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A method of manufacturing a three-dimensionally formed object, the method comprising: forming a constituent layer by ejecting a first composition including constituent material particles comprising metal particles to a stage, forming a support layer by ejecting a second composition including support portion-forming particles comprising ceramic particles to the stage, the ceramic particles having a sintering temperature higher than a sintering temperature of the metal particles; pre-imparting energy to the constituent material particles and the support portion-forming particles; removing the support portion-forming particles, verifying the shape of the three-dimensionally formed object, and (S150, S160) imparting energy to the constituent material particles, wherein in the imparting of the energy, the energy is imparted such that a temperature of the constituent material particles is equal to or higher than a sintering temperature of the constituent material particles, wherein the pre-imparting energy has a lower intensity than the energy of the imparting of the energy, and wherein the pre-imparting of the energy, the removing of the support portion-forming particles and the verifying of the shape of the three-dimensionally formed object are performed before the imparting of the energy. forming a constituent layer by ejecting a first composition including constituent material particles comprising metal particles to a stage, forming a support layer by ejecting a second composition including support portion-forming particles comprising ceramic particles to the stage, the ceramic particles having a sintering temperature higher than a sintering temperature of the metal particles; pre-imparting energy to the constituent material particles and the support portion-forming particles; removing the support portion-forming particles, verifying the shape of the three-dimensionally formed object, and (S150, S160) imparting energy to the constituent material particles, wherein in the imparting of the energy, the energy is imparted such that a temperature of the constituent material particles is equal to or higher than a sintering temperature of the constituent material particles, wherein the pre-imparting energy has a lower intensity than the energy of the imparting of the energy, and wherein the pre-imparting of the energy, the removing of the support portion-forming particles and the verifying of the shape of the three-dimensionally formed object are performed before the imparting of the energy.
Joining device for parts of furniture and furnishing accessories, such as shelves, bookcases, drawer units, bed frames, seats and the like, comprising a casing, made of two half-shells (12, 14), and expansion means (37, 38; 30) provided at the opposite ends of the casing, suitable for being inserted in corresponding seats (106, 108) of the two parts to be joined to produce locking thereof following the expansion, said expansion means being actuated by a cam mechanism interposed between said half-shells (12, 14) of the casing, and pass from a rest, or non-expanded, configuration to an expanded configuration and vice versa, following a relative sliding between said half-shells caused by said cam mechanism, characterised in that said expansion means are an integral part of one of said half-shells, and in that said half-shells are made with materials of different hardness, a first thereof, bearing said expansion means, being of softer material and having a certain elasticity, so as to snap-fit to a second of said half-shells.
An ion trap comprising: a first electrode set comprising a first plurality of electrodes having a first longitudinal axis; a second electrode set comprising a second plurality of electrodes having a second longitudinal axis, said second electrode set being arranged downstream of said first electrode set; a first device arranged and adapted to apply one or more DC voltages to one or more of said first plurality of electrodes and/or to one or more of said second plurality of electrodes so as to create a radially dependent DC trapping field, DC potential barrier or barrier field so that, in use, ions having a radial displacement within a first range are axially confined within said ion trap whereas ions having a radial displacement within a second different range can be axially ejected out of said ion trap; a second device arranged and adapted to excite at least some ions within said first electrode set in at least one radial direction and/or to increase the radial displacement of at least some ions in at least one radial direction within said first electrode set; a first plurality of vane or secondary electrodes arranged between the electrodes of the first electrode set and/or a second plurality of vane or secondary electrodes arranged between the electrodes of the second electrode set; and a device arranged and adapted to apply one or more first DC voltages and/or one or more second DC voltages to at least some of said vane or secondary electrodes. a first electrode set comprising a first plurality of electrodes having a first longitudinal axis; a second electrode set comprising a second plurality of electrodes having a second longitudinal axis, said second electrode set being arranged downstream of said first electrode set; a first device arranged and adapted to apply one or more DC voltages to one or more of said first plurality of electrodes and/or to one or more of said second plurality of electrodes so as to create a radially dependent DC trapping field, DC potential barrier or barrier field so that, in use, ions having a radial displacement within a first range are axially confined within said ion trap whereas ions having a radial displacement within a second different range can be axially ejected out of said ion trap; a second device arranged and adapted to excite at least some ions within said first electrode set in at least one radial direction and/or to increase the radial displacement of at least some ions in at least one radial direction within said first electrode set; a first plurality of vane or secondary electrodes arranged between the electrodes of the first electrode set and/or a second plurality of vane or secondary electrodes arranged between the electrodes of the second electrode set; and a device arranged and adapted to apply one or more first DC voltages and/or one or more second DC voltages to at least some of said vane or secondary electrodes.
