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A method of testing a transmission line in a communications network, the communications network comprising a local exchange and a plurality of transmission lines connected to the local exchange, the method comprising the steps of: i) measuring a value for each of a plurality of transmission line parameters; ii) determining an estimate for the length of the transmission line for each of the plurality of transmission line parameters based on the associated value measured in step i) and a pre-determined further value associated with each of the plurality of transmission line parameters; iii) determining a weighted average transmission line length based on the plurality of transmission line length estimates determined in step ii); and iv) inferring the condition of the transmission line based on the weighted average determined in step iii) and the plurality of transmission line length estimates determined in step ii). i) measuring a value for each of a plurality of transmission line parameters; ii) determining an estimate for the length of the transmission line for each of the plurality of transmission line parameters based on the associated value measured in step i) and a pre-determined further value associated with each of the plurality of transmission line parameters; iii) determining a weighted average transmission line length based on the plurality of transmission line length estimates determined in step ii); and iv) inferring the condition of the transmission line based on the weighted average determined in step iii) and the plurality of transmission line length estimates determined in step ii).
A push-pull connector system comprising: a structure defining a connector port; a fiber optic connector including a connector body defining a plug portion sized and shaped for insertion into the connector port, the fiber optic connector including a port seal for sealing within the connector port when the fiber optic connector is inserted in the connector port, the fiber optic connector also including a release sleeve that is axially moveable relative to the connector body; and a latching arrangement for securing the fiber optic connector within the connector port, the latching arrangement being configured to automatically latch the connector body within the connector port when the fiber optic connector is pushed into the connector port in an inward axial direction, the latching arrangement being configured to unlatch when the release sleeve is pulled in an outward axial direction while the connector body is latched within the connector port to allow the fiber optic connector to be withdrawn in the outward axial direction from the connector port, the port seal being located inwardly within the connector port with respect to the latching arrangement when the connector body is latched within the connector port, characterized in that at least one of the release sleeve and the latching arrangement includes a ramp surface (102, 92) for moving the latching arrangement from the latched position to the unlatched position when the release sleeve is pulled in the outward axial direction while the connector body is latched in the connector port. a structure defining a connector port; a fiber optic connector including a connector body defining a plug portion sized and shaped for insertion into the connector port, the fiber optic connector including a port seal for sealing within the connector port when the fiber optic connector is inserted in the connector port, the fiber optic connector also including a release sleeve that is axially moveable relative to the connector body; and a latching arrangement for securing the fiber optic connector within the connector port, the latching arrangement being configured to automatically latch the connector body within the connector port when the fiber optic connector is pushed into the connector port in an inward axial direction, the latching arrangement being configured to unlatch when the release sleeve is pulled in an outward axial direction while the connector body is latched within the connector port to allow the fiber optic connector to be withdrawn in the outward axial direction from the connector port, the port seal being located inwardly within the connector port with respect to the latching arrangement when the connector body is latched within the connector port, characterized in that at least one of the release sleeve and the latching arrangement includes a ramp surface (102, 92) for moving the latching arrangement from the latched position to the unlatched position when the release sleeve is pulled in the outward axial direction while the connector body is latched in the connector port.
A method of manufacturing a laser welded steel pipe by forming a steel strip into a cylindrical open pipe with forming rolls and performing welding on edges of the open pipe by emitting a laser beam onto the edges from an outer surface side of the open pipe while pressing the edges with squeeze rolls, the method characterised in that it comprises: performing welding using a plurality of laser beams each having a spot diameter of 0.3 mm or larger on a surface of a steel strip, the plurality of laser beams being arranged such that the sum of spot lengths of the plurality of laser beams, the spot lengths extending perpendicularly to a welding line, on the surface of the steel strip is 0.5 mm or larger and such that a distance between spot centers of the plurality of laser beams in a direction of the welding line falls within 5 mm, wherein each of the laser beams is emitted at a lead angle of 5 to 50°, the angle being calculated from a direction perpendicular to the pipe surface to a direction opposite to the welding direction and wherein a trailing beam of the laser beams is arranged in the direction of the welding line and a lead angle of the trailing beam is smaller than a lead angle of a leading beam of the laser beams. performing welding using a plurality of laser beams each having a spot diameter of 0.3 mm or larger on a surface of a steel strip, the plurality of laser beams being arranged such that the sum of spot lengths of the plurality of laser beams, the spot lengths extending perpendicularly to a welding line, on the surface of the steel strip is 0.5 mm or larger and such that a distance between spot centers of the plurality of laser beams in a direction of the welding line falls within 5 mm, wherein each of the laser beams is emitted at a lead angle of 5 to 50°, the angle being calculated from a direction perpendicular to the pipe surface to a direction opposite to the welding direction and wherein a trailing beam of the laser beams is arranged in the direction of the welding line and a lead angle of the trailing beam is smaller than a lead angle of a leading beam of the laser beams.
