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An apparatus for autonomously controlling flow of fluid in a subterranean well, wherein a fluid characteristic of the fluid flow changes over time, comprising: a vortex assembly defining a vortex chamber and having a primary inlet and at least one secondary inlet, characterised by: an autonomous reciprocating assembly having a reciprocating member, the reciprocating member defining a fluid flow passageway and having a primary outlet and at least one secondary outlet; and the reciprocating assembly movable between a first position wherein fluid flow is directed primarily through the primary outlet of the reciprocating member and into the primary inlet of the vortex assembly, and a second position wherein fluid flow is directed primarily through the at least one secondary outlet of the reciprocating member and into the at least one secondary inlet of the vortex assembly, the reciprocating member movable in response to changes in the fluid characteristic. a vortex assembly defining a vortex chamber and having a primary inlet and at least one secondary inlet, characterised by: an autonomous reciprocating assembly having a reciprocating member, the reciprocating member defining a fluid flow passageway and having a primary outlet and at least one secondary outlet; and the reciprocating assembly movable between a first position wherein fluid flow is directed primarily through the primary outlet of the reciprocating member and into the primary inlet of the vortex assembly, and a second position wherein fluid flow is directed primarily through the at least one secondary outlet of the reciprocating member and into the at least one secondary inlet of the vortex assembly, the reciprocating member movable in response to changes in the fluid characteristic. an autonomous reciprocating assembly having a reciprocating member, the reciprocating member defining a fluid flow passageway and having a primary outlet and at least one secondary outlet; and the reciprocating assembly movable between a first position wherein fluid flow is directed primarily through the primary outlet of the reciprocating member and into the primary inlet of the vortex assembly, and a second position wherein fluid flow is directed primarily through the at least one secondary outlet of the reciprocating member and into the at least one secondary inlet of the vortex assembly, the reciprocating member movable in response to changes in the fluid characteristic.
A method for linearly connecting and separating two elements, a first element and a second element linearly attached to each other by means of a defined local connection and that have to be securely separated, the separation occurring at or near the connection, a warming-up being remotely triggered, the device comprising the following steps of: - connecting both elements at two respective and corresponding connecting surfaces (12, 22) of the first and the second element, with connecting means made of solder and placed between both these connecting surfaces (12, 22), one of both connecting surfaces being a first surface of a first separating wall having a so-called second separating surface, opposite to the first surface; - providing, on this second separating surface, thermite, inflammable by an electrical control connection; and - pyrotechnically triggering said thermite to cause, only by its warming-up, the quick warming-up and destruction of the connecting means. - connecting both elements at two respective and corresponding connecting surfaces (12, 22) of the first and the second element, with connecting means made of solder and placed between both these connecting surfaces (12, 22), one of both connecting surfaces being a first surface of a first separating wall having a so-called second separating surface, opposite to the first surface; - providing, on this second separating surface, thermite, inflammable by an electrical control connection; and - pyrotechnically triggering said thermite to cause, only by its warming-up, the quick warming-up and destruction of the connecting means.
An electrophotographic photosensitive member, comprising: a support; a photosensitive layer formed on the support; wherein a surface layer of the electrophotographic photosensitive member comprises: (α) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin not having a siloxane structure at the end, and a polyester resin not having a siloxane structure at the end; (β) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin having a siloxane structure at the end, a polyester resin having a siloxane structure at the end, and an acrylic resin having a siloxane structure at the end; and (γ) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propylene carbonate, γ-butyrolactone, δ-valerolactone and ε-caprolactone, wherein a content of the compound (γ) is not less than 0.001 % by mass and not more than 1 % by mass based on the total mass of the surface layer. a support; a photosensitive layer formed on the support; (α) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin not having a siloxane structure at the end, and a polyester resin not having a siloxane structure at the end; (β) at least one resin selected from the group consisting of a polycarbonate resin having a siloxane structure at the end, a polyester resin having a siloxane structure at the end, and an acrylic resin having a siloxane structure at the end; and (γ) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of propylene carbonate, γ-butyrolactone, δ-valerolactone and ε-caprolactone,
A titanium sheet covered with a protective film superior in high temperature oxidation resistance and high temperature salt damage resistance characterized by comprising a titanium sheet on the surface of which is formed a protective film of a thickness of 1 μm to 100 μm consisting of a silicone resin or silicone grease containing Si: 15 to 55 mass% and C: 10 to 45 mass%, optionally A1 metal or an A1 alloy so as to give an A1 content of 20 to 60 mass%.