A method performed by a mobile communication terminal for reducing search time of a wireless network, comprising: storing in a mobile communication terminal a definition of a set of frequency bands in which the terminal is configured to communicate, including at least first and second frequency bands, each band comprising multiple frequency channels; scanning a spectrum of a received signal in the set of frequency bands; assigning a respective rank to each channel indicative of a likelihood of an available wireless network within the channel and creating a rank list of the channels ordered according to rank; determining in the terminal one or more combinations of at least portions of the frequency bands in the set that cannot be allocated in proximity to one another due to interference and eliminating the ranked channels falling within the portions from the rank list; conducting in the terminal a frequency search over the set of the frequency bands in accordance with the ranked channels; and upon detecting a presence of a candidate wireless network in a portion of the first frequency band, which cannot be allocated in proximity to at least a portion of the second frequency band, omitting at least the portion of the second frequency band from the frequency search. storing in a mobile communication terminal a definition of a set of frequency bands in which the terminal is configured to communicate, including at least first and second frequency bands, each band comprising multiple frequency channels; scanning a spectrum of a received signal in the set of frequency bands; assigning a respective rank to each channel indicative of a likelihood of an available wireless network within the channel and creating a rank list of the channels ordered according to rank; determining in the terminal one or more combinations of at least portions of the frequency bands in the set that cannot be allocated in proximity to one another due to interference and eliminating the ranked channels falling within the portions from the rank list; conducting in the terminal a frequency search over the set of the frequency bands in accordance with the ranked channels; and upon detecting a presence of a candidate wireless network in a portion of the first frequency band, which cannot be allocated in proximity to at least a portion of the second frequency band, omitting at least the portion of the second frequency band from the frequency search.
A host cell for stably propagating a virulent hand, foot and mouth disease virus, the host cell expressing no heparan sulfate and overexpressing primate scavenger receptor class B member 2 (SCARB2), wherein at least one gene encoding an enzyme involved in the biosynthesis of heparan sulfate is knocked-out or knocked-down in the host cell, and wherein an exogenous primate SCARB2-encoding gene is introduced into the host cell.
A method of making a glassy product for stabilising a biological material comprising the steps of: i) mixing (a) a first liquid material comprising a biological material and capable of forming a glass, in which the first liquid material comprises a glutamic acid or salt thereof, with (b) a second material which is a blowing agent that undergoes decomposition and forms a gas when heated, in which the second material comprises ammonium bicarbonate; and ii) causing the first liquid material to form a glass at the same time as the second material forms the gas; wherein a glassy structure in the form of particles containing the gas is formed in a spray drier. i) mixing (a) a first liquid material comprising a biological material and capable of forming a glass, in which the first liquid material comprises a glutamic acid or salt thereof, with (b) a second material which is a blowing agent that undergoes decomposition and forms a gas when heated, in which the second material comprises ammonium bicarbonate; and ii) causing the first liquid material to form a glass at the same time as the second material forms the gas;
A paper conveyance apparatus comprising: a conveyance roller module including a pair of a sheet feeding roller and a separation roller opposite to each other across a paper conveyance path; a sound receiving aperture positioned on the same side as one side of the paper conveyance path, the one side including any one roller of the conveyance roller module; a sound signal generator (541a, 541b) for generating a sound signal in response to a sound detected through the sound receiving aperture; and a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal, characterized in that the paper conveyance apparatus further comprises a sound shield positioned on a straight line between a nip portion of the conveyance roller module and the sound receiving aperture. a conveyance roller module including a pair of a sheet feeding roller and a separation roller opposite to each other across a paper conveyance path; a sound receiving aperture positioned on the same side as one side of the paper conveyance path, the one side including any one roller of the conveyance roller module; a sound signal generator (541a, 541b) for generating a sound signal in response to a sound detected through the sound receiving aperture; and a sound jam detector for determining whether a jam has occurred based on the sound signal,
A device for actuating the locking mechanism of a lock, more particularly a furniture lock, said device comprised of a fixing unit by means of which the device can be fastened to a component, more particularly a door and/or window sash, at which the lock is also arranged, and comprised of a handle which is pivoting mounted about a rotary axis at the fixing unit and through the rotation of which the locking mechanism can be manually actuated, and comprised of a power transmission unit which can be torque-proof coupled to the handle to transmit the power applied on rotating the handle to the locking mechanism, wherein the power transmission unit is not coupled torque-proof to the handle until a release code is entered and authenticated, and wherein the entry of the release code is effected by way of electronically picking-up at least one position of handle relative to the power transmission unit characterized by a coupling mechanism through which the power transmission unit can be torque-proof coupled optionally to the fixing unit or to the handle.