A hand-supported wing rig for wind-powered sports with an inflatable front tube, from which an inflatable center strut extends, wherein the front tube and the center strut span a sail cloth, and at least one handle can be fastened to the center strut, characterised in that the center strut is reduced in diameter (d, D) in sections and/or stepped back and/or turned on/off in order to form at least one grip recess (20, 22) with a reach-through region for the user's hand, which is formed above the fastened handle as seen by the user.
A mobile machine comprising: a receiver comprising an antenna configured to receive position information; an implement associated with the mobile machine and shiftable in a direction lateral to the machine's forward movement; and a computing system in communication with the receiver, the computing system configured to - record values corresponding to the position information and a working depth along a first path, determine one or more reference points for a second path based on the recorded values, a ground surface slope, and a working depth or height along the second path, and adjust a lateral position of the implement relative to the mobile machine based on the one or more reference points for the second path. a receiver comprising an antenna configured to receive position information; an implement associated with the mobile machine and shiftable in a direction lateral to the machine's forward movement; and a computing system in communication with the receiver, the computing system configured to - record values corresponding to the position information and a working depth along a first path, determine one or more reference points for a second path based on the recorded values, a ground surface slope, and a working depth or height along the second path, and adjust a lateral position of the implement relative to the mobile machine based on the one or more reference points for the second path. record values corresponding to the position information and a working depth along a first path, determine one or more reference points for a second path based on the recorded values, a ground surface slope, and a working depth or height along the second path, and adjust a lateral position of the implement relative to the mobile machine based on the one or more reference points for the second path.
An endoscope having a handle with a handle housing arranged at a proximal end of the endoscope and an insertion tube extending from said handle and terminating in a tip part at the distal end of the endoscope, and a working channel extending within said insertion tube and having distal end and a proximal end, said endoscope further comprising motion transfer means (53, 54) extending within said working channel and adapted to operate a tool at the exit port of the tip part in response to the activation of an operating member, where the working channel comprises a generally tubular working channel wall, the distal working channel end comprises an exit port at the tip part at the distal end of the endoscope, the proximal working channel end comprises an end sealing means accommodated within the handle housing, and an entry port is provided between the distal working channel end and the proximal working channel end characterized in that at least one part of the working channel wall is adapted to vary in length in response to movement of said end sealing means. the working channel comprises a generally tubular working channel wall, the distal working channel end comprises an exit port at the tip part at the distal end of the endoscope, the proximal working channel end comprises an end sealing means accommodated within the handle housing, and an entry port is provided between the distal working channel end and the proximal working channel end characterized in that at least one part of the working channel wall is adapted to vary in length in response to movement of said end sealing means.
A robot control apparatus comprising: a power supply board including a power supply circuit; and a driving board including a driving circuit for driving a robot with electric power supplied from the power supply board, a control board including a control circuit for controlling the robot, characterized in that in a thickness direction of the power supply board, a distance between a surface of the power supply board, on which the power supply circuit is provided, and a surface of the driving board, on which the driving circuit is provided, is smaller than a maximum height of the power supply board, and the control board and the driving board are disposed within a range in a height direction of a maximum height portion of the power supply board. a power supply board including a power supply circuit; and a driving board including a driving circuit for driving a robot with electric power supplied from the power supply board, a control board including a control circuit for controlling the robot, characterized in that in a thickness direction of the power supply board, a distance between a surface of the power supply board, on which the power supply circuit is provided, and a surface of the driving board, on which the driving circuit is provided, is smaller than a maximum height of the power supply board, and the control board and the driving board are disposed within a range in a height direction of a maximum height portion of the power supply board.