An irradiation angle adjustment method of a lamp, the lamp comprising a plurality of infrared receivers and a driving motor, the method comprising: receiving an infrared signal from a remote controller via the plurality of infrared receivers; determining an irradiation angle adjustment value of the lamp based on a plurality of infrared signal intensity values of the plurality of infrared receivers; and adjusting an irradiation angle of the lamp via the driving motor based on the irradiation angle adjustment value, wherein the plurality of infrared receivers comprises three infrared receivers, the three infrared receivers are mounted on an extension of a plane where the lamp is located, and coordinates of the three infrared receivers are normalized to be (0, 1), (-0.5, -0.5) and (0.5, -0.5) in an X-Y rectangular coordinate that is established with the lamp as an origin, characterized in that the irradiation angle adjustment value comprises an X-axis adjustment value and a Y-axis adjustment value, and determining the irradiation angle adjustment value of the lamp based on the plurality of infrared signal intensity values of the plurality of infrared receivers comprises: performing a proportional superposition algorithm based on the infrared signal intensity values respectively received by the three infrared receivers to determine the X-axis adjustment value and the Y-axis adjustment value. receiving an infrared signal from a remote controller via the plurality of infrared receivers; determining an irradiation angle adjustment value of the lamp based on a plurality of infrared signal intensity values of the plurality of infrared receivers; and adjusting an irradiation angle of the lamp via the driving motor based on the irradiation angle adjustment value, wherein the plurality of infrared receivers comprises three infrared receivers, the three infrared receivers are mounted on an extension of a plane where the lamp is located, and coordinates of the three infrared receivers are normalized to be (0, 1), (-0.5, -0.5) and (0.5, -0.5) in an X-Y rectangular coordinate that is established with the lamp as an origin, characterized in that the irradiation angle adjustment value comprises an X-axis adjustment value and a Y-axis adjustment value, and determining the irradiation angle adjustment value of the lamp based on the plurality of infrared signal intensity values of the plurality of infrared receivers comprises: performing a proportional superposition algorithm based on the infrared signal intensity values respectively received by the three infrared receivers to determine the X-axis adjustment value and the Y-axis adjustment value.
Dosing device for dosing bulk material, particularly for a scale arrangement, comprising - a dosing device housing; - a dosing roller which is rotatably mounted on the dosing device housing and which is drivable in at least one direction of rotation, - a boundary portion which at least partially surrounds the dosing roller and on which a bulk material outlet is formed, wherein the dosing roller has a plurality of circumferential grooves, wherein a circumferential web is formed between two circumferential grooves, characterized in that the dosing roller is formed in one piece on its surface facing the boundary portion so that it can be avoided that parts of the dosing roller get into the dosed bulk material. - a dosing device housing; - a dosing roller which is rotatably mounted on the dosing device housing and which is drivable in at least one direction of rotation, - a boundary portion which at least partially surrounds the dosing roller and on which a bulk material outlet is formed, wherein the dosing roller has a plurality of circumferential grooves, wherein a circumferential web is formed between two circumferential grooves, characterized in that the dosing roller is formed in one piece on its surface facing the boundary portion so that it can be avoided that parts of the dosing roller get into the dosed bulk material. wherein the dosing roller has a plurality of circumferential grooves, wherein a circumferential web is formed between two circumferential grooves, characterized in that the dosing roller is formed in one piece on its surface facing the boundary portion so that it can be avoided that parts of the dosing roller get into the dosed bulk material.
A sternal locator configured to be inserted into the chest of a human patient, the sternal locator comprising: a stabilizer (20, 20a) having: one or more longitudinally-oriented tabs (216, 216a) configured to secure the stabilizer (20, 20a) to an intraosseous device; and two or more probes (30, 30a) fixed to the stabilizer (20, 20a). a stabilizer (20, 20a) having: one or more longitudinally-oriented tabs (216, 216a) configured to secure the stabilizer (20, 20a) to an intraosseous device; and two or more probes (30, 30a) fixed to the stabilizer (20, 20a).