A method for measuring the weld penetration depth in welding carried out by means of a working laser beam, wherein - a measurement light beam of a sensor system is coupled into a processing beam path of the working laser beam in a laser machining head and bundled or focused into a measurement light spot on a surface of a workpiece by means of focusing optics of the processing beam path, - the measurement light beam reflected on the surface of the workpiece is returned to a measurement and evaluation unit of the sensor system in order to obtain information on the distance of the surface of the workpiece from the laser machining head, - the position of the measurement light spot on the surface of the workpiece is guided over the vapor capillary both in the welding direction as well as transverse to the welding direction in order to obtain a surface profile of the workpiece in the region of the vapor capillary, - the position of the vapor capillary relative to the point of incidence of the working laser beam is determined from the surface profile of the workpiece in the region of the vapor capillary, and - the measurement light spot is moved into the determined position of the vapor capillary in order to measure the weld penetration depth during the laser machining process; wherein the measurement light spot is guided over the vapor capillary on linear paths (60, 62), and the surface profile is determined from the measurement data along the linear paths (60, 62) by means of curve fitting, or wherein the measurement light spot is guided over the vapor capillary on spiral-shaped paths. - a measurement light beam of a sensor system is coupled into a processing beam path of the working laser beam in a laser machining head and bundled or focused into a measurement light spot on a surface of a workpiece by means of focusing optics of the processing beam path, - the measurement light beam reflected on the surface of the workpiece is returned to a measurement and evaluation unit of the sensor system in order to obtain information on the distance of the surface of the workpiece from the laser machining head, - the position of the measurement light spot on the surface of the workpiece is guided over the vapor capillary both in the welding direction as well as transverse to the welding direction in order to obtain a surface profile of the workpiece in the region of the vapor capillary, - the position of the vapor capillary relative to the point of incidence of the working laser beam is determined from the surface profile of the workpiece in the region of the vapor capillary, and - the measurement light spot is moved into the determined position of the vapor capillary in order to measure the weld penetration depth during the laser machining process; wherein the measurement light spot is guided over the vapor capillary on linear paths (60, 62), and the surface profile is determined from the measurement data along the linear paths (60, 62) by means of curve fitting, or wherein the measurement light spot is guided over the vapor capillary on spiral-shaped paths.
A method for converting an optical signal into a home network signal and relaying the home network signal by a home network signal relay device in an access network, the method comprising: receiving an optical signal via an optical cable and converting the received optical signal to an Ethernet signal; classifying and storing the converted Ethernet signal according to a type of data; converting a frame of the stored Ethernet signal to a frame of a home network signal depending on a destination, a priority, or a service type of each data packet in the Ethernet signal; and distributing the converted home network signal to at least one of relay terminals and user terminals via transmission lines. receiving an optical signal via an optical cable and converting the received optical signal to an Ethernet signal; classifying and storing the converted Ethernet signal according to a type of data; converting a frame of the stored Ethernet signal to a frame of a home network signal depending on a destination, a priority, or a service type of each data packet in the Ethernet signal; and distributing the converted home network signal to at least one of relay terminals and user terminals via transmission lines.
A towed or semi-mounted mowing mechanism comprising a chassis frame supported on the ground by way of a running gear, and a tow bar pivotable about a vertical axis for coupling to a towing vehicle and at least one mowing unit pivotably mounted to the chassis frame and a transverse conveyor device arranged after the at least one mowing unit for lateral displacement of mown crop material, wherein the transverse conveyor device is pivotably moveably mounted to a boom in a pivot mounting, characterised in that the transverse conveyor device is received at the free end of the boom in the pivot mounting and at its connected end the boom is connected at hinge points hingedly to a transverse bearer of the chassis frame and the transverse conveyor device can be moved into a first engagement or non-engagement position by means of a first adjusting drive.
