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Magnetic stopper for a rotary motion system comprising a base unit and a rotary unit rotatably mounted on the base unit, the magnetic stopper comprising a static part configured to be mounted on said base unit and a rotary arm configured to be mounted on said rotary unit to move on a circular trajectory when the rotary unit is rotating relative to the base unit, the static part comprising a rotary arm stopping portion configured to receive a distal end portion of the rotary arm, and a movable arrangement characterized in that said movable arrangement comprises a blade comprising a proximal end portion connected to the static part and a distal end portion, a magnet holder connected to the distal end portion of the blade, and a mobile magnet mounted on the magnet holder, wherein the distal end portion of the rotary arm comprises a magnet receiving portion in which a rotary arm magnet is mounted with its opposite poles N-S aligned with a tangent of the circular trajectory and wherein the movable magnet and the rotary arm magnet are arranged such the same pole of the mobile magnet and the rotary arm magnet face each other when the static part and the rotary arm are mounted respectively on the base and rotary units (102, 104) and when the rotary arm moves within said rotary arm stopping portion, thereby repulsing each other without any contact while bending the blade in order to prevent excessive movement of the rotary unit when the rotary motion system is operating. a rotary arm stopping portion configured to receive a distal end portion of the rotary arm, and a movable arrangement characterized in that said movable arrangement comprises a blade comprising a proximal end portion connected to the static part and a distal end portion, a magnet holder connected to the distal end portion of the blade, and a mobile magnet mounted on the magnet holder, wherein the distal end portion of the rotary arm comprises a magnet receiving portion in which a rotary arm magnet is mounted with its opposite poles N-S aligned with a tangent of the circular trajectory and wherein the movable magnet and the rotary arm magnet are arranged such the same pole of the mobile magnet and the rotary arm magnet face each other when the static part and the rotary arm are mounted respectively on the base and rotary units (102, 104) and when the rotary arm moves within said rotary arm stopping portion, thereby repulsing each other without any contact while bending the blade in order to prevent excessive movement of the rotary unit when the rotary motion system is operating.
A dye system for application to a human hair, said dye system comprising: (a) at least one dye precursor; (b) an oxidising agent; and (c) a catalyst, wherein said catalyst is a homogeneous catalyst or a heterogeneous catalyst and wherein said catalyst comprises zirconium; and wherein said at least one dye precursor is an organic precursor which comprises either at least one aromatic amino compound, phenolic compound, or aminophenolic compound and is optionally selected from p -aminophenol, o -aminophenol, p -amino- o -cresol, m -aminophenol, p -chlororesorcinol, 2,3-dihydroxynaphthalene, 3-methylcatechol, 4-methylresorcinol, p -aminobenzoic acid, 1,3-dihydroxynaphthalene and 1,4-dihydroxynaphthalene, or comprises at least one naturally occurring compound or derivative thereof; wherein said at least one naturally occurring compound or derivative thereof comprises at least one phenolic compound or derivative thereof and said at least one naturally occurring phenolic compound or derivative thereof is selected from gallic acid, tannic acid, vanillin, phloroglucinol, orcinol or 5-aminosalicylic acid; or comprises isatin, 1-methylindole 2-methylindole, or N,N-bis(hydroxyethyl)- p -phenylenediamine: (a) at least one dye precursor; (b) an oxidising agent; and (c) a catalyst,
Method for operating a dryer with a heat pump and internal flushing of at least one heat exchanger, wherein the dryer contains a drum for receiving damp items of laundry, a heat pump (4, 5, 13, 14) having, as heat exchangers (4, 5), a heat sink and a heat source, a condensate pan, a condensate tank, a condensate pump for conveying an aqueous liquid from the condensate pan to the condensate tank, a flushing apparatus, connected to the condensate tank, for at least one of the heat exchangers (4, 5), a fan for conveying process air in a process air duct, a control device and a counter for registering a number of drying programs performed, wherein the counter can detect at least one counter reading n i where i ≥ 1, comprising the steps a) starting a drying program; b) increasing the counter reading n i by the value "1" and checking whether the new counter reading obtained as a result is m i = ( n i +1) = n set i, where n set i is a predetermined number of drying programs performed since a last flushing of the heat exchanger (4, 5); c) in the event that m i = n set i, determining the quantity M of aqueous liquid, which is conveyed during the drying program from the condensate pan into the condensate tank; comparing the determined quantity M with a quantity M set provided for flushing the heat exchanger (4, 5); flushing the heat exchanger (4, 5) with the flushing device when M ≥M set; and resetting the counter reading n i to zero; and (d) in the event that m i < n set i, performing and terminating the drying program without flushing the heat exchanger (4, 5), wherein the flushing in step is carried out when the fan is switched on; and wherein, in the event that, with the comparison in step, it is determined that M > M set, the steps and are not performed, but