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An arbitration system comprising: a loop-shaped arbitration waveguide; a loop-shaped hungry waveguide; and a loop-shaped broadcast waveguide, wherein the arbitration, hungry, and broadcast waveguides are optically coupled to a home node and a number of requesting nodes, the arbitration waveguide transmits tokens injected by the home node, each token extracted by a requesting node gains access to a resource for the duration or length of the token, the hungry waveguide transmits light injected by the home node and is extracted by a requesting node in a hungry state, and the broadcast waveguide transmits light injected by the home node indicating to requesting nodes not in the hungry state to stop extracting tokens from the arbitration waveguide. a loop-shaped arbitration waveguide; a loop-shaped hungry waveguide; and a loop-shaped broadcast waveguide, wherein the arbitration, hungry, and broadcast waveguides are optically coupled to a home node and a number of requesting nodes, the arbitration waveguide transmits tokens injected by the home node, each token extracted by a requesting node gains access to a resource for the duration or length of the token, the hungry waveguide transmits light injected by the home node and is extracted by a requesting node in a hungry state, and the broadcast waveguide transmits light injected by the home node indicating to requesting nodes not in the hungry state to stop extracting tokens from the arbitration waveguide.
Recombinant GBD-SSTad-SSTad protein having a molecular weight of 39.5 kDa, comprising 2 fragments of the SST protein having the sequence SEQ ID NO 1, a spacer having the sequence SEQ ID NO 2 and a spacer having the sequence SEQ ID NO 3, alpha-glucan binding gene domain from Streptococcus mutans having the sequence SEQ ID NO 4, which protein is encoded by the nucleotide sequence of the GBD-SSTad-SSTad gene SEQ ID NO 5.
A method for transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: generating encoded bits comprising N information bits and repeated bits, the repeated bits resulting from repeating the N information bits; and transmitting the encoded bits through a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, wherein bit inversion is applied to the repeated bits on the basis of the number of 1s included in the N information bits, wherein the bit inversion is not applied to the repeated bits when the number of 1s included in the N information bits is an even number, and wherein the bit inversion is applied to the repeated bits when the number of 1s included in the N information bits is an odd number. generating encoded bits comprising N information bits and repeated bits, the repeated bits resulting from repeating the N information bits; and transmitting the encoded bits through a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, wherein bit inversion is applied to the repeated bits on the basis of the number of 1s included in the N information bits, wherein the bit inversion is not applied to the repeated bits when the number of 1s included in the N information bits is an even number, and wherein the bit inversion is applied to the repeated bits when the number of 1s included in the N information bits is an odd number.
A method for treating a structure, the structure comprising, from the rear face thereof to the front face thereof, a supporting substrate, a layer of insulation and a useful layer, the useful layer having a free surface, the structure being placed in an atmosphere comprising chemical species in gaseous form, the chemical species being liable to react chemically with the useful layer, with kinetics strictly increasing according to the temperature of the useful layer; said treatment method being characterised in that the useful layer is heated by a pulsed laser beam, the beam at least partly sweeping the free surface of the useful layer, the wavelength of the beam being different by at least 15 nm, preferably at least 7 nm, from a centre wavelength, for which the partial derivative of the reflectivity of the structure with respect to the thickness of the layer of insulation is zero.
A method for manufacturing a laminate, comprising the steps of: providing a copper foil having on at least one side a treated surface on which an amount of nitrogen is 3.0 atomic % or more and 20.0 atomic % or less, and attaching or forming a polyvinyl acetal resin film on the treated surface of the copper foil to form a laminate, wherein the amount of nitrogen is a proportion of N in a total amount of N, O, Si, P, S, Cl, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, Co, W, and Fe when the treated surface is subjected to elemental analysis by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. providing a copper foil having on at least one side a treated surface on which an amount of nitrogen is 3.0 atomic % or more and 20.0 atomic % or less, and attaching or forming a polyvinyl acetal resin film on the treated surface of the copper foil to form a laminate, wherein the amount of nitrogen is a proportion of N in a total amount of N, O, Si, P, S, Cl, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo, Co, W, and Fe when the treated surface is subjected to elemental analysis by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.