Device for determining a dose deposited in a scintillator by ionizing radiation, comprising: - a scintillator designed to be irradiated by the ionizing radiation and suitable for emitting scintillation photons during interaction with the ionizing radiation; - a measuring device comprising a single photodetector, said photodetector being a low-noise photodetector, the determination device being designed such that the photodetector operates in a single-photon counting mode, the photodetector providing, at its output, a measurement of the total intensity (I totale) of light received by the photodetector from the scintillator; and - an analyzer designed to determine a dose deposited in the scintillator by the ionizing radiation from only the total intensity (I totale) of light measured by the photodetector and a predetermined constant (α 1, α 2, α 3) depending only on the scintillator, the light output (a) of the determination device and the type of ionizing radiation. - a scintillator designed to be irradiated by the ionizing radiation and suitable for emitting scintillation photons during interaction with the ionizing radiation; - a measuring device comprising a single photodetector, said photodetector being a low-noise photodetector, the determination device being designed such that the photodetector operates in a single-photon counting mode, the photodetector providing, at its output, a measurement of the total intensity (I totale) of light received by the photodetector from the scintillator; and - an analyzer designed to determine a dose deposited in the scintillator by the ionizing radiation from only the total intensity (I totale) of light measured by the photodetector and a predetermined constant (α 1, α 2, α 3) depending only on the scintillator, the light output (a) of the determination device and the type of ionizing radiation.
Support structure for an armrest for pivotable articulation at a bracket of a vehicle, which has two support arms (3a, 3b) supporting a bearing member, wherein the support arms (3a, 3b) are connected at one end with a transverse support and the transverse support has bolts (12a, 12b) for pivotable mounting in the bracket, characterised in that - the transverse support is formed as a cuboid with side surfaces (5, 6, 7, 8) forming a peripheral surface and oppositely situated base surfaces (10, 11), - the transverse support is manufactured by tube forming, bending and punching out of a steel sheet equal to the flat pattern of the transverse support, wherein the bolts (12a, 12b) are formed as a tube part at the base surfaces (10, 11) of the transverse support, - the transverse support is formed with base surfaces (10, 11) in such a way that their free edges in the flat pattern (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) form with the abutting edges (5a, 7a, 8c, 5b, 7b, 8d) of the side surfaces (5, 6, 7, 8) apertures (17a, 17b) for the form-fitting reception of the support arms (3a, 3b), and - in each case one end of a support arm (3a, 3b) is received by an aperture (17a, 17b) and connected with the transverse support. - the transverse support is formed as a cuboid with side surfaces (5, 6, 7, 8) forming a peripheral surface and oppositely situated base surfaces (10, 11), - the transverse support is manufactured by tube forming, bending and punching out of a steel sheet equal to the flat pattern of the transverse support, wherein the bolts (12a, 12b) are formed as a tube part at the base surfaces (10, 11) of the transverse support, - the transverse support is formed with base surfaces (10, 11) in such a way that their free edges in the flat pattern (10a, 10b, 10c, 11a, 11b, 11c) form with the abutting edges (5a, 7a, 8c, 5b, 7b, 8d) of the side surfaces (5, 6, 7, 8) apertures (17a, 17b) for the form-fitting reception of the support arms (3a, 3b), and - in each case one end of a support arm (3a, 3b) is received by an aperture (17a, 17b) and connected with the transverse support.
A process for producing pellets or granules comprising fibres of a lignocellulousic material or natural fibres, for use as a feedstock in plastics manufacture, which comprises: conveying loose or divided fibres or fibre bundles, produced by mechanically or thermomechanically or chemo-thermomechanically or chemo-mechanically breaking down a lignocellulousic material, or natural fibres, in a dry or wet air stream and applying to the fibres while so conveying the fibres a liquid formulation comprising one or more thermoplastic polymers, or applying the liquid formulation to the loose or divided fibres or fibre bundles in a refiner, a blowline, or a drier, or at any point prior to or after the refiner, the blowline, or the drier, in a tube, pipe, drum, or other vessel which conveys or transfers the loose or divided fibres or fibre bundles continuously in the process, forming the fibres into a solid product in planar form by pressing the fibres to a solid product in planar form, and breaking down the solid product to produce said pellets or granules, wherein the pellets or granules comprise between 0.3 to 25 parts of the one or more thermoplastic polymers per 100 parts of fibre by dried weight. conveying loose or divided fibres or fibre bundles, produced by mechanically or thermomechanically or chemo-thermomechanically or chemo-mechanically breaking down a lignocellulousic material, or natural fibres, in a dry or wet air stream and applying to the fibres while so conveying the fibres a liquid formulation comprising one or more thermoplastic polymers, or applying the liquid formulation to the loose or divided fibres or fibre bundles in a refiner, a blowline, or a drier, or at any point prior to or after the refiner, the blowline, or the drier, in a tube, pipe, drum, or other vessel which conveys or transfers the loose or divided fibres or fibre bundles continuously in the process, forming the fibres into a solid product in planar form by pressing the fibres to a solid product in planar form, and breaking down the solid product to produce said pellets or granules, wherein the pellets or granules comprise between 0.3 to 25 parts of the one or more thermoplastic polymers per 100 parts of fibre by dried weight.