An aggregator controller apparatus (102, 202, 300, 1103, 1207, 1690, 1790, 1944) for controlling aggregator devices (104, 204, 904, 1004, 1102, 1201, 1301, 1302, 1401, 1640, 1660, 1670, 1680, 1730, 1736, 1742, 1780, 1918) in a wireless communication network comprising a core network (1206, 1630) and a radio access cellular network, an aggregator device (104, 204, 904, 1004, 1102, 1201, 1301, 1302, 1401, 1640, 1730, 1736, 1918) corresponding to a communication device of the radio access cellular network arranged to provide, upon activation by the aggregator controller, at least one other communication device (910', 1010' 1101, 1203, 1732, 1734, 1920) with a backhaul link to the core network, the aggregator controller apparatus comprising: a hardware processor having: aggregator configuration circuitry arranged to select from a plurality of candidate aggregator devices, a current aggregator set comprising at least one aggregator device and configuring the at least one aggregator device for activation based upon radio communication conditions; and characterized by the aggregator controller apparatus further comprising: reconfiguration evaluation circuitry arranged to trigger reconfiguration of the current aggregator set to select a different aggregator set for activation depending upon a reconfiguration metric comprising a weighted sum in which at least one estimated cost of reconfiguration from the current aggregator set to the different aggregator set is balanced against at least one estimated benefit of the reconfiguration, wherein the controller is arranged to determine the at least one estimated benefit by modelling network performance for a network with the different aggregator set activated and comparing that performance to a current measured network performance information. reconfiguration evaluation circuitry arranged to trigger reconfiguration of the current aggregator set to select a different aggregator set for activation depending upon a reconfiguration metric comprising a weighted sum in which at least one estimated cost of reconfiguration from the current aggregator set to the different aggregator set is balanced against at least one estimated benefit of the reconfiguration, wherein the controller is arranged to determine the at least one estimated benefit by modelling network performance for a network with the different aggregator set activated and comparing that performance to a current measured network performance information.
Multi-aperture imaging device (10; 10'; 20; 30; 40) comprising: an image sensor; an array of optical channels (16a-h), wherein each optical channel (16a-h) includes optics for projecting a partial field of view (72a-d) of a total field of view onto an image sensor area (24a-h) of the image sensor; a beam-deflecting means for deflecting an optical path (26a-h) of the optical channels (16a-h); and an optical image stabilizer for an image stabilization along a first image axis by generating a translatory relative movement between the image sensor and the array and for an image stabilization along a second image axis by generating a rotational movement of the beam-deflecting means. an image sensor; an array of optical channels (16a-h), wherein each optical channel (16a-h) includes optics for projecting a partial field of view (72a-d) of a total field of view onto an image sensor area (24a-h) of the image sensor; a beam-deflecting means for deflecting an optical path (26a-h) of the optical channels (16a-h); and an optical image stabilizer for an image stabilization along a first image axis by generating a translatory relative movement between the image sensor and the array and for an image stabilization along a second image axis by generating a rotational movement of the beam-deflecting means.
A method for determining the presence of a particle while actively calculating and monitoring oil debris monitor phase angle in an oil system, comprising: a) collecting In-phase and Quadrature (I and Q) channel data from an oil debris monitor sensor (86; 96); b) processing the I and Q channel data to identify ferrous and nonferrous signals; c) filtering and phase adjusting the ferrous and nonferrous signals and determining if the lobe peaks of said filtered and phase adjusted signals are symmetric to determine if a particle is present; d) determining a symmetry factor from the lobe peaks of the I and Q channel data in response to the particle being present in step c), wherein the symmetry factor = peak / absolute value of the valley of the I and Q channel data; and e) confirming that the particle is present from the symmetry factor. a) collecting In-phase and Quadrature (I and Q) channel data from an oil debris monitor sensor (86; 96); b) processing the I and Q channel data to identify ferrous and nonferrous signals; c) filtering and phase adjusting the ferrous and nonferrous signals and determining if the lobe peaks of said filtered and phase adjusted signals are symmetric to determine if a particle is present; d) determining a symmetry factor from the lobe peaks of the I and Q channel data in response to the particle being present in step c), wherein the symmetry factor = peak / absolute value of the valley of the I and Q channel data; and e) confirming that the particle is present from the symmetry factor.