A shaft coupling for transmitting a torque from a drive shaft to a driven shaft, the driven shaft comprising at least one hydraulic user which is supplied with hydraulic fluid via a rotary supply, a stator of the rotary supply comprising at least one pressure connection (35, 36) for being connected to an external hydraulic pipe, and a rotor of the rotary supply comprising at least one connection for a fluid pipe arrangement which is realized within the driven shaft and is designed for being connected to the user, and at least one annular channel (43, 44) being formed for connecting the external hydraulic pipe to the fluid pipe arrangement between the stator and the rotor, characterized in that the rotor of the rotary supply forms a component of the shaft coupling.
A master device (102, A) having a first type of codec, comprising means configured to: connect with an end device having said first type of codec; exchange communications with said end device having said first type of codec; connect with a slave device (104, G) having a second type of codec, said slave device being configured to connect with an end device (106, E) having said second type of codec and to transcode communications in said second codec to said first codec for exchange thereby with said master device (102, A); exchange communications with said slave device; and redirect a request to exchange communications, from said end device (106, E) having said second type of codec, to said slave device such that said slave device can connect with said redirected end device and transcode communications therefrom in said second codec to said first codec for exchange with said master device (102, A). connect with an end device having said first type of codec; exchange communications with said end device having said first type of codec; connect with a slave device (104, G) having a second type of codec, said slave device being configured to connect with an end device (106, E) having said second type of codec and to transcode communications in said second codec to said first codec for exchange thereby with said master device (102, A); exchange communications with said slave device; and redirect a request to exchange communications, from said end device (106, E) having said second type of codec, to said slave device such that said slave device can connect with said redirected end device and transcode communications therefrom in said second codec to said first codec for exchange with said master device (102, A).
A wear-levelling apparatus (124, 524 or 624) for a cyclone (100, 500 or 600), comprising: an upper section defining an upper portion of a frusto-conical channel configured to receive material for delivery to a lower portion of the channel; a bearing assembly connected to the upper section; and a lower section coupled to the upper section by the bearing assembly to permit rotation of the lower section about an axis of the channel; the lower section defining a lower portion of the channel configured to receive the material from the upper portion for discharge toward an outlet of the cyclone. an upper section defining an upper portion of a frusto-conical channel configured to receive material for delivery to a lower portion of the channel; a bearing assembly connected to the upper section; and a lower section coupled to the upper section by the bearing assembly to permit rotation of the lower section about an axis of the channel; the lower section defining a lower portion of the channel configured to receive the material from the upper portion for discharge toward an outlet of the cyclone.
Use of a fire protection device for the fireproof sealing of a connection between a flammable pipe and a fire-resistant pipe, wherein the fire protection device has a housing which has at least one retention portion for securing the fire protection device to the fire-resistant pipe and a support portion for receiving a fire-protection element, wherein a fire protection element is secured to the support portion radially inside the housing, characterised in that the fire protection device is assembled about a connection location of the flammable pipe and the fire-resistant pipe which are connected by means of a sealing pipe connector, in particular a Konfix connector.
A method for identifying transmitter usage characteristics of at least one selected transmitter of a plurality of transmitters, the method comprising the procedures of: receiving by an array of dual polarized antennas, transmissions from said plurality of transmitters, each one of said transmitters transmitting over the same frequency band and according to the same transmission protocol, each one of said transmitters being associated with unique multi-access information; receiving a control transmission from a base station, said base station employing said transmission protocol, said control transmission at least including a plurality of said unique multi-access information respective of said plurality of transmitters; associating, by a processor, between each one of said transmitters and the respective multi-access information; and identifying, by the processor, transmitter usage characteristics of said at least one selected transmitter according to the received transmission therefrom, said transmitter usage characteristics including transmitter location characteristics and transmission characteristics, said transmission characteristics include at least one of: transmission start time; transmission end time; transmission duration; and volume of transmitted data. receiving by an array of dual polarized antennas, transmissions from said plurality of transmitters, each one of said transmitters transmitting over the same frequency band and according to the same transmission protocol, each one of said transmitters being associated with unique multi-access information; receiving a control transmission from a base station, said base station employing said transmission protocol, said control transmission at least including a plurality of said unique multi-access information respective of said plurality of transmitters; associating, by a processor, between each one of said transmitters and the respective multi-access information; and identifying, by the processor, transmitter usage characteristics of said at least one selected transmitter according to the received transmission therefrom, said transmitter usage characteristics including transmitter location characteristics and transmission characteristics, said transmission characteristics include at least one of: transmission start time; transmission end time; transmission duration; and volume of transmitted data.
