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A toggle switch comprising: a housing; a plurality of switches (110, 112) disposed within the housing; an actuating lever coupled to a pivot pin, wherein the actuating lever extends into the housing; and an actuator assembly coupled to the actuating lever, the actuator assembly comprising: an actuation pin coupled to the actuating lever, wherein the actuation pin is configured to actuate one or more of the plurality of switches, a spring disposed about the actuating lever, wherein the spring is configured to bias a cam follower into engagement with a cam profile on a bracket, and bias the actuating lever into an actuation position; characterised in that the cam profile comprises a peak between a first actuation position and a second actuation position, wherein the spring is configured to provide a greater biasing force to the cam follower when the cam follower is at the peak than when the cam follower is at the first actuation position or the second actuation position, wherein the peak comprises a sharp central peak. a housing; a plurality of switches (110, 112) disposed within the housing; an actuating lever coupled to a pivot pin, wherein the actuating lever extends into the housing; and an actuator assembly coupled to the actuating lever, the actuator assembly comprising: an actuation pin coupled to the actuating lever, wherein the actuation pin is configured to actuate one or more of the plurality of switches, a spring disposed about the actuating lever, wherein the spring is configured to bias a cam follower into engagement with a cam profile on a bracket, and bias the actuating lever into an actuation position; characterised in that the cam profile comprises a peak between a first actuation position and a second actuation position, wherein the spring is configured to provide a greater biasing force to the cam follower when the cam follower is at the peak than when the cam follower is at the first actuation position or the second actuation position, wherein the peak comprises a sharp central peak. an actuation pin coupled to the actuating lever, wherein the actuation pin is configured to actuate one or more of the plurality of switches, a spring disposed about the actuating lever, wherein the spring is configured to bias a cam follower into engagement with a cam profile on a bracket, and bias the actuating lever into an actuation position; characterised in that the cam profile comprises a peak between a first actuation position and a second actuation position, wherein the spring is configured to provide a greater biasing force to the cam follower when the cam follower is at the peak than when the cam follower is at the first actuation position or the second actuation position, wherein the peak comprises a sharp central peak.
A signal processing apparatus for enhancing a voice component within a multi-channel audio signal, the multi-channel audio signal comprising a left channel audio signal, a center channel audio signal, and a right channel audio signal, the signal processing apparatus comprising a filter and a combiner, wherein the filter is configured to determine a measure representing an overall magnitude of the multi-channel audio signal over frequency upon the basis of the left channel audio signal, the center channel audio signal, and the right channel audio signal, to obtain a gain function based on a ratio between a measure of magnitude of the center channel audio signal and the measure representing the overall magnitude of the multi-channel audio signal, and to weight the left channel audio signal by the gain function to obtain a weighted left channel audio signal (L E), to weight the center channel audio signal by the gain function to obtain a weighted center channel audio signal (C E), and to weight the right channel audio signal by the gain function to obtain a weighted right channel audio signal (R E); and wherein the combiner is configured to combine the left channel audio signal with the weighted left channel audio signal (L E) to obtain a combined left channel audio signal (L EV), to combine the center channel audio signal with the weighted center channel audio signal (C E) to obtain a combined center channel audio signal (C EV), and to combine the right channel audio signal with the weighted right channel audio signal (R E) to obtain a combined right channel audio signal (R EV); wherein the filter is configured to determine the gain function according to the following equations: G m k = P C m k P C m k + P S m k P C m k = C m k 2 P S m k = L m k − R m k 2 wherein G denotes the gain function, L denotes the left channel audio signal, C denotes the center channel audio signal, R denotes the right channel audio signal, P C denotes a power of the center channel audio signal as the measure representing a magnitude of the center channel audio signal, P S denotes a power of a difference between the left channel audio signal and the right channel audio signal, and the sum of P C and P S denotes the measure representing the overall magnitude of the multi-channel audio signal, m denotes a sample time index, and k denotes a frequency bin index. to determine a measure representing an overall magnitude of the multi-channel audio signal over frequency upon the basis of the left channel audio signal, the center channel audio signal, and the right channel audio signal, to obtain a gain function based on a ratio between a measure of magnitude of the center channel audio signal and the measure representing the overall magnitude of the multi-channel audio signal, and to weight the left channel audio signal by the gain function to obtain a weighted left channel audio signal (L E), to weight the center channel audio signal by the gain function to obtain a weighted center channel audio signal (C E), and to weight the right channel audio signal by the gain function to obtain a weighted right channel audio signal (R E); and