step (d) is instead performed. a) starting a drying program; b) increasing the counter reading n i by the value "1" and checking whether the new counter reading obtained as a result is m i = ( n i +1) = n set i, where n set i is a predetermined number of drying programs performed since a last flushing of the heat exchanger (4, 5); c) in the event that m i = n set i, determining the quantity M of aqueous liquid, which is conveyed during the drying program from the condensate pan into the condensate tank; comparing the determined quantity M with a quantity M set provided for flushing the heat exchanger (4, 5); flushing the heat exchanger (4, 5) with the flushing device when M ≥M set; and resetting the counter reading n i to zero; and determining the quantity M of aqueous liquid, which is conveyed during the drying program from the condensate pan into the condensate tank; comparing the determined quantity M with a quantity M set provided for flushing the heat exchanger (4, 5); flushing the heat exchanger (4, 5) with the flushing device when M ≥M set; and resetting the counter reading n i to zero; and (d) in the event that m i < n set i, performing and terminating the drying program without flushing the heat exchanger (4, 5),
A method of manufacturing a fluid gel, the method comprising the steps of: (a) adding metal cations to a gellant dispersion comprising gellan gum while retaining the pH of said dispersion at no greater than 3; and (b) adding a pH modifying agent to the gellant dispersion to increase the pH of the gellant dispersion to greater than 3; wherein the gellan gum is a low acyl gellan gum. (a) adding metal cations to a gellant dispersion comprising gellan gum while retaining the pH of said dispersion at no greater than 3; and (b) adding a pH modifying agent to the gellant dispersion to increase the pH of the gellant dispersion to greater than 3;
A method for carrying out a roll change, wherein a web, which runs off an old roll, of a substrate to be processed is pressed against a new roll, which is provided with an adhesive point, of the substrate to be printed, wherein the web, which runs off the old roll, which runs off, is severed at a cutting edge after pressing against the adhesive point of the new roll and after forming an adhesive bond between web, which runs off, and new roll, wherein at least one tail with an extension from the adhesive point to the cutting edge remains mostly on the adhesive point, characterized in that, when using a fluid-repellent substrate, an adhesive-free liquid is applied to the new roll and/or to the side of the tail facing the web, at least in a partial surface of the tail.
A wind turbine system, comprising: a wind turbine comprising a plurality of blades and a tower; and a processing subsystem configured to shut down the wind turbine by non-linearly pitching out the plurality of blades in the wind turbine towards a feather position at a pitch rate determined based upon a tower-fore-aft velocity of a top-portion of the tower during oscillations of the tower; wherein the tower-fore-aft velocity indicates a direction of movement of the top-portion of the tower during the oscillations of the tower with respect to a direction of the wind; wherein the direction of movement of the top-portion of the tower comprises an upwind movement of the top-portion of the tower and a downwind movement of the top-portion of the tower; wherein the pitch rate comprises a first pitch rate and a second pitch rate; wherein the processing subsystem is configured to shut down the wind turbine towards the feather position by: pitching out the plurality of blades at the first pitch rate towards the feather position when the tower-fore-aft velocity is indicative of the downwind movement of the top-portion of the tower; and pitching out the plurality of blades at the second pitch rate towards the feather position when the tower-fore-aft velocity is indicative of the upwind movement of the top-portion of the tower. a wind turbine comprising a plurality of blades and a tower; and a processing subsystem configured to shut down the wind turbine by non-linearly pitching out the plurality of blades in the wind turbine towards a feather position at a pitch rate determined based upon a tower-fore-aft velocity of a top-portion of the tower during oscillations of the tower; wherein the tower-fore-aft velocity indicates a direction of movement of the top-portion of the tower during the oscillations of the tower with respect to a direction of the wind; wherein the direction of movement of the top-portion of the tower comprises an upwind movement of the top-portion of the tower and a downwind movement of the top-portion of the tower; wherein the pitch rate comprises a first pitch rate and a second pitch rate; wherein the processing subsystem is configured to shut down the wind turbine towards the feather position by: pitching out the plurality of blades at the first pitch rate towards the feather position when the tower-fore-aft velocity is indicative of the downwind movement of the top-portion of the tower; and pitching out the plurality of blades at the second pitch rate towards the feather position when the tower-fore-aft velocity is indicative of the upwind movement of the top-portion of the tower. pitching out the plurality of blades at the first pitch rate towards the feather position when the tower-fore-aft velocity is indicative of the downwind movement of the top-portion of the tower; and pitching out the plurality of blades at the second pitch rate towards the feather position when the tower-fore-aft velocity is indicative of the upwind movement of the top-portion of the tower.
