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A sample freezing device comprising: a base container having a top end, a bottom end, and a lower chamber extending therebetween, the top end comprising an opening having an annular ring protrusion and an internal rim protrusion, and the bottom end having an inlet port; a cover having a top end, a bottom end, and an upper chamber extending therebetween, the top end having an outlet port (150, 205) and the bottom end comprising an opening having a ring projection for compatibly interconnecting with the annular ring protrusion of the base container; a sample rack removably disposed between the base container and the cover, wherein the sample rack further comprises an extension defining a perimeter of the sample rack; and an airtight seal formed between the extension of the sample rack and the internal rim protrusion of the base container, characterized in that the airtight seal forces gases within the lower chamber to pass into the upper chamber via a gas vent (225, 350) in the sample rack. a base container having a top end, a bottom end, and a lower chamber extending therebetween, the top end comprising an opening having an annular ring protrusion and an internal rim protrusion, and the bottom end having an inlet port; a cover having a top end, a bottom end, and an upper chamber extending therebetween, the top end having an outlet port (150, 205) and the bottom end comprising an opening having a ring projection for compatibly interconnecting with the annular ring protrusion of the base container; a sample rack removably disposed between the base container and the cover, wherein the sample rack further comprises an extension defining a perimeter of the sample rack; and an airtight seal formed between the extension of the sample rack and the internal rim protrusion of the base container, characterized in that the airtight seal forces gases within the lower chamber to pass into the upper chamber via a gas vent (225, 350) in the sample rack.
Apparatus for feeding liquid metal to an evaporator device in a vacuum chamber, the apparatus further comprising a container adapted to contain a liquid metal, a feed tube from the container to the evaporator device and an electromagnetic pump provided in the feed tube, characterised in that a vacuum enclosure is provided which encloses the electromagnetic pump.
Device for discharging products, particularly product containers such as bottles, from a transport path by means of one or more discharge segments, wherein the or each discharge segment comprises a carriage and a discharger, and said discharger can effect a discharge of the product by way of a deflection, wherein the or each discharge segment comprises a second carriage, wherein each of the two carriages is mounted on a guide to be movably supported and the discharger and the carriages are mechanically connected to one another such that the relative distance of the carriages from one another determines the deflection of the discharger, characterized in that the carriages (102, 202, 402) and the guide (103, 203, 403) form a linear motor.
A method of processing a broadcast signal in a transmitting system, the method comprising: outer encoding Layer 1, L1, signaling data; zero-padding the outer encoded L1 signaling data; low-density parity-check, LDPC, encoding the zero-padded L1 signaling data; zero-removing the LDPC encoded L1 signaling data; mapping data of a plurality of Physical Layer Pipes, PLPs, into constellations using a non-uniform constellation M-QAM scheme, wherein M is one of 64, 256, 1024, and 4096; time interleaving the mapped data; building a signal frame based on the zero-removed L1 signaling data and the time interleaved data, wherein the zero-removed L1 signaling data includes repeated data; modulating data in the built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing,OFDM, method; and transmitting the broadcast signal having the modulated data, wherein the zero-removed L1 signaling data further includes channel bonding information indicating a number of channels for a channel bonding applied to the broadcast signal, and wherein when the channel bonding is applied, reordering for the broadcast signal is performed at a receiver side. outer encoding Layer 1, L1, signaling data; zero-padding the outer encoded L1 signaling data; low-density parity-check, LDPC, encoding the zero-padded L1 signaling data; zero-removing the LDPC encoded L1 signaling data; mapping data of a plurality of Physical Layer Pipes, PLPs, into constellations using a non-uniform constellation M-QAM scheme, wherein M is one of 64, 256, 1024, and 4096; time interleaving the mapped data; building a signal frame based on the zero-removed L1 signaling data and the time interleaved data, wherein the zero-removed L1 signaling data includes repeated data; modulating data in the built signal frame by an Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing,OFDM, method; and transmitting the broadcast signal having the modulated data, wherein the zero-removed L1 signaling data further includes channel bonding information indicating a number of channels for a channel bonding applied to the broadcast signal, and wherein when the channel bonding is applied, reordering for the broadcast signal is performed at a receiver side.