Remote control device for remote control of a floating device with a water jet propulsion for generating a water jet, wherein the remote control device has a first control unit for receiving control data and an actuating unit for controlling and / or adjusting a power of the water jet propulsion of the floating device, wherein the first control unit has a transmitter for forwarding the control data, wherein the actuating unit has a receiver for receiving the control data transmitted by the transmitter, characterized in that the actuating unit has a first actuator for mechanical actuation of a means associated with the floating device for controlling the power of the water jet propulsion of the floating device, wherein the means associated with the floating device for controlling the power of the water jet propulsion of the floating device is formed as a lever, in particular a throttle, wherein the first actuator has a substantially rigid finger for actuating the means associated with the floating device for controlling the power of the water jet propulsion of the floating device, wherein the first actuator is configured to exert a compressive force on the means associated with the floating device for controlling the power of the water jet propulsion of the floating device.
A method for the synthesis of a stereodefined phosphorothioate oligonucleotide, comprising the step of: a) deprotecting a protected 5'-hydroxy terminus of a nucleoside, or oligonucleotide, attached to a solid support, b) coupling an oxazaphospholidine phosphoramidite monomer to the deprotected 5'-hydroxy terminus of a nucleoside or oligonucleotide, to form a phosphite triester intermediate, c) oxidizing the phosphite triester intermediate with a sulfurizing reagent, followed by an optional washing step, d) repeating steps b) and c) within the same elongation cycle, e) optionally repeating steps a) - d) for one or more further elongation cycles, and f) deprotecting and cleavaging the oligonucleotide from the solid support. a) deprotecting a protected 5'-hydroxy terminus of a nucleoside, or oligonucleotide, attached to a solid support, b) coupling an oxazaphospholidine phosphoramidite monomer to the deprotected 5'-hydroxy terminus of a nucleoside or oligonucleotide, to form a phosphite triester intermediate, c) oxidizing the phosphite triester intermediate with a sulfurizing reagent, followed by an optional washing step, d) repeating steps b) and c) within the same elongation cycle, e) optionally repeating steps a) - d) for one or more further elongation cycles, and f) deprotecting and cleavaging the oligonucleotide from the solid support.
A method of using high temperature fluoride molten salt selected from the group consisting of: FLiNaK, FLiBe, FLiNaBe, FLiKBe, and combinations thereof in a solar power tower system, the method comprising: storing the molten salt in a cold storage tank; pumping the molten salt to a solar receiver the high temperature solar receiver is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of: an iron based alloy, a nickel based alloy, and a cobalt based alloy; heating the molten salt to a temperature of at least 1800 °F (982°C); storing the heated molten salt in a hot storage tank; pumping the heated molten salt to a Brayton cycle energy conversion system to generate power; and returning the molten salt to the cold storage tank. storing the molten salt in a cold storage tank; pumping the molten salt to a solar receiver the high temperature solar receiver is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of: an iron based alloy, a nickel based alloy, and a cobalt based alloy; heating the molten salt to a temperature of at least 1800 °F (982°C); storing the heated molten salt in a hot storage tank; pumping the heated molten salt to a Brayton cycle energy conversion system to generate power; and returning the molten salt to the cold storage tank.
Device for separation of individual flat, bendable objects from the underside of a stack of such objects and for the onward transportation of such objects, which device comprises a stacking space with a supporting means supporting the stack from beneath, circulating suction devices and grippers for separation of objects from the underside of the stack and an onward transportation means, wherein the supporting means is a roll bed conveyor consisting of a plurality of circulating, freely rotatable rollers which are moved through in a supporting region aligned with the suction devices and the grippers underneath the stack and wherein the suction devices and the grippers are coupled to a carrier wheel arranged under the supporting means with a substantially horizontal axis, characterized in that the rollers are coupled to at least one roller wheel arranged coaxially to the carrier wheel by means of levers mounted pivotably to the roller wheel in parallel to the rotation plane of the roller wheel, in that the carrier wheel and the roller wheel are drivable to rotate at identical angular speeds and in that an circulating path of the rollers is defined by a roller guide.