A lubricating oil composition comprising oil of lubricating viscosity and an overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent having incorporated therein a friction modifier having: at least one amine group including at least one oxygen atom; or at least one ester group; the friction modifier having a straight hydrocarbon chain having 10 to 40 carbon atoms; wherein the overbased metal hydrocarbyl-substituted hydroxybenzoate detergent is manufactured in the presence of the friction modifier so that the friction modifier is incorporated into the detergent; wherein the friction modifier is added to the initial charge of the reaction mixture; and wherein the friction modifier is selected from: alkoxylated hydrocarbyl-substituted mono-amines and diamines, and hydrocarbyl ether amines; or from partially esterified aliphatic polyhydric alcohols having from two to 30 carbon atoms and containing from two to six hydroxyl groups, wherein at least one free hydroxyl group remains.
A double-stranded small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) molecule comprising a sense RNA strand and an antisense RNA strand, wherein said sense strand has a 3'-overhang of from four to eight nucleotides, of which at least one nucleotide is a non-ribonucleotide, wherein said antisense strand has a 3'-overhang that is shorter than said 3'-overhang of said sense strand, and wherein a double-stranded portion of said double-stranded siRNA molecule has a length of at least 19 base pairs.
An apparatus comprising: one or more memory devices coupled to a circuit board, the one or more memory devices being configured according to a second memory technology; and one or more processors coupled to the circuit board, the processor(s) being configured to: implement a serial presence detect, SPD, feature to communicate a SPD message indicating a rank of the one or more memory devices to a CPU board configured according to a first memory technology, the rank of the one or more memory devices corresponding to a memory capacity of the one or more memory devices; receive from the CPU board one or more messages conforming to the first memory technology; translate the one or more messages from the first memory technology to the second memory technology; translate features of the first memory technology that differ from features of the second memory technology to the features of the second memory technology, wherein translating the features comprises adjusting drive strengths of the one or more memory devices; and send the translated messages to the one or more memory devices. one or more memory devices coupled to a circuit board, the one or more memory devices being configured according to a second memory technology; and one or more processors coupled to the circuit board, the processor(s) being configured to: implement a serial presence detect, SPD, feature to communicate a SPD message indicating a rank of the one or more memory devices to a CPU board configured according to a first memory technology, the rank of the one or more memory devices corresponding to a memory capacity of the one or more memory devices; receive from the CPU board one or more messages conforming to the first memory technology; translate the one or more messages from the first memory technology to the second memory technology; translate features of the first memory technology that differ from features of the second memory technology to the features of the second memory technology, wherein translating the features comprises adjusting drive strengths of the one or more memory devices; and send the translated messages to the one or more memory devices. implement a serial presence detect, SPD, feature to communicate a SPD message indicating a rank of the one or more memory devices to a CPU board configured according to a first memory technology, the rank of the one or more memory devices corresponding to a memory capacity of the one or more memory devices; receive from the CPU board one or more messages conforming to the first memory technology; translate the one or more messages from the first memory technology to the second memory technology; translate features of the first memory technology that differ from features of the second memory technology to the features of the second memory technology, wherein translating the features comprises adjusting drive strengths of the one or more memory devices; and send the translated messages to the one or more memory devices.
Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, wherein a position determination device that is adapted to determine position data relating to a position of at least one part of at least one object based on a detection of a reflected part of an energy beam that is reflected at the at least one part of the at least one object, wherein the irradiation device or a beam guiding unit is adapted to guide the energy beam in at least two positions on the carrying element or the build plane, in particular adapted to guide the energy beam on the entire carrying element or the build plane, wherein the position determination device is adapted to determine the position of the at least one part of the at least one object based on an intensity of the reflected part of the energy beam and a reflectivity of the at least one part of the at least one object and/or the reflectivity of the carrying element and/or the reflectivity of the build material surrounding the at least one part of the at least one object, wherein the irradiation device is adapted to generate the energy beam used for selectively irradiating build material with at least two different irradiation parameters, preferably different wavelengths and/or focal positions and/or beam powers and/or spot sizes and/or scan speeds and/or intensities, wherein a determination intensity used to determine position data is lower than an intensity used in the additive manufacturing process.
A remote data concentrator RDC for an avionics network, the RDC comprising an input/output interface I/O for connection to one or more input/output devices, and a network interface for connection to a remote processor, wherein the RDC is operable to provide communication between the input/output device(s) and the remote processor for driving an output device connected to the I/O according to a remote command generated by the remote processor, characterised in that the RDC further comprises a set of instructions for autonomously driving the output device connected to the I/O in the event of loss of the remote command or when the remote command is judged to be invalid.