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A protective device for devices between rails, in particular for sleeper-mounted and/or rail-mounted devices, such as balises, comprising a cover which defines a hollow space for receiving the sleeper-mounted and/or rail-mounted device, and at least two securing elements (6, 7) which are connected to the cover for securing the protective device to a rail and/or a sleeper, wherein at least one of the securing elements is designed so as to be able to be moved relative to the cover from a release position into a locking position, characterized in that the movable securing element can be pivoted about a pivot axis.
A modular sectional ladder comprising two side uprights (12,13) between which steps are arranged, wherein said uprights (12, 13) are produced by moulding thick sheets and said steps are produced by die-casting, each step providing a tread surface provided with a series of standard undulations and being constrained at its ends to a respective upright (12,13) by means of freely removable fixing means, characterized in that each step has housings at its opposite ends suitable for receiving supports, wherein said supports are half-cut supports projecting squarely from each upright (12,13) regular distance each support has holes suitable for receiving bolts for fixing the single step to the respective upright (12,13), once each support has been inserted into the housing of the respective step.
A method of manufacturing a water-in-oil emulsion of nanoparticles of paracetamol, characterised in that, an oil phase is prepared by dissolution of paracetamol in castor oil, and a water phase is prepared by dissolution of at least one emulsifier/stabilizer and possibly of potassium sorbate in water, where the emulsifier/stabilizer is chosen from a group consisting of lecithin, gelatin, and starch, then the oil phase is added dropwise to the water phase, then the two-phase system is homogenised from 10 to 45 minutes through the use of ultrasonic frequencies, where the strength of ultrasound is from 500 to 600 W and ultrasonication is carried out in flow system or in batch system, until an emulsion is obtained.
An adjustable-width mattress comprising: a support surface having a length dimension and a width dimension perpendicular to the length dimension, wherein the width dimension of the support surface may be varied; wherein: the length dimension is along a longitudinal axis and the mattress comprises; a central portion that provides a portion of the support surface; an expansion portion that provides a portion of the support surface; wherein an inward force applied to the expansion portion in a direction parallel to the width dimension causes the expansion portion to collapse so that the width dimension of the support surface is decreased; wherein fluid is displaced from the expansion portion when the expansion portion collapses, characterized in that the expansion portion comprises an air cell containing an expansion foam. a support surface having a length dimension and a width dimension perpendicular to the length dimension, wherein the width dimension of the support surface may be varied; wherein: the length dimension is along a longitudinal axis and the mattress comprises; a central portion that provides a portion of the support surface; an expansion portion that provides a portion of the support surface; wherein an inward force applied to the expansion portion in a direction parallel to the width dimension causes the expansion portion to collapse so that the width dimension of the support surface is decreased; wherein fluid is displaced from the expansion portion when the expansion portion collapses, characterized in that the expansion portion comprises an air cell containing an expansion foam. the length dimension is along a longitudinal axis and the mattress comprises; a central portion that provides a portion of the support surface; an expansion portion that provides a portion of the support surface; wherein an inward force applied to the expansion portion in a direction parallel to the width dimension causes the expansion portion to collapse so that the width dimension of the support surface is decreased; wherein fluid is displaced from the expansion portion when the expansion portion collapses, characterized in that the expansion portion comprises an air cell containing an expansion foam.
A system for detecting fluid accumulation in a body region of a subject, comprising: a sensor arrangement for obtaining a force, motion or pressure signal, induced by the beating of the heart of the subject, wherein the force, motion or pressure signal is transmitted from the heart to the sensor arrangement through the body region such that the signal varies in dependence on the density distribution of the body region; and a processor, which is adapted to analyze changes in the sensor arrangement signals over time thereby to detect changes in said density distribution and thereby determine that fluid accumulation has taken place. a sensor arrangement for obtaining a force, motion or pressure signal, induced by the beating of the heart of the subject, wherein the force, motion or pressure signal is transmitted from the heart to the sensor arrangement through the body region such that the signal varies in dependence on the density distribution of the body region; and a processor, which is adapted to analyze changes in the sensor arrangement signals over time thereby to detect changes in said density distribution and thereby determine that fluid accumulation has taken place.