A method for maintaining a density-based geocode tree for a geographic area, comprising: obtaining a geocode tree comprising a plurality of leaf nodes each having a geohash value corresponding to a subdivision of the geographic area; obtaining, from embedded positions within a respective set of messages provided at each of a plurality of time intervals by an internet messaging service, a plurality of positions within the geographic area, wherein the embedded positions correspond to positions of one or more mobile devices posting the messages; generating, using the plurality of positions, a plurality of geohashes; mapping a first subset of the plurality of geohashes to a first leaf node of the plurality of leaf nodes based on the respective geohash value of the first leaf node; incrementing, based on a cardinality of the first subset, a first counter value for the first leaf node; and grafting, in response to the first counter value exceeding a first density threshold upon said incrementing, a plurality of child nodes onto the first leaf node, each said grafted child node corresponding to a respective subdivision of the geographic area of the first leaf node. obtaining a geocode tree comprising a plurality of leaf nodes each having a geohash value corresponding to a subdivision of the geographic area; obtaining, from embedded positions within a respective set of messages provided at each of a plurality of time intervals by an internet messaging service, a plurality of positions within the geographic area, wherein the embedded positions correspond to positions of one or more mobile devices posting the messages; generating, using the plurality of positions, a plurality of geohashes; mapping a first subset of the plurality of geohashes to a first leaf node of the plurality of leaf nodes based on the respective geohash value of the first leaf node; incrementing, based on a cardinality of the first subset, a first counter value for the first leaf node; and grafting, in response to the first counter value exceeding a first density threshold upon said incrementing, a plurality of child nodes onto the first leaf node, each said grafted child node corresponding to a respective subdivision of the geographic area of the first leaf node.
A pond pump unit suitable to be disposed in a body of water and comprising a pump for pumping pond water, a container within which the pump is housable in use and a plurality of moveable auxiliary parts (2,3) which are connected to, or connectable to: a) the pump, when housed in the container, and/or b) the container; the moveable auxiliary parts (2,3) being moveable between one or more storage locations provided within the container and operative positions in which the moveable auxiliary parts (2,3) are connected to: a) the pump, when housed in the container, and/or b) the container; such that the pump unit has a storage configuration in which each of the plurality of moveable auxiliary parts (2,3) is housed within the container and an operational configuration in which each of the plurality of moveable auxiliary parts (2,3) is in a respective operative position. a) the pump, when housed in the container, and/or b) the container; a) the pump, when housed in the container, and/or b) the container;
A three-dimensional network having a surface and an interior, said three-dimensional network: (a) is composed of a water-swellable polymer formed by crosslinking water soluble polymer chains; (b) is crosslinked to the surface of a substrate; and (c) comprises probe molecules covalently attached to the polymer chains, characterized in that (i) said network comprises a plurality of channels that converge at a point in the interior of the network such that the lateral distance between the channels decreases from the surface toward the point in the interior; and (ii) a majority of the probe molecules are immobilized in the interior of the network and at least a portion of the probe molecules adjoin a channel. (a) is composed of a water-swellable polymer formed by crosslinking water soluble polymer chains; (b) is crosslinked to the surface of a substrate; and (c) comprises probe molecules covalently attached to the polymer chains, characterized in that (i) said network comprises a plurality of channels that converge at a point in the interior of the network such that the lateral distance between the channels decreases from the surface toward the point in the interior; and (ii) a majority of the probe molecules are immobilized in the interior of the network and at least a portion of the probe molecules adjoin a channel. (i) said network comprises a plurality of channels that converge at a point in the interior of the network such that the lateral distance between the channels decreases from the surface toward the point in the interior; and (ii) a majority of the probe molecules are immobilized in the interior of the network and at least a portion of the probe molecules adjoin a channel.
A tire for running on rough terrain for which an intended tire rotational direction is specified, and which comprises a tread portion provided with crown blocks disposed on the tire equator, wherein each of the crown blocks comprises a V-shaped crown block main portion which bends convexly toward a circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction, and only two crown fin portions projecting from the crown block main portion toward the above-said circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction, and a connection portion between the crown block main portion and each of the crown fin portions is provided with a shallow groove for promoting deformation of a part of the crown fin portion on the connection portion side, characterized in that the depth of the shallow groove is in a range from 5% to 25% of the radial height of the crown block main portion. each of the crown blocks comprises a V-shaped crown block main portion which bends convexly toward a circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction, and only two crown fin portions projecting from the crown block main portion toward the above-said circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction, and a V-shaped crown block main portion which bends convexly toward a circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction, and only two crown fin portions projecting from the crown block main portion toward the above-said circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction, and a connection portion between the crown block main portion and each of the crown fin portions is provided with a shallow groove for promoting deformation of a part of the crown fin portion on the connection portion side, characterized in that the depth of the shallow groove is in a range from 5% to 25% of the radial height of the crown block main portion.
