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An optoelectronic sensor for detecting objects in a detection area, comprising a light-receiving element for generating a received signal from light incident on the light-receiving element from the detection area, a display device (22a-b) for highlighting the position of the detection area for the human eye by means of a light pattern projected into the detection area, and a control and evaluation unit for evaluating the received signal, the light pattern having at least two partial patterns (26a-b) projected from different sources (22a-b, 52, 54), which together mark a center of the detection area, irrespective of a distance at which the light pattern is projected into the detection area, characterized in that the respective partial pattern (26a-b) is a line, the lines being at an angle to one another, in particular perpendicular to one another, and intersecting in the center, or in that the respective partial pattern (26a-b) is a cross or an arrangement of concentric circles, so that a respective partial pattern (26a-b) marks its own partial pattern center (56a-b) and thus the center is marked as the center of the partial pattern centers (56a-b).
Apparatus for transferring objects comprising: - an object take-off roller comprising, on its periphery, members for individually gripping said objects, - a device for rotating said object take-off roller, - said individual gripping members being arranged in at least one ring, said apparatus comprising, for each ring, a linear actuator, placed in the interior volume defined by said roller, for moving an individual gripping member appearing opposite this linear actuator between a rest position and a gripping position in which this individual gripping member extends radially, projecting from this take-off roller to grip an object, the gripping position being obtained by one free mobile end of said linear actuator bearing against said individual gripping member, said take-off roller being configured to move an individual gripping member in its rest position one by one in front of each linear actuator as it rotates, and wherein - the free end of said linear actuator is movable between a folded position and a deployed position in which this free end is in contact with an individual gripping member, and characterized in that this linear actuator is rotatably movable between at least an engaged position and a disengaged position such that the free end of said linear actuator, being in its deployed position or in an intermediate position between its deployed position and its folded position, said linear actuator is freely moved from its engaged position to its disengaged position when it comes into contact with another individual gripping member, in its rest position, carried by said rotating take-off roller, - said disengaged position corresponding to a position in which said actuator is spaced apart from said individual gripping members, said assembly comprising a return member to return said actuator from its disengaged position to its engaged position when the free end of said actuator is in its folded position or in an intermediate position not able to interact with an individual gripping member in its rest position. - an object take-off roller comprising, on its periphery, members for individually gripping said objects, - a device for rotating said object take-off roller, - said individual gripping members being arranged in at least one ring, said apparatus comprising, for each ring, a linear actuator, placed in the interior volume defined by said roller, for moving an individual gripping member appearing opposite this linear actuator between a rest position and a gripping position in which this individual gripping member extends radially, projecting from this take-off roller to grip an object, the gripping position being obtained by one free mobile end of said linear actuator bearing against said individual gripping member, said take-off roller being configured to move an individual gripping member in its rest position one by one in front of each linear actuator as it rotates, and wherein - the free end of said linear actuator is movable between a folded position and a deployed position in which this free end is in contact with an individual gripping member, and characterized in that this linear actuator is rotatably movable
A method for a server to optimize data transfers, comprising: receiving, from a wireless device, a request to transfer data between the wireless device (732, 736) and a data transfer target (732, 736), wherein the requested data transfer is associated with a time sensitivity window, TSW; determining whether an opportunity for a peer-to-peer, P2P, data transfer between the wireless device (732, 736) and the data transfer target (732, 736) will arise during the TSW; targeting a transfer time from within the TSW for performing the requested data transfer based on the opportunity determination; and transmitting transfer notification data to the wireless device, wherein the transfer notification data includes the targeted transfer time. receiving, from a wireless device, a request to transfer data between the wireless device (732, 736) and a data transfer target (732, 736), wherein the requested data transfer is associated with a time sensitivity window, TSW; determining whether an opportunity for a peer-to-peer, P2P, data transfer between the wireless device (732, 736) and the data transfer target (732, 736) will arise during the TSW; targeting a transfer time from within the TSW for performing the requested data transfer based on the opportunity determination; and transmitting transfer notification data to the wireless device, wherein the transfer notification data includes the targeted transfer time.