A method employed in wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting at least one power control reference signal from an antenna selected from a group of M antennas, with M a positive integer; conveying a power spectral density, PSD, offset from the antenna employed to report the at least one power control reference signal, wherein the PSD offset is based at least in part on a reference PSD level for transmitting the at least one power control reference signal; and transmitting a pilot signal from each antenna in the set of M antennas for estimating a multiple-input multiple output channel when M > 1, and a SIMO channel when M=1. transmitting at least one power control reference signal from an antenna selected from a group of M antennas, with M a positive integer; conveying a power spectral density, PSD, offset from the antenna employed to report the at least one power control reference signal, wherein the PSD offset is based at least in part on a reference PSD level for transmitting the at least one power control reference signal; and transmitting a pilot signal from each antenna in the set of M antennas for estimating a multiple-input multiple output channel when M > 1, and a SIMO channel when M=1.
Method for operating a welding device for forming an electric arc, the device comprising an energy accumulator, a power unit and an input and/or output apparatus, connected to a control apparatus, for setting the welding current being used to convert the energy of the energy accumulator, characterised in that when the welding device is started up, a reference value for the remaining welding time for operating the welding device is calculated and displayed using the set welding current, by means of the control apparatus, on the basis of a determined capacitance of the energy accumulator and the value set on the input and/or output apparatus for the welding current before a welding process is carried out, the remaining welding time is correspondingly corrected when the welding current is changed on the input and/or output apparatus, and the remaining welding time is adapted while the welding process is being carried out on the basis of the actual value of the welding current and welding voltage.
A method for connecting an end of a first metal strip to the beginning of a second metal strip in a strip treatment installation, the end of the strip and the beginning of the strip being positioned one on top of the other to form an overlap and being connected to each other at multiple connecting points in the region of the overlap, by means of clinching without cutting, characterised in that the thickness of the end of the first metal strip and the thickness of the beginning of the second metal strip are measured within the strip treatment installation before connection, and the clinching process is controlled or regulated depending on the thicknesses measured before connection, wherein the penetration depth of the punch(es) of the clinching tool is controlled or regulated depending on the thicknesses (D1, D2) measured before connection.
Plasma-chemical method for production of black oxide ceramic layers on aluminium, magnesium, titanium or alloys thereof and special substances containing these materials, which comprise intermetallic compounds of aluminium, magnesium, titanium or alloys thereof, according to the process of anodic oxidation in an aqueous electrolyte which contains iron and vanadium, characterised in that the electrolyte contains 0.04 to 0.09 Mol/L of ammonium iron citrate and 0.035 to 0.090 Mol/L of ammonium (mono)vanadate.
Centrifugal pump having a pump casing and a pressure cover, wherein a surface of the pressure cover at least partially has a carbon layer and a sealing element is arranged on the pressure cover, wherein the pressure cover has at least one surface of contact with the sealing element, which is provided with a carbon layer, wherein the sealing element interacts with a shaft sealing arrangement.
A method for use in a robotic lawnmower configured to operate within a work area according to an operating schedule, the method comprising detecting the presence of living object(s); determining a location of where the living object(s) has been detected and adapting the operating schedule accordingly, wherein the method is characterized in that the method further comprises adapting the operating schedule by determining a non-working area around the location of the living object(s), staying out of the non-working area, tracking the living object(s) and adapting a location of the non-working area according to the movements of the living object(s) 270, so that the non-working area overlaps the location of the living object(s). detecting the presence of living object(s); determining a location of where the living object(s) has been detected and adapting the operating schedule accordingly, wherein the method is characterized in that the method further comprises adapting the operating schedule by determining a non-working area around the location of the living object(s), staying out of the non-working area, tracking the living object(s) and adapting a location of the non-working area according to the movements of the living object(s) 270, so that the non-working area overlaps the location of the living object(s). determining a non-working area around the location of the living object(s), staying out of the non-working area, tracking the living object(s) and adapting a location of the non-working area according to the movements of the living object(s) 270, so that the non-working area overlaps the location of the living object(s).