A security device for deterring theft of an object from a retail store, said device comprising: a base member; cable means for placement about the object; spool means rotatably mounted on the base member, the cable means being connected to the spool means such that the cable means can be wound around said spool means enabling said cable means to be tightened around said object upon rotation of the spool means with respect to the base member in a tightening direction; and a ratchet and pawl mechanism configurable between an active configuration wherein the spool means is constrained for rotation only in said cable tightening direction, and an inactive configuration whereby the spool means is free to rotate in both the cable tightening direction and an opposite, cable loosening direction, said ratchet and pawl mechanism being biased towards its active configuration; characterised in that the security device further comprises a trigger element having a cam surface, and in that when it is desired to remove the security device from the object said cam surface acts on a portion of said ratchet and pawl mechanism to urge the ratchet and pawl mechanism towards its inactive configuration as the trigger element moves between a first position and a second position. a base member; cable means for placement about the object; spool means rotatably mounted on the base member, the cable means being connected to the spool means such that the cable means can be wound around said spool means enabling said cable means to be tightened around said object upon rotation of the spool means with respect to the base member in a tightening direction; and a ratchet and pawl mechanism configurable between an active configuration wherein the spool means is constrained for rotation only in said cable tightening direction, and an inactive configuration whereby the spool means is free to rotate in both the cable tightening direction and an opposite, cable loosening direction, said ratchet and pawl mechanism being biased towards its active configuration;
Tank intended to be buried, liable to contain water or gas, comprising an outer wall defining a treatment chamber, notably that of a sewage treatment micro-station, the outer wall having projecting elements each having an essentially plane bearing surface against which a backfill material is liable to apply a force targeted towards the bottom of the tank, characterised in that the projecting elements have a triangular-shaped cross-section.
An image sensing apparatus, comprising: an image sensor (107, 240) having a first layer where micro-lenses (ML, 14) are formed and a second layer, arranged below the first layer, where photodiode areas are formed, and configured to have a plurality of focus detection pixel pairs (S HA, S HB, S VC, S VD), each pair performing photoelectric conversion on each pair of light beams (110 HA, 110 HB, 120 HA, 120 HB) that have passed through different regions of an imaging lens and incident on that pair, and generating a pair of image signals for performing focus detection; a correction unit configured to correct an error of signal levels of the pair of image signals output from the focus detection pixel pairs based on correction information (C(X ERR, y ERR)), wherein the correction information is generated from a light amount which changes in response to an image height and a production error which includes an alignment error (D ML) at a time of forming the image sensor; a memory that stores a plurality of sets of the correction information for divided zoom position groups or divided focus position groups; and a computation unit configured to calculate an image shift amount of the pair of image signals whose signal levels are corrected by the correction unit. an image sensor (107, 240) having a first layer where micro-lenses (ML, 14) are formed and a second layer, arranged below the first layer, where photodiode areas are formed, and configured to have a plurality of focus detection pixel pairs (S HA, S HB, S VC, S VD), each pair performing photoelectric conversion on each pair of light beams (110 HA, 110 HB, 120 HA, 120 HB) that have passed through different regions of an imaging lens and incident on that pair, and generating a pair of image signals for performing focus detection; a correction unit configured to correct an error of signal levels of the pair of image signals output from the focus detection pixel pairs based on correction information (C(X ERR, y ERR)), wherein the correction information is generated from a light amount which changes in response to an image height and a production error which includes an alignment error (D ML) at a time of forming the image sensor; a memory that stores a plurality of sets of the correction information for divided zoom position groups or divided focus position groups; and a computation unit configured to calculate an image shift amount of the pair of image signals whose signal levels are corrected by the correction unit.
A brush device for brushing, combing, grooming, massaging or detangling, in particular for the coat and skin care of domestic animals, comprising a cassette holder for receiving a brush cassette having a drivable brush belt, characterized in that the cassette holder and the brush cassette are designed in such a way that the brush cassette can be inserted into, and removed again from, the cassette holder; the brush device comprising a drive motor and a transmission attached to the cassette holder which are designed to drive the brush belt; and wherein the brush cassette has an opening which is designed to allow the insertion of the drive motor into the brush cassette when the brush cassette is inserted into the cassette holder.