A method of illuminating diurnal avians with artificial light sources, the method comprising, in a composite source: generating a first light with a first wideband light source; by a selective wavelength converter, shifting energy content of the first light at one or more selected wavelengths to different wavelengths to create a second light comprising a second spectral content having at least two local maxima in relative intensity; and, supplying the second light comprising the second spectral content to a substantially enclosed habitat for diurnal avians located in a livestock facility; characterized in that the second spectral content has at least two local maxima in relative intensity at a wavelength within 15 nm of a wavelength at which a predetermined characteristic visual spectral response of the diurnal avian has distinct local maxima, wherein one local maximum in relative intensity of the second spectral content is at a wavelength below 400 nm; wherein the diurnal avians are chicken. generating a first light with a first wideband light source; by a selective wavelength converter, shifting energy content of the first light at one or more selected wavelengths to different wavelengths to create a second light comprising a second spectral content having at least two local maxima in relative intensity; and, supplying the second light comprising the second spectral content to a substantially enclosed habitat for diurnal avians located in a livestock facility; characterized in that the second spectral content has at least two local maxima in relative intensity at a wavelength within 15 nm of a wavelength at which a predetermined characteristic visual spectral response of the diurnal avian has distinct local maxima, wherein one local maximum in relative intensity of the second spectral content is at a wavelength below 400 nm; wherein the diurnal avians are chicken.
A method for secure firmware provisioning of a device, the method comprising: - manufacturing, by a first entity, an integrated circuit for use in the device; - providing the IC to a second entity for manufacturing the device using the IC, the IC having a unique identifier and secret key derivation data; and - providing a secure memory to a third entity, the secure memory having a first key pair, the secure memory being used with a firmware provisioning toolchain of the second entity, wherein during the manufacturing of the device by the second entity, the secure memory being enabled to verify the IC by verifying the UID, the secure memory being enabled to store a firmware decryption key, the secure memory being enabled to encrypt the firmware decryption key, the encrypted firmware decryption key being provided to the IC, and the IC enabled to decrypt the encrypted firmware decryption key for use by the IC in decrypting the firmware. - manufacturing, by a first entity, an integrated circuit for use in the device; - providing the IC to a second entity for manufacturing the device using the IC, the IC having a unique identifier and secret key derivation data; and - providing a secure memory to a third entity, the secure memory having a first key pair, the secure memory being used with a firmware provisioning toolchain of the second entity,
A toy assembly, comprising: a housing including a base, wherein the base includes a first base portion and a second base portion; a toy character inside the housing and which is supported on the base, the toy character having an interior, the toy character being removable from the housing upon opening of the housing; an inner object that is not the toy character, and which is positioned in the housing; a tether connecting the inner object to the housing; and a breakout drive shaft that has a drive gear thereon, wherein the second base portion has a travel gear thereon, wherein the drive gear is operatively connected to the travel gear, wherein rotation of the drive gear is configured so as to drive movement of the travel gear, the second base portion and the inner object about an axis A, which is configured so as to pull the tether, to open a hole in the housing. a housing including a base, wherein the base includes a first base portion and a second base portion; a toy character inside the housing and which is supported on the base, the toy character having an interior, the toy character being removable from the housing upon opening of the housing; an inner object that is not the toy character, and which is positioned in the housing; a tether connecting the inner object to the housing; and a breakout drive shaft that has a drive gear thereon, wherein the second base portion has a travel gear thereon, wherein the drive gear is operatively connected to the travel gear, wherein rotation of the drive gear is configured so as to drive movement of the travel gear, the second base portion and the inner object about an axis A, which is configured so as to pull the tether, to open a hole in the housing.
A method for treating the surface of a vulcanized tyre sidewall, characterized in that it consists in: - applying by inkjet a coloured layer to the whole of said sidewall or to at least a part of the sidewall of said tyre and then, after drying, - selectively removing the coloured layer in such a manner as to create a first pattern. - applying by inkjet a coloured layer to the whole of said sidewall or to at least a part of the sidewall of said tyre and then, after drying, - selectively removing the coloured layer in such a manner as to create a first pattern.
