrile, CS 2, and amine solvents such as ammonia and methylamine; wherein contacting the graphite with the electronic liquid produces a graphite intercalation compound and the method further comprises a step of contacting the graphite intercalation compound with a second polar aprotic solvent; wherein the second polar aprotic solvent is selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran, ethers such as dioxane, CS 2, and amine solvents such as ammonia and methylamine. contacting graphite having a dimension in the a-b plane of 10 μm or less with an electronic liquid comprising a metal and a polar aprotic solvent; wherein the metal is selected from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals; wherein the polar aprotic solvent is selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran, dimethyl sulfoxide, ethers such as dioxane, amides such as dimethylformamide and hexamethylphosphorotriamide, N-methyl pyrolidone, acetonitrile, CS 2, and amine solvents such as ammonia and methylamine; wherein contacting the graphite with the electronic liquid produces a graphite intercalation compound and the method further comprises a step of contacting the graphite intercalation compound with a second polar aprotic solvent; wherein the second polar aprotic solvent is selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrofuran, ethers such as dioxane, CS 2, and amine solvents such as ammonia and methylamine.
Device for generating percussive pulses or vibrations for a construction machine, having - a housing, - a piston which is reversibly reciprocatable in a working space in the housing between a first reversal point and a second reversal point, and - a pressure fluid supply, through which pressure fluid can in each case be led into and out of the working space in the region of the first reversal point and the second reversal point, wherein the piston can be set into the reversible movement in order to generate the percussive pulses or vibrations, - wherein a measuring means for determining a position of the piston in the working space is provided, - wherein at least one controllable valve is arranged, through which the pressure fluid can be led into and/or out of the working space, and - wherein a control unit is provided which is connected to the measuring means and the at least one controllable valve, wherein by the control unit the movement of the piston in the working space can be controlled and changed, characterized in that - an annular magnet is firmly connected to the piston, which is arranged in a free space inside the piston, - in that a rod-like first measuring component of the measuring device is fixedly arranged on the housing, which extends into the working space receiving pressure fluid and in the free space of the piston, and - in that the piston with the ring-shaped magnet as the second measuring component of the measuring device slides without contact along the rod-like measuring component. - a housing, - a piston which is reversibly reciprocatable in a working space in the housing between a first reversal point and a second reversal point, and - a pressure fluid supply, through which pressure fluid can in each case be led into and out of the working space in the region of the first reversal point and the second reversal point, wherein the piston can be set into the reversible movement in order to generate the percussive pulses or vibrations, - wherein a measuring means for determining a position of the piston in the working space is provided, - wherein at least one controllable valve is arranged, through which the pressure fluid can be led into and/or out of the working space, and - wherein a control unit is provided which is connected to the measuring means and the at least one controllable valve, wherein by the control unit the movement of the piston in the working space can be controlled and changed, - an annular magnet is firmly connected to the piston, which is arranged in a free space inside the piston, - in that a rod-like first measuring component of the measuring device is fixedly arranged on the housing, which extends into the working space receiving pressure fluid and in the free space of the piston, and - in that the piston with the ring-shaped magnet as the second measuring component of the measuring device slides without contact along the rod-like measuring component.