An electrolyte composition comprising: an ionic liquid and a solvent, wherein the solvent contains a material made of at least one of sulfolane and derivatives thereof; characterized in that the content of the material made of at least one of sulfolane and derivatives thereof is 8 to 25 mass% of the total content of the electrolyte composition; and the electrolyte composition contains water in an amount less than 1% by mass with respect to the total content of the electrolyte composition.
A process of forming a MAXMET composite coating on an article comprising: providing an article having a substrate; forming at least one MAX phase particle; coating said at least one MAX phase particle with a metallic shell; providing at least one powder containing the MAXMET composite, wherein the MAXMET composite comprises said MAX phase particles coated with said metallic shell; cold spraying said at least one powder on said substrate such that the powder velocity is at least a critical velocity required for deposition; forming a layer of said MAXMET composite on the substrate. providing an article having a substrate; forming at least one MAX phase particle; coating said at least one MAX phase particle with a metallic shell; providing at least one powder containing the MAXMET composite, wherein the MAXMET composite comprises said MAX phase particles coated with said metallic shell; cold spraying said at least one powder on said substrate such that the powder velocity is at least a critical velocity required for deposition; forming a layer of said MAXMET composite on the substrate.
A pellet for use in a glass batch process, comprising: a first layer comprising Na 2 CO 3, and, a second layer comprising SiO 2 and CaCO 3 enclosing the first layer, wherein the first layer comprises 81% or more Na 2 CO 3 by weight of the whole Na 2 CO 3 content of the pellet. a first layer comprising Na 2 CO 3, and, a second layer comprising SiO 2 and CaCO 3 enclosing the first layer, wherein the first layer comprises 81% or more Na 2 CO 3 by weight of the whole Na 2 CO 3 content of the pellet.
Process for traverse-winding an article around a reception spool, with said article extending longitudinally and having two longitudinal edges (2a, 2b), with said article being fixed at one end onto the reception spool, with said process consisting in, firstly, driving the rotation of the reception spool around its axis of revolution, so as to wind the article around said reception spool and, secondly, producing a relative movement of said reception spool in relation to the article to be traverse-wound, along the axis of revolution of said reception spool and between a first position in which one first longitudinal edge of the article is aligned with a first adjacent side of the spool, and a second position in which the second longitudinal edge of the article is aligned with the second adjacent side of said reception spool, to produce the actual traverse-winding operation, characterized in that it includes steps consisting in: • detecting and measuring, at all times, upstream of the reception spool, a transversal displacement of the article in relation to an original position of said article; • correcting, as a function of the difference measured, the relative movement of the reception spool in relation to the article to be traverse-wound, so as to compensate the displacement of the article, so that, in said first and second positions, the longitudinal edges (2a, 2b) of the article are always aligned with the respective adjacent sides (3a, 3b) of the reception spool. • detecting and measuring, at all times, upstream of the reception spool, a transversal displacement of the article in relation to an original position of said article; • correcting, as a function of the difference measured, the relative movement of the reception spool in relation to the article to be traverse-wound, so as to compensate the displacement of the article, so that, in said first and second positions, the longitudinal edges (2a, 2b) of the article are always aligned with the respective adjacent sides (3a, 3b) of the reception spool.
A monofilament fiber of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate or copolymer thereof, wherein the monofilament has a Young's modulus greater than 860 MPa, and wherein the monofilament is obtainable by a method comprising melt extrusion, quenching of the molten fiber in water, and stretching of the fiber at least 6X its original length without subsequent relaxation of the fiber; and optionally wherein the fiber has been stretched at least 7X its original length without subsequent relaxation of the fiber; or the fiber has been stretched at least 6.6 times its original length without subsequent relaxation of the fiber.
An organosilicone diquaternary ammonium salt of formula: (R 1 R 2 R 3 N + X -)-R 5 - (R 1 R 2 R 3 N + X -) wherein, R 1 each is independently a C 8-18 straight alkyl group; R 2 and R 3 each are independently methyl or ethyl; R 5 is a group of the formula: -(CH 2) n CH(OR 6 Si(OCH 2 CH 3) 3) (CH 2) n - wherein 1≦n≦3; R 6 is a single bond or a C 1-3 alkylene group; and each X - is independently Cl - or Br -.