Apparatus for detecting X-ray photons, in particular photons (32, 34) in a computer tomograph, comprising an electrical network including: - a sensor adapted to convert a photon (32; 34) into a charge pulse, - a first preamplifier (16; 16a) adapted to convert the charge pulse into an electrical signal, - a first shaper (18; 18a) adapted to convert the electrical signal into an electrical pulse, - a first discriminator (20; 20a) adapted to compare the electrical pulse against a threshold, - an electrical path from an output of the sensor to an output of the first discriminator, said electrical path comprising a switching element adapted to be actuated in response to an electrical trigger signal (V T) derived from an electrical state of the electrical path, so that the electrical path that has received an electrical signal caused by the photon is disconnected from the sensor after a detection of the photon is indicated by the trigger signal (V T), and characterised by - a time delay element for routing the trigger signal (V T) to the switching element. - a sensor adapted to convert a photon (32; 34) into a charge pulse, - a first preamplifier (16; 16a) adapted to convert the charge pulse into an electrical signal, - a first shaper (18; 18a) adapted to convert the electrical signal into an electrical pulse, - a first discriminator (20; 20a) adapted to compare the electrical pulse against a threshold, - an electrical path from an output of the sensor to an output of the first discriminator, said electrical path comprising a switching element adapted to be actuated in response to an electrical trigger signal (V T) derived from an electrical state of the electrical path, so that the electrical path that has received an electrical signal caused by the photon is disconnected from the sensor after a detection of the photon is indicated by the trigger signal (V T), and characterised by - a time delay element for routing the trigger signal (V T) to the switching element.
A vehicle, especially motorcycle, with - an engine which has a crankshaft extending transversely to a direction of travel or longitudinal direction of the vehicle, - a gearbox, - a clutch, arranged coaxially to the crankshaft, which can assume an opened state and a closed state, wherein the clutch • in the closed state permits transmission of torque from the crankshaft to the gearbox, • a drive element of the clutch is connected non-rotatably to the crankshaft and an output element of the clutch is arranged rotatably with respect to the crankshaft, characterised in that the output element of the clutch is connected in one piece to a primary pinion mounted rotatably on the crankshaft. - an engine which has a crankshaft extending transversely to a direction of travel or longitudinal direction of the vehicle, - a gearbox, - a clutch, arranged coaxially to the crankshaft, which can assume an opened state and a closed state, wherein the clutch • in the closed state permits transmission of torque from the crankshaft to the gearbox, • a drive element of the clutch is connected non-rotatably to the crankshaft and an output element of the clutch is arranged rotatably with respect to the crankshaft, characterised in that the output element of the clutch is connected in one piece to a primary pinion mounted rotatably on the crankshaft. • in the closed state permits transmission of torque from the crankshaft to the gearbox, • a drive element of the clutch is connected non-rotatably to the crankshaft and an output element of the clutch is arranged rotatably with respect to the crankshaft,
A process for producing an esterified cellulose ether comprising the stages of i) preparing a reaction mixture comprising a cellulose ether, an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid anhydride, a dicarboxylic acid anhydride, and a reaction diluent and heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of from 60°C to 110 °C prior to, during or after mixing the components of the reaction mixture to conduct an esterification reaction, wherein an aliphatic carboxylic acid is used as a reaction diluent and wherein the reaction mixture additionally comprises an alkali metal carboxylate as a reaction catalyst, and ii) before the esterification reaction is completed, adding an additional amount of reaction diluent continuously or in one or more portions to the reaction mixture and allowing the esterification reaction to further proceed, wherein the cellulose ether is an alkyl cellulose, a hydroxyalkylcellulose or a hydroxyalkyl alkylcellulose, the aliphatic monocarboxylic acid anhydride is acetic anhydride, butyric anhydride or propionic anhydride and the dicarboxylic acid anhydride is succinic anhydride, maleic anhydride or phthalic anhydride. i) preparing a reaction mixture comprising a cellulose ether, an aliphatic monocarboxylic acid anhydride, a dicarboxylic acid anhydride, and a reaction diluent and heating the reaction mixture to a temperature of from 60°C to 110 °C prior to, during or after mixing the components of the reaction mixture to conduct an esterification reaction, wherein an aliphatic carboxylic acid is used as a reaction diluent and wherein the reaction mixture additionally comprises an alkali metal carboxylate as a reaction catalyst, and ii) before the esterification reaction is completed, adding an additional amount of reaction diluent continuously or in one or more portions to the reaction mixture and allowing the esterification reaction to further proceed, wherein the cellulose ether is an alkyl cellulose, a hydroxyalkylcellulose or a hydroxyalkyl alkylcellulose, the aliphatic monocarboxylic acid anhydride is acetic anhydride, butyric anhydride or propionic anhydride and the dicarboxylic acid anhydride is succinic anhydride, maleic anhydride or phthalic anhydride.