A material for forming a customized holographic optically variable image on a substrate, the material comprising: a plurality of layers comprising a thermally stable layer, a wear resistant layer or top coat, an embossed layer, a semi-transparent reflective layer deposited onto the embossed layer and a heat activated adhesive layer serving to attach the material to the substrate upon heat activation; the embossed layer comprising N, N=256, embossed consecutive coplanar panels (20, 22, 26, 28), each panel n, n≤N, being holographical optically variably configured to diffractively reflect incoming light at a predetermined holographic optically variable reflection angle α n, which predetermined angle α n is different for each panel, wherein each holographical optically variably configured panel (20, 22 26 28) comprises a plurality of pixels embossed in such a way that all pixels disposed within the same panel diffractively reflect same given incoming light at a predetermined angle of reflection α n, resulting in a multi-panel arrangement wherein each panel comprises pixels embossed to reflect incoming light at an angle different from the angles of reflection of the pixels in other panels. a plurality of layers comprising a thermally stable layer, a wear resistant layer or top coat, an embossed layer, a semi-transparent reflective layer deposited onto the embossed layer and a heat activated adhesive layer serving to attach the material to the substrate upon heat activation; the embossed layer comprising N, N=256, embossed consecutive coplanar panels (20, 22, 26, 28), each panel n, n≤N, being holographical optically variably configured to diffractively reflect incoming light at a predetermined holographic optically variable reflection angle α n, which predetermined angle α n is different for each panel, wherein each holographical optically variably configured panel (20, 22 26 28) comprises a plurality of pixels embossed in such a way that all pixels disposed within the same panel diffractively reflect same given incoming light at a predetermined angle of reflection α n, resulting in a multi-panel arrangement wherein each panel comprises pixels embossed to reflect incoming light at an angle different from the angles of reflection of the pixels in other panels.
An amplifier circuit for compensating an output signal provided at an output of the amplifier circuit, the amplifier circuit comprising: a chain of n sub-amplifiers (202 1 to 202 n), comprising an end sub-amplifier (202 n) and a plurality of n-1 preliminary sub-amplifiers (202 1 to 202 n-1), wherein n is greater than two, wherein respectively inputs of the n sub-amplifiers (202 1 to 202 n) are coupled to an input transmission line for receiving an input signal, wherein respectively outputs of the n sub-amplifiers are distributed at different places along an output transmission line to provide the output signal, the n sub-amplifiers provide amplification for respective amplitude ranges of the input signal to the output signal, and each sub-amplifier contributes to a respective part of the output signal; characterised by at least one separate error correction block being coupled in between first and second respective outputs of first (202 1) and second (202 2) respective preliminary sub-amplifiers (202 1, 202 2) which are next to each other within the plurality o n-1 preliminary sub-amplifiers (202 1 to 202 n-1), wherein the first respective output is distributed before the second respective output along the output transmission line, to apply feedforward error correction to the first respective output of the first respective preliminary sub-amplifier (202 1 to 202 n-1). a chain of n sub-amplifiers (202 1 to 202 n), comprising an end sub-amplifier (202 n) and a plurality of n-1 preliminary sub-amplifiers (202 1 to 202 n-1), wherein n is greater than two, wherein respectively inputs of the n sub-amplifiers (202 1 to 202 n) are coupled to an input transmission line for receiving an input signal, wherein respectively outputs of the n sub-amplifiers are distributed at different places along an output transmission line to provide the output signal, the n sub-amplifiers provide amplification for respective amplitude ranges of the input signal to the output signal, and each sub-amplifier contributes to a respective part of the output signal; characterised by at least one separate error correction block being coupled in between first and second respective outputs of first (202 1) and second (202 2) respective preliminary sub-amplifiers (202 1, 202 2) which are next to each other within the plurality o n-1 preliminary sub-amplifiers (202 1 to 202 n-1), wherein the first respective output is distributed before the second respective output along the output transmission line, to apply feedforward error correction to the first respective output of the first respective preliminary sub-amplifier (202 1 to 202 n-1).