Redundant system for operating spillway gates in a dam in which the spillway gates are provided with hydraulic cylinders, the redundant system comprising: the hydraulic cylinders, a hydraulic pump, a tank, and a water turbine, wherein the hydraulic cylinders are connected through a hydraulic circuit to the pump arranged to feed hydraulic fluid through hydraulic pipelines from the tank to the hydraulic cylinders of the spillway gates to open said spillway gates when the water level behind the dam rises above an accepted level, and wherein the hydraulic pump is mechanically connected to the water turbine, characterized in that water from the dam flows to the turbine when the water level behind the dam rises above the accepted level, whereby the water flowing to the turbine starts to rotate said turbine and therewith the hydraulic pump feeding the hydraulic cylinders with hydraulic pressure to lift and open the spillway gates, and in that the redundant system further comprises a pipeline (21, 24) provided with a manually operated shut-off valve through which water is fed from the dam to the turbine, wherein the pipeline (21, 24) is further provided with a pipe loop bypassing the shut-off valve, said pipe loop extending in the vertical direction up to the accepted water level in the dam. the hydraulic cylinders, a hydraulic pump, a tank, and a water turbine, wherein the hydraulic cylinders are connected through a hydraulic circuit to the pump arranged to feed hydraulic fluid through hydraulic pipelines from the tank to the hydraulic cylinders of the spillway gates to open said spillway gates when the water level behind the dam rises above an accepted level, and wherein the hydraulic pump is mechanically connected to the water turbine, characterized in that water from the dam flows to the turbine when the water level behind the dam rises above the accepted level, whereby the water flowing to the turbine starts to rotate said turbine and therewith the hydraulic pump feeding the hydraulic cylinders with hydraulic pressure to lift and open the spillway gates, and in that the redundant system further comprises a pipeline (21, 24) provided with a manually operated shut-off valve through which water is fed from the dam to the turbine, wherein the pipeline (21, 24) is further provided with a pipe loop bypassing the shut-off valve, said pipe loop extending in the vertical direction up to the accepted water level in the dam.
A composition comprising a homogenate of C. elegans, wherein the homogenate is obtained from C. elegans cultured in axenic media that is free of E. coli, for use in treating type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, scleroderma, multiple sclerosis, posterior uveitis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, or rheumatoid arthritis.
A compound of Formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: X is R 1 is H or methyl; R 2 is R 3A and R 3B are each H or together form oxo; R 4A and R 4B are each H or together form oxo; R 5 is H or methyl; and each occurrence of n is independently 1 to 5; and wherein indicates the point of attachment to the rest of the compound. or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein: X is R 1 is H or methyl; R 2 is R 3A and R 3B are each H or together form oxo; R 4A and R 4B are each H or together form oxo; R 5 is H or methyl; and each occurrence of n is independently 1 to 5; and wherein indicates the point of attachment to the rest of the compound. X is R 1 is H or methyl; R 2 is R 3A and R 3B are each H or together form oxo; R 4A and R 4B are each H or together form oxo; R 5 is H or methyl; and each occurrence of n is independently 1 to 5; and wherein indicates the point of attachment to the rest of the compound.