A water treatment system for controlling a water temperature during a hydrotherapy treatment, wherein the water treatment system comprises a) a sanitary fitting comprising - a treatment outlet, - a first water feed line - including an electronically operated first discrete valve and - providing water with a first water temperature to the treatment outlet, - a second water feed line - including an electronically operated second discrete valve and - providing water with a second water temperature to the same treatment outlet, and b) a controller coupled to the first and second discrete valve (30, 32) of the sanitary fitting, wherein c) the controller is configured to change the water temperature at the treatment outlet to at least one intermediate temperature in between the first and the second water temperature (23, 25), characterized in that the controller is further configured to change the water temperature d) by switching in pulses the first discrete valve and/or the second discrete valve fully open or fully closed without intermediate openings known from proportional valves e) by varying the pulse durations, and f) by taking into account a given latency for the temperature change at the treatment outlet. a) a sanitary fitting comprising - a treatment outlet, - a first water feed line - including an electronically operated first discrete valve and - providing water with a first water temperature to the treatment outlet, - a second water feed line - including an electronically operated second discrete valve and - providing water with a second water temperature to the same treatment outlet, and - a treatment outlet, - a first water feed line - including an electronically operated first discrete valve and - providing water with a first water temperature to the treatment outlet, - including an electronically operated first discrete valve and - providing water with a first water temperature to the treatment outlet, - a second water feed line - including an electronically operated second discrete valve and - providing water with a second water temperature to the same treatment outlet, and - including an electronically operated second discrete valve and - providing water with a second water temperature to the same treatment outlet, and b) a controller coupled to the first and second discrete valve (30, 32) of the sanitary fitting, wherein c) the controller is configured to change the water temperature at the treatment outlet to at least one intermediate temperature in between the first and the second water temperature (23, 25), characterized in that the controller is further configured to change the water temperature d) by switching in pulses the first discrete valve and/or the second discrete valve fully open or fully closed without intermediate openings known from proportional valves e) by varying the pulse durations, and f) by taking into account a given latency for the temperature change at the treatment outlet.
A method for controlling the driving of a vehicle, which vehicle can be run in at least one mode focused on operability and at least one mode focused on economical operation and can be switched between said modes, characterised by the steps of determining a torque outtake pattern continually over a given period of time (t 1 - t 2), of determining a proportion of said period during which the vehicle runs with a torque outtake which is either above a predetermined value (M max) or below a predetermined value (M min), and of using said proportion as a basis for deciding whether the current mode is the most appropriate.
Covering apparatus comprising at least one vertical upright, provided, at an upper end thereof, with an upper base, said apparatus also comprising at least two horizontal crosspieces attached to said vertical upright at said upper end, wherein the vertical upright has, in itself and/or associated with it, at least one support surface defined, at least partly, by said upper base and on which at least one corresponding horizontal crosspiece is positioned resting, wherein said at least one vertical upright is defined by a plurality of walls, connected to each other in a closed ring, wherein at least a part of said support surface is defined by the thickness of at least some of said walls, wherein at least one of said horizontal crosspieces is connected to said vertical upright by means of one or more auxiliary elements, connected to said upper end, characterized in that said auxiliary element comprises at least one specialized lateral wall to which one of said horizontal crosspieces is attached, wherein said at least one specialized lateral wall lies on a plane substantially parallel to the lying plane of one of said walls of said at least one vertical upright, the reciprocal distance between the two lying planes of said specialized lateral wall and one of said walls defining on said upper base at least a part of said support surface, and in that said at least one specialized lateral wall is connected, at a base edge, to a bottom wall of said auxiliary element, wherein said bottom wall has smaller plan sizes than those of said upper base defining, on said upper base, at least a part of said support surface.
Screen printing machine having a cylindrical round screen, a blade arranged in the round screen, and a delivery and metering device for printing ink, the blade bearing on the inner side of the round screen and applying the printing ink onto the inner side of the round screen, wherein a sensor measures the filling level of the amount of ink on the blade and the delivery and metering device delivers less, more or a constant amount of printing ink to the blade as a function of the measured amount of ink on the blade, and therefore regulates the amount of ink on the blade, characterized in that the sensor is a capacitive sensor which is arranged directly on the blade.