A photocathode for a water photoelectrolysis device comprising: - a substrate, - a layer of a metallic conductor arranged on the substrate, - at least one first layer of a first p-type semiconductor arranged on the layer of metallic conductor, - at least one second layer of a second p-type semiconductor arranged on the first layer of the first p-type semiconductor, - at least one third layer of a third n-type semiconductor forming a protective layer and arranged on the second layer of the second p-type semiconductor, the third layer of the third n-type semiconductor being stable in aqueous media so as to prevent contact between an aqueous electrolyte and the first and second layers of the first and second p-type semiconductors and being composed of an ABO 3 -type material, where A is selected from Ca, Sr and Ba, and B is selected from Ti and Fe, - the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC1-P) of the first p-type semiconductor being greater than the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC2-P) of the second p-type semiconductor, - the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC2-P) of the second p-type semiconductor being greater than the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC3-N) of the third n-type semiconductor, and - the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC3-N) of the third n-type semiconductor being greater than the reduction energy of protons to dihydrogen. - a substrate, - a layer of a metallic conductor arranged on the substrate, - at least one first layer of a first p-type semiconductor arranged on the layer of metallic conductor, - at least one second layer of a second p-type semiconductor arranged on the first layer of the first p-type semiconductor, - at least one third layer of a third n-type semiconductor forming a protective layer and arranged on the second layer of the second p-type semiconductor, the third layer of the third n-type semiconductor being stable in aqueous media so as to prevent contact between an aqueous electrolyte and the first and second layers of the first and second p-type semiconductors and being composed of an ABO 3 -type material, where A is selected from Ca, Sr and Ba, and B is selected from Ti and Fe, - the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC1-P) of the first p-type semiconductor being greater than the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC2-P) of the second p-type semiconductor, - the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC2-P) of the second p-type semiconductor being greater than the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC3-N) of the third n-type semiconductor, and - the energy of the bottom of the conduction band (CB SC3-N) of the third n-type semiconductor being greater than the reduction energy of protons to dihydrogen.
A thermally insulated pipe assembly, comprising at least one media pipe for receiving, storing or carrying a fluid, a corrugated pipe surrounding the at least one media pipe as an outer jacket, wherein the corrugated pipe has corrugated pipe valleys and corrugated pipe peaks, a first insulating layer which completely radially encloses the at least one media pipe, a second insulating layer, which is different from the first insulating layer and which completely radially encloses the first insulating layer, characterised in that the second insulating layer, on the outer surface thereof facing away from the first insulating layer, is radially connected around the entire circumference in a fluid-tight manner to at least 30% of the corrugated pipe inner surface of the corrugated pipe, preferably in the region of the corrugated pipe valleys.
A method for operating a vibrating flow meter system, comprising steps of: receiving a first sensor signal from a first vibrating flow meter and at least a second sensor signal from a second vibrating flow meter; generating a flow rate from the second sensor signal; and determining a differential zero offset of the first vibrating flow meter based on the first sensor signal and the flow rate generated from the second sensor signal. receiving a first sensor signal from a first vibrating flow meter and at least a second sensor signal from a second vibrating flow meter; generating a flow rate from the second sensor signal; and determining a differential zero offset of the first vibrating flow meter based on the first sensor signal and the flow rate generated from the second sensor signal.
A floor conveyor-transport aid combination of a floor conveyor and a transport aid, wherein the floor conveyor has two fork tines and is formed for the transport of pallets, wherein the transport aid is arranged in an assembly-free manner on the floor conveyor, in that the fork tines of the floor conveyor are received in the hollow tines of the transport aid, characterized in that the transport aid has a vertical base plate with a receiving side and a transport side, wherein at least four fork tines are arranged parallel to one another at a common first height on a lower edge of the vertical base plate and extend horizontally away from the transport side, and wherein two central fork tines are at least partly hollow tines and have a hollow space, the geometry of which corresponds to the geometry of a fork tine of the predetermined floor conveyor, wherein the hollow tines are completely closed on a side facing downwards or are partly open along a length of the hollow space forming a wrap-around, and are formed for receiving the fork tines of the floor conveyor, wherein securing elements, which engage with securing elements present on the securing aid, are present on the floor conveyor. wherein the transport aid is arranged in an assembly-free manner on the floor conveyor, in that the fork tines of the floor conveyor are received in the hollow tines of the transport aid, characterized in that the transport aid has a vertical base plate with a receiving side and a transport side, wherein at least four fork tines are arranged parallel to one another at a common first height on a lower edge of the vertical base plate and extend horizontally away from the transport side, and wherein two central fork tines are at least partly hollow tines and have a hollow space, the geometry of which corresponds to the geometry of a fork tine of the predetermined floor conveyor, wherein the hollow tines are completely closed on a side facing downwards or are partly open along a length of the hollow space forming a wrap-around, and are formed for receiving the fork tines of the floor conveyor, wherein securing elements, which engage with securing elements present on the securing aid, are present on the floor conveyor.