An impact detection and protection system for a vehicle: characterized by: • a sensor; • a carrier for the sensor having a first foam element and a second foam element, wherein the first foam element and the second foam element sandwich, enclose and are in mechanical contact with the sensor and the carrier is mountable to a structural element of the vehicle; • wherein the sensor comprises: ∘ at least one sensor element (3 1, 3 2,...,3 M) of a first type of the sensor is oriented along the axis of the sensor, wherein the at least one sensor element (3 1, 3 2,..., 3 M) of the first type is a capacitive sensor; ∘ a plurality of sensor elements (9 1, 9 2,...,9 O) of a second type of the sensor are oriented and distributed along the axis of the sensor, wherein the plurality of sensor elements (9 1, 9 2,..., 9 O) of the second type are piezoelectric sensor elements; and • a plurality of dome shaped cavities are formed in the first foam element so that each of the dome shaped cavities defines an apex which is open to the second foam element, wherein one single piezoelectric sensor element (9 1, 9 2,..., 9 O) of the plurality of sensor elements (9 1, 9 2,...,9 O) is attached to each apex. • a sensor; • a carrier for the sensor having a first foam element and a second foam element, wherein the first foam element and the second foam element sandwich, enclose and are in mechanical contact with the sensor and the carrier is mountable to a structural element of the vehicle; • wherein the sensor comprises: ∘ at least one sensor element (3 1, 3 2,...,3 M) of a first type of the sensor is oriented along the axis of the sensor, wherein the at least one sensor element (3 1, 3 2,..., 3 M) of the first type is a capacitive sensor; ∘ a plurality of sensor elements (9 1, 9 2,...,9 O) of a second type of the sensor are oriented and distributed along the axis of the sensor, wherein the plurality of sensor elements (9 1, 9 2,..., 9 O) of the second type are piezoelectric sensor elements; and ∘ at least one sensor element (3 1, 3 2,...,3 M) of a first type of the sensor is oriented along the axis of the sensor, wherein the at least one sensor element (3 1, 3 2,..., 3 M) of the first type is a capacitive sensor; ∘ a plurality of sensor elements (9 1, 9 2,...,9 O) of a second type of the sensor are oriented and distributed along the axis of the sensor, wherein the plurality of sensor elements (9 1, 9 2,..., 9 O) of the second type are piezoelectric sensor elements; and • a plurality of dome shaped cavities are formed in the first foam element so that each of the dome shaped cavities defines an apex which is open to the second foam element, wherein one single piezoelectric sensor element (9 1, 9 2,..., 9 O) of the plurality of sensor elements (9 1, 9 2,...,9 O) is attached to each apex.
A vehicle driving device noise-absorbing structure comprising: a bracket configured to attach a vehicle driving device to a vehicle body (2, 3, 6); and a noise-absorbing member attached to the bracket, characterized in that the noise-absorbing member includes: a tubular portion into which the bracket is inserted; an engaging portion composed of a hole which is formed in the noise-absorbing member, the engaging portion being engaged with the bracket; and a noise-absorbing member body portion which extends from the tubular portion in a direction in which the bracket extends and comes into contact with an outer peripheral portion of the bracket, a protruding portion protruding outward from an outer peripheral portion of the noise-absorbing member body portion is formed at the outer peripheral portion of the bracket, and the protruding portion is engaged with the hole by entering the hole. a bracket configured to attach a vehicle driving device to a vehicle body (2, 3, 6); and a noise-absorbing member attached to the bracket, characterized in that the noise-absorbing member includes: a tubular portion into which the bracket is inserted; an engaging portion composed of a hole which is formed in the noise-absorbing member, the engaging portion being engaged with the bracket; and a noise-absorbing member body portion which extends from the tubular portion in a direction in which the bracket extends and comes into contact with an outer peripheral portion of the bracket, a protruding portion protruding outward from an outer peripheral portion of the noise-absorbing member body portion is formed at the outer peripheral portion of the bracket, and the protruding portion is engaged with the hole by entering the hole. a tubular portion into which the bracket is inserted; an engaging portion composed of a hole which is formed in the noise-absorbing member, the engaging portion being engaged with the bracket; and a noise-absorbing member body portion which extends from the tubular portion in a direction in which the bracket extends and comes into contact with an outer peripheral portion of the bracket, a protruding portion protruding outward from an outer peripheral portion of the noise-absorbing member body portion is formed at the outer peripheral portion of the bracket, and the protruding portion is engaged with the hole by entering the hole.