An all-suture anchor inserter for inserting an all-suture anchor into a bone substrate without first, separately, forming a hole to receive the anchor comprising: an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and an axis; a passage forming portion for being pushed into the substrate to therein create an anchor receiving area; an all-suture anchor carrying portion immediately adjacent said passage forming portion for pushing said all-suture anchor into said anchor receiving area, wherein said passage forming portion is provided with a forked structure having a pair of tines (24, 26) symmetrically situated on opposite sides of the axis with a longitudinally extending slot therebetween, characterised in that at an approximate longitudinal midpoint of the slot, four opposed broaching projections having distally facing surfaces are located on the pair of tines, wherein the broaching projections extend laterally in opposite directions from each of the tines (24, 26). an elongated shaft having a distal end, a proximal end and an axis; a passage forming portion for being pushed into the substrate to therein create an anchor receiving area; an all-suture anchor carrying portion immediately adjacent said passage forming portion for pushing said all-suture anchor into said anchor receiving area, wherein said passage forming portion is provided with a forked structure having a pair of tines (24, 26) symmetrically situated on opposite sides of the axis with a longitudinally extending slot therebetween, characterised in that at an approximate longitudinal midpoint of the slot, four opposed broaching projections having distally facing surfaces are located on the pair of tines, wherein the broaching projections extend laterally in opposite directions from each of the tines (24, 26).
Method for monitoring partial discharges in distribution elements under voltage of a high voltage power distribution network in service provided with said distribution elements, comprising the following steps: placing at least one measuring instrument (13, 14) and at least one device for generating and injecting defined charge pulses in the network in service, wherein in a first step, without interrupting service in the network, the generation and injection device tracks the voltage of the distribution network determining the zero crossing of the voltage of the same line phase to which the generation and injection device is connected, with respect to which at least one defined charge pulse is injected by the generation and injection device, at different time intervals, and wherein in a second step, without interrupting service in the network the measurements of the partial discharges are quantified by the measuring instruments (13, 14) using the means of the generation and injection of a defined charge pulse which is synchronized with the voltage of the network.
A method for producing soft, cylinder-like fibrous bulk bodies wrapped by a flexible material for production of fibrous plastic granulates for thermoplastically bonded fibre composite materials, in which method fibres, fibre bundles, fibre dust or a mixture of at least two of these components are shaped to form an endless strand, which is fully wrapped continuously with a flexible wrapping material strip, which is guided parallel to the endless strand, is fed in an endless manner, and is wider than the periphery of the subsequent bulk body, by wrapping the wrapping material strip longitudinally around the loose fibre strand, and is permanently enwrapped by adhesion of a formed overlap region, this product in the form of an endless wrapped strand being converted in a subsequent process step into a bulk body by cross-cutting, characterised in that a self-adhesive wrapping material strip is used and the endless enwrapped fibre strand is held together by the self-adhesion of the wrapping material strip in the overlap region.
Communication module for authenticating a mobile radio device for a location-specific function of a vehicle, comprising: a transmitter that is designed for transmitting mobile radio signals in a mobile radio system; a receiver that is designed for receiving mobile radio signals in a mobile radio system; a control module that is coupled with the transmitter and the receiver and is designed for controlling the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the control module is further designed, for a parked vehicle; to evaluate a received mobile radio signal of the mobile radio device, which comprises information concerning an identity of the mobile radio device; to carry out an authentication of the mobile radio device based on the mobile radio signal, wherein the mobile radio device is authorised, after successful authentication, to use at least one location-specific function of the vehicle, characterised in that the transmitter is transferred from a first mode into a second mode, wherein the transmitter consumes less energy in the second mode than in the first mode. a transmitter that is designed for transmitting mobile radio signals in a mobile radio system; a receiver that is designed for receiving mobile radio signals in a mobile radio system; a control module that is coupled with the transmitter and the receiver and is designed for controlling the transmitter and the receiver, wherein the control module is further designed, for a parked vehicle;
A composition consisting essentially of a sulfonic acid selected from the group consisting of an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid having structure, or its hydrate, a sulfosalicylic acid having structure, or its hydrate, and mixtures thereof, wherein n is an integer from 6 to 16, and the solvent dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, and optionally a surfactant, a sulfonic acid selected from the group consisting of an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid having structure, or its hydrate, a sulfosalicylic acid having structure, or its hydrate, and mixtures thereof, wherein n is an integer from 6 to 16, and an alkylbenzenesulfonic acid having structure, or its hydrate, a sulfosalicylic acid having structure, or its hydrate, and mixtures thereof, wherein n is an integer from 6 to 16, and the solvent dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, and optionally a surfactant,
A method, comprising: receiving, from a first communication unit (10, 10'), a request to establish a voice communication call between a first user of the first communication unit (10, 10') and a second user of a second communication unit (20, 20'); receiving, from said first communication unit (10, 10'), additional information with regard to said request; and presenting, by said second communication unit (20, 20'), an indication of said request to establish said voice communication call and said additional information to said second user, characterized in that said indication of said request to establish said voice communication call is presented to said second user responsive to a determination that said additional information complies with a set of one or more criteria, wherein said criteria are settable by said second user via said second communication unit (20, 20'). receiving, from a first communication unit (10, 10'), a request to establish a voice communication call between a first user of the first communication unit (10, 10') and a second user of a second communication unit (20, 20'); receiving, from said first communication unit (10, 10'), additional information with regard to said request; and presenting, by said second communication unit (20, 20'), an indication of said request to establish said voice communication call and said additional information to said second user, characterized in that said indication of said request to establish said voice communication call is presented to said second user responsive to a determination that said additional information complies with a set of one or more criteria, wherein said criteria are settable by said second user via said second communication unit (20, 20').