A wavelength conversion apparatus comprising: an input section through which input light is input into the wavelength conversion apparatus; a wavelength converting section that includes a non-linear optical crystal with a polarity inverting structure whose polarity inverts periodically and that, in response to the input of light having a wavelength quasi-phase matched with respect to the period with which the polarity inverts, converts the wavelength of the light; and a direction changing section that sets the progression direction of the input light through the polarity inverting structure dependent on the wavelength of the input light and without changing the relative positions of the input section and the polarity inverting structure, and wherein the wavelength converting section includes a recessed surface through which light is input into the wavelength converting section, the recessed surface having a cross section that is a portion of a circle or an ellipse, so that, in case of a circle, light incident to the wavelength converting section can progress through the wavelength converting section without being refracted at the circular recessed light input surface, and so that, in case of an ellipse, the elliptical recessed light input surface has a function equivalent to a concave lens that increases, by refraction, the light incident angle relative to the polarity inverting structure for light incident in a direction different from the direction perpendicular to the polarity inverting structure. an input section through which input light is input into the wavelength conversion apparatus; a wavelength converting section that includes a non-linear optical crystal with a polarity inverting structure whose polarity inverts periodically and that, in response to the input of light having a wavelength quasi-phase matched with respect to the period with which the polarity inverts, converts the wavelength of the light; and a direction changing section that sets the progression direction of the input light through the polarity inverting structure dependent on the wavelength of the input light and without changing the relative positions of the input section and the polarity inverting structure, and wherein the wavelength converting section includes a recessed surface through which light is input into the wavelength converting section, the recessed surface having a cross section that is a portion of a circle or an ellipse, so that, in case of a circle, light incident to the wavelength converting section can progress through the wavelength converting section without being refracted at the circular recessed light input surface, and so that, in case of an ellipse, the elliptical recessed light input surface has a function equivalent to a concave lens that increases, by refraction, the light incident angle relative to the polarity inverting structure for light incident in a direction different from the direction perpendicular to the polarity inverting structure.
A switching regulator for generating a drive signal in response to a feedback signal in order for a power supply to form an output voltage from an input voltage, comprising: a startup circuit (64, 66) that forms operating supply voltage from the input voltage to supply operational power to the switching regulator; a timer circuit (70, 84) that monitors a level of the supply voltage for forming a time period and providing a timer signal at an output in response to the level of the supply voltage reaching a first value; and a detector circuit (86, 72) having an input coupled to the output of the timer circuit for receiving the timer signal and further coupled for receiving the feedback signal; characterized by that the detector circuit includes a counter coupled to count occurrences of the feedback signal and generates a fault signal if less than a number of occurrences of the feedback signal are received during the time period. a startup circuit (64, 66) that forms operating supply voltage from the input voltage to supply operational power to the switching regulator; a timer circuit (70, 84) that monitors a level of the supply voltage for forming a time period and providing a timer signal at an output in response to the level of the supply voltage reaching a first value; and a detector circuit (86, 72) having an input coupled to the output of the timer circuit for receiving the timer signal and further coupled for receiving the feedback signal; characterized by that the detector circuit includes a counter coupled to count occurrences of the feedback signal and generates a fault signal if less than a number of occurrences of the feedback signal are received during the time period.
A monitoring apparatus comprising at least three sensors (1, 2, 3) capable of detecting a characteristic of a fluid to be monitored, the sensors (1, 2, 3) located within said fluid to be monitored; each sensor comprising a probe arranged to enclose a temperature sensing device (1, 2, 3); a power circuit including a first current source, a second current source and a third current source, the first current source connected to a first temperature sensing device, the second current source connected to a second temperature sensing device, the third current source connected to a third temperature sensing device, characterised in that the first current source and the second current source are arranged to power respective first and second temperature sensing devices (1, 2) so as to cause self heating of the first temperature sensing device and the second temperature sensing device to a first temperature; the third current source arranged to power the third temperature sensing device so as to cause a minimum self heating of the third sensing device to a second temperature; wherein the first temperature is a higher temperature relative to the second; a sensing circuit connected to each said sensor, each circuit comprising a member arranged to compare the voltage across a temperature sensing device (1, 2, 3) and to output a signal indicative of a response of the probe of the temperature sensing device (1, 2, 3), a first comparator for comparing the response of the second temperature sensing device with the response of the third temperature sensing device, and for comparing the response of the first temperature sensing device with the response of the third temperature sensing device and adapted to output a first compare signal, a second comparator for comparing the response of the second temperature sensing device with the response of the first temperature sensing device and adapted to output a second compare signal, a comparison circuit adapted to receive and compare the first compare signal and the second compare signal to determine the characteristics of the fluid to be monitored and to output a test signal; and an output circuit adapted to receive a test signal and comprising means for indicating the characteristics of the fluid to be monitored.