A method for establishing a satellite communication link from a satellite telephone to a communication satellite (30.3) of a satellite-based communication system which comprises a plurality of communication satellites (30.1-30.n, 70) which, distributed in different orbits, orbit the earth and are each designed to simultaneously handle a predetermined number of communication links from and to satellite telephones, the method comprising the following method steps: a) providing time- and location-dependent meteorological data in a satellite telephone; b) determining, by the satellite telephone, a plurality of communication satellites (30.1-30-n) of the satellite-based communication system to which a line-of-sight connection to the satellite telephone exists at a current point in time; c) determining, by the satellite telephone, the signal strengths of the signals received from the communication satellites (30.1-30.n) determined in step b) at the current point in time; d) selecting, by the satellite telephone, one of the communication satellites (30.1-30.n) determined in step b) in dependence on the signal strengths determined in step c) and on the time- and location-dependent meteorological data provided in step a), and e) initiating, by the satellite telephone, the establishment of a communication link to the communication satellite (30.3) selected in step d) substantially at the current point in time.< a) providing time- and location-dependent meteorological data in a satellite telephone; b) determining, by the satellite telephone, a plurality of communication satellites (30.1-30-n) of the satellite-based communication system to which a line-of-sight connection to the satellite telephone exists at a current point in time; c) determining, by the satellite telephone, the signal strengths of the signals received from the communication satellites (30.1-30.n) determined in step b) at the current point in time; d) selecting, by the satellite telephone, one of the communication satellites (30.1-30.n) determined in step b) in dependence on the signal strengths determined in step c) and on the time- and location-dependent meteorological data provided in step a), and e) initiating, by the satellite telephone, the establishment of a communication link to the communication satellite (30.3) selected in step d) substantially at the current point in time.<
An LED light source comprising at least three series connections of a LED string (R, G, B, W) and a semiconductor switching device (Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4), which series connections are in parallel configuration and adapted to share a common current source, wherein the LED strings (R, G, B, W) of the at least three series connections are adapted to emit respectively at least two different colours, and the LED light source further comprising a colour tone or colour temperature controller which is adapted to provide at least three pulse-width modulated control signals (C1, C2, C3, C4) to control said at least three series connections of a LED string and a semiconductor switch to be sequentially active one at a time and to take current from said common current source for a time defined by the respective one of said pulse-width modulated control signals, characterised in that said colour tone or colour temperature controller is adapted to form said at least three pulse-width modulated control signals (C1, C2, C3, C4) with logical operations from only two pulse-width modulated colour control signals (A, B) supplied to the colour tone or colour temperature controller.
A combination of an assembly of a module for authenticating a wearer and a support for the module, in the form of a strap, and a base, the combination comprising the following features: - a processing circuit provided in the module and comprising an authentication memory, - means connected to the module for detecting the opening of the strap, - a means for inactivating the processing circuit when the opening detection means detect an opening of the strap, this means being provided in the module, - a sensor of a physiological parameter of the wearer provided in the module, - a sensor of the same physiological parameter provided in the base, - means for acquiring and storing biometric data of a wearer of the module, distinct from said physiological parameter, these means being provided in the base, - means for comparing the biometric data acquired by the base with reference biometric data contained in the authentication memory, - circuits for wireless nearfield communications provided in the module and in the base and controlled by controlling means, capable of allowing the module and the base to communicate according to a protocol allowing to transmit or receive the biometric data, - means for validating the presence of the wearer based on presence validation signals constituted by the physiological parameter provided by said sensor of the module and provided by the sensor of the base, capable of authorizing the module or the base to access the biometric data only in case of validation, and - means for interfacing the base with a personal digital device. - a processing circuit provided in the module and comprising an authentication memory, - means connected to the module for detecting the opening of the strap, - a means for inactivating the processing circuit when the opening detection means detect an opening of the strap, this means being provided in the module, - a sensor of a physiological parameter of the wearer provided in the module, - a sensor of the same physiological parameter provided in the base, - means for acquiring and storing biometric data of a wearer of the module, distinct from said physiological parameter, these means being provided in the base, - means for comparing the biometric data acquired by the base with reference biometric data contained in the authentication memory, - circuits for wireless nearfield communications provided in the module and in the base and controlled by controlling means, capable of allowing the module and the base to communicate according to a protocol allowing to transmit or receive the biometric data, - means for validating the presence of the wearer based on presence validation signals constituted by the physiological parameter provided by said sensor of the module and provided by the sensor of the base, capable of authorizing the module or the base to access the biometric data only in case of validation, and - means for interfacing the base with a personal digital device.