An image processing apparatus including an image forming means configured to form an image, the image processing apparatus comprising: a storage means configured to store a reference feature quantity acquired using a result of measuring a first chart by a measurement device, the reference feature quantity being a value indicating a characteristic of the measurement device; a first acquisition means configured to acquire a first feature quantity using a result of measuring a second chart by the measurement device, the second chart being created by the image forming means; a second acquisition means configured to acquire a difference between the reference feature quantity and the first feature quantity to acquire the difference as a second feature quantity; and an estimation means configured to estimate a defective point in the image processing apparatus, using data in which a feature quantity and information about a defect generated in the image processing apparatus are associated with each other, in a case where the second acquisition means acquires the second feature quantity. a storage means configured to store a reference feature quantity acquired using a result of measuring a first chart by a measurement device, the reference feature quantity being a value indicating a characteristic of the measurement device; a first acquisition means configured to acquire a first feature quantity using a result of measuring a second chart by the measurement device, the second chart being created by the image forming means; a second acquisition means configured to acquire a difference between the reference feature quantity and the first feature quantity to acquire the difference as a second feature quantity; and an estimation means configured to estimate a defective point in the image processing apparatus, using data in which a feature quantity and information about a defect generated in the image processing apparatus are associated with each other, in a case where the second acquisition means acquires the second feature quantity.
An instant coffee composition for forming a coffee beverage, wherein the composition comprises soluble coffee solids and insoluble coffee solids, the insoluble coffee solids comprising coffee oils and an insoluble coffee sediment fraction which is the non-oil portion of the insoluble coffee solids, wherein the composition comprises at least 6wt% of the insoluble coffee sediment fraction, the insoluble coffee sediment fraction comprising, when analysed after acid hydrolysis, 1wt% or less arabinose, wherein the instant coffee composition comprises at least 0.8wt% coffee oils by dry weight, and wherein the composition when analysed by wet laser diffraction at a 1.5wt% concentration has a D50 of less than 10 microns. wherein the composition comprises soluble coffee solids and insoluble coffee solids, the insoluble coffee solids comprising coffee oils and an insoluble coffee sediment fraction which is the non-oil portion of the insoluble coffee solids, wherein the composition comprises at least 6wt% of the insoluble coffee sediment fraction, the insoluble coffee sediment fraction comprising, when analysed after acid hydrolysis, 1wt% or less arabinose, wherein the instant coffee composition comprises at least 0.8wt% coffee oils by dry weight, and wherein the composition when analysed by wet laser diffraction at a 1.5wt% concentration has a D50 of less than 10 microns.
A spacer adapted to be disposed between opposed sheets of glass (18, 20) in a glazing unit and to maintain an insulating chamber between the sheets of glass (18, 20), the spacer comprising a body fabricated from a foam material, characterized in that the body defines a plurality of spaced closed insulating cavities, each of the insulating cavities extending continuously in a longitudinal direction of the body; wherein each insulating cavity has a width, the space between the insulating cavities being equal to or greater than the width of either insulating cavity.
A method of discriminating between laminar flow and other flow states of a fluid at a predetermined location, comprising producing an electrical analogue signal representative of flow rate at said location, assessing intermittency of said analogue signal, including detecting using a capacitive AC coupling and/or a high pass filter a rate of change of said analogue signal to provide a detected version thereof, and integrating said detected version to provide an output value representing intermittency, and providing a flow signal indicating whether the flow is laminar in dependence upon the value of said output value.