A weapon station apparatus comprising: a pedestal adapted to be mounted on an armored vehicle for rotation relative to the armored vehicle about an azimuth axis; a yoke assembly carried by the pedestal, the yoke assembly being adapted to support at least one weapon for rotation relative to the pedestal about an elevation axis, wherein the yoke assembly includes an elevation hub rotatable about the elevation axis; an azimuth drive gear rotatable to drive rotation of the pedestal about the azimuth axis; an elevation drive gear rotatable to drive rotation of the elevation hub about the elevation axis; an azimuth drive motor operable by electric power to rotate the azimuth drive gear to thereby rotate the pedestal and yoke assembly about the azimuth axis; an elevation drive motor operable by electric power to rotate the elevation drive gear to thereby rotate the elevation hub about the elevation axis; an azimuth drive train manually operable to rotate the azimuth drive gear to thereby rotate the pedestal and yoke assembly about the azimuth axis; an elevation drive train manually operable to rotate the elevation drive gear to thereby rotate the elevation hub about the elevation axis; characterized in that it further comprises a slip ring configured to transmit power and data across a rotary interface defined by the pedestal and the armored vehicle; wherein the slip ring includes a passageway extending through the slip ring across the rotary interface, and at least one of the azimuth drive train and the elevation drive train extends through the passageway. a pedestal adapted to be mounted on an armored vehicle for rotation relative to the armored vehicle about an azimuth axis; a yoke assembly carried by the pedestal, the yoke assembly being adapted to support at least one weapon for rotation relative to the pedestal about an elevation axis, wherein the yoke assembly includes an elevation hub rotatable about the elevation axis; an azimuth drive gear rotatable to drive rotation of the pedestal about the azimuth axis; an elevation drive gear rotatable to drive rotation of the elevation hub about the elevation axis; an azimuth drive motor operable by electric power to rotate the azimuth drive gear to thereby rotate the pedestal and yoke assembly about the azimuth axis; an elevation drive motor operable by electric power to rotate the elevation drive gear to thereby rotate the elevation hub about the elevation axis; an azimuth drive train manually operable to rotate the azimuth drive gear to thereby rotate the pedestal and yoke assembly about the azimuth axis; an elevation drive train manually operable to rotate the elevation drive gear to thereby rotate the elevation hub about the elevation axis; characterized in that it further comprises a slip ring configured to transmit power and data across a rotary interface defined by the pedestal and the armored vehicle; wherein the slip ring includes a passageway extending through the slip ring across the rotary interface, and at least one of the azimuth drive train and the elevation drive train extends through the passageway.
Tyre test bench for testing vehicle tyres, comprising a rotating drum assembly for the tyre test bench having a drum body and a friction wheel drive, wherein the drum body has on its outer periphery a running surface for contact with a vehicle tyre and is arranged so as to be rotatable about its running axis and wherein the friction wheel drive is configured to drive the drum body when it is in contact with the drum body, wherein the friction wheel drive is arranged on a friction wheel carriage, wherein the friction wheel carriage is configured to move the friction wheel drive in a feed direction so that the friction wheel drive can be brought into contact with the drum body, the tyre test bench further comprising a wheel spindle for holding a vehicle tyre, characterized in that the tyre test bench further comprises a drum carriage, wherein the rotating drum assembly is arranged on the drum carriage and wherein the drum carriage is configured to bring a running surface of the drum body into contact with the vehicle tyre.
A tooth-coating composition characterized by comprising the combination of: a particulate hydroxyapatite colorant, an acrylate polymer represented by the formula: wherein x, y and z are positive integers, each independently 1 to 10,000, and one or more non-acrylate polymers selected from the group consisting of carboxymethylcellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate butyrate, marine colloids, chitosan, and mixtures thereof.
A delivery device for implanting a stented prosthetic heart valve, the device comprising: a support shaft assembly; and a deployable tip assembly for closing a cardiac septum hole or perforation, the tip assembly being releasably connected to the support shaft assembly; wherein the delivery device is configured to combine with the stented prosthetic heart valve, and wherein the delivery device is configured to permit in vivo release of the stented prosthetic heart valve and, in a separate action, actuate in vivo release of the tip assembly from a remainder of the delivery device. a support shaft assembly; and a deployable tip assembly for closing a cardiac septum hole or perforation, the tip assembly being releasably connected to the support shaft assembly; wherein the delivery device is configured to combine with the stented prosthetic heart valve, and wherein the delivery device is configured to permit in vivo release of the stented prosthetic heart valve and, in a separate action, actuate in vivo release of the tip assembly from a remainder of the delivery device. wherein the delivery device is configured to combine with the stented prosthetic heart valve, and wherein the delivery device is configured to permit in vivo release of the stented prosthetic heart valve and, in a separate action, actuate in vivo release of the tip assembly from a remainder of the delivery device.
An apparatus for use in controlling the position and movement of components (1, 3, 5) of excavating and earth moving equipment, said components comprising a boom, a stick and a bucket that are moveable in relationship to each other and the ground, wherein the boom is mounted on a tractor body, wherein the apparatus comprises ultrasound transmitters and receivers that are placed on said components of the excavating and earth moving equipment so that their geometrical relationships change dependent on the relative positions of the components, wherein at least one ultrasound transmitter is transmitting intermittent bursts of ultrasound energy, and the ultrasound receivers (8, 9) have a time window of reception after the burst of ultrasound energy, the received signals being transmitted to a processing unit for calculating the position of a predetermined component, characterised in that the at least one ultrasound transmitter is a wide-angle ultrasound pulse transmitter being placed on said stick close to the stick-bucket joint and transmits a pulse that is received by two ultrasound receivers (8, 9) that are placed with a predetermined distance between them on the tractor body, the arrival times at said receivers (8, 9) being used together with the distance between said receivers in the processing unit to determine by triangulation the position of the stick-bucket joint.
A method for sending a page-mode message, the method comprising: determining, by an apparatus, a size of a page-mode message; checking, by the apparatus, whether the size exceeds a predetermined limit; characterized by the method further comprising, in response to the size exceeding the predetermined limit: initiating, by the apparatus, a session for the page-mode message between the apparatus and a receiving apparatus by sending to the receiving apparatus for a session mode messaging mechanism a session invitation with a page-mode indicator; and sending, by the apparatus, the page-mode message to the receiving apparatus using the session-mode messaging mechanism. determining, by an apparatus, a size of a page-mode message; checking, by the apparatus, whether the size exceeds a predetermined limit; characterized by the method further comprising, in response to the size exceeding the predetermined limit: initiating, by the apparatus, a session for the page-mode message between the apparatus and a receiving apparatus by sending to the receiving apparatus for a session mode messaging mechanism a session invitation with a page-mode indicator; and sending, by the apparatus, the page-mode message to the receiving apparatus using the session-mode messaging mechanism. initiating, by the apparatus, a session for the page-mode message between the apparatus and a receiving apparatus by sending to the receiving apparatus for a session mode messaging mechanism a session invitation with a page-mode indicator; and sending, by the apparatus, the page-mode message to the receiving apparatus using the session-mode messaging mechanism.
A writing instrument provided with a pen tip and an ink tube, wherein an aqueous ink composition comprising at least a three-dimensional film-forming component and water, and comprising at least 30 % by weight of an adhesive synthetic resin emulsion as a three-dimensional film-forming component on the basis of the solid content with respect to the total amount of the ink, stored in the above mentioned ink tube; the viscosity of said aqueous ink composition, a value measured by using an ELD viscometer, under the condition of 1° 34' cone rotor, 10rpm, 20°C is 5 to 500mPa • s; and wherein the flowage amount of said ink out of said pen tip is at least 100mg/10m.
A surgical device comprising: a handle assembly including a fixed handle and a moveable handle, the moveable handle including an internal end defining an opening, the opening including a toothed rack, the moveable handle having an initial position, wherein the moveable handle is spaced-apart from the fixed handle, and a full-squeezed position, wherein the moveable handle is approximated toward the fixed handle; a drive assembly disposed within the handle assembly and engaged by the toothed rack of the moveable handle, wherein the drive assembly is configured to engage a driveshaft and transmit a rotative force thereto; and a lockout mechanism disposed within the handle assembly and engaged with the moveable handle to prevent movement of the moveable handle towards the initial position before the moveable handle reaches the full-squeezed position wherein the lockout mechanism includes a wheel and a clutch, the wheel rotating in a first direction as the moveable handle is moved towards the full-squeezed position, the wheel being characterized in that it comprises a shaft extending therefrom and operatively associated with the clutch, the clutch engaging the shaft and permitting the wheel to rotate in the first direction and the clutch inhibiting the wheel from rotating in a second direction opposite the first direction. a handle assembly including a fixed handle and a moveable handle, the moveable handle including an internal end defining an opening, the opening including a toothed rack, the moveable handle having an initial position, wherein the moveable handle is spaced-apart from the fixed handle, and a full-squeezed position, wherein the moveable handle is approximated toward the fixed handle; a drive assembly disposed within the handle assembly and engaged by the toothed rack of the moveable handle, wherein the drive assembly is configured to engage a driveshaft and transmit a rotative force thereto; and a lockout mechanism disposed within the handle assembly and engaged with the moveable handle to prevent movement of the moveable handle towards the initial position before the moveable handle reaches the full-squeezed position wherein the lockout mechanism includes a wheel and a clutch, the wheel rotating in a first direction as the moveable handle is moved towards the full-squeezed position, the wheel being characterized in that it comprises a shaft extending therefrom and operatively associated with the clutch, the clutch engaging the shaft and permitting the wheel to rotate in the first direction and the clutch inhibiting the wheel from rotating in a second direction opposite the first direction.