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Method for determining, off-line outside of the production line for the core board, the abrasion resistance of at least one wear layer arranged on a core board, comprising the following steps: - taking, from the production line, at least one core board provided with a hardened wear layer; - recording at least one NIR spectrum of the hardened wear layer arranged on the at least one core board with use of at least one NIR detector in the wavelength range from 500 nm to 2500 nm, preferably from 700 nm to 2000 nm, with particular preference from 900 nm to 1700 nm; - by means of multivariate data analysis, determining the abrasion resistance of the at least one wear layer by comparing the NIR spectrum recorded for determining the abrasion resistance of the at least one wear layer with at least one NIR spectrum recorded for at least one reference sample of the at least one wear layer with known abrasion resistance, where the at least one NIR spectrum recorded for the at least one reference sample with known abrasion resistance of the at least one wear layer has been determined in advance a) after hardening or b) before and after hardening with use of the same NIR detector in the wavelength range from 500 nm to 2500 nm, preferably from 700 nm to 2000 nm, with particular preference from 900 nm to 1700 nm. - taking, from the production line, at least one core board provided with a hardened wear layer; - recording at least one NIR spectrum of the hardened wear layer arranged on the at least one core board with use of at least one NIR detector in the wavelength range from 500 nm to 2500 nm, preferably from 700 nm to 2000 nm, with particular preference from 900 nm to 1700 nm; - by means of multivariate data analysis, determining the abrasion resistance of the at least one wear layer by comparing the NIR spectrum recorded for determining the abrasion resistance of the at least one wear layer with at least one NIR spectrum recorded for at least one reference sample of the at least one wear layer with known abrasion resistance, where the at least one NIR spectrum recorded for the at least one reference sample with known abrasion resistance of the at least one wear layer has been determined in advance a) after hardening or b) before and after hardening with use of the same NIR detector in the wavelength range from 500 nm to 2500 nm, preferably from 700 nm to 2000 nm, with particular preference from 900 nm to 1700 nm.
Chemical analysis apparatus, comprising a liquid flow train assembly for creating a flowing liquid sample stream guided from a sample inlet through the apparatus in a capillary tubing arrangement at low liquid flow rates, the sample containing an analyte to be measured, the apparatus further comprising reagents dosing and injection means, located downstream the sample inlet, for introducing a series of chemical reagents into the sample stream, the apparatus further comprising reactor means where the reagents are reacting with the analyte for producing a coloured chemical indicator in the fully reacted sample, the apparatus further comprising detection means for measuring the chemical indicator, said detection means being located downstream the reactor means and being configured to receive the fully reacted sample with the coloured indicator from the reactor means, characterized in that the flow train assembly is configured to intermittently let the fully reacted sample pass through the detection means at times when the measurement of the indicator is not made, and to bypass the detection means at times when the measurement of the chemical indicator in the sample contained within the detection means is made.
Installation comprising at least one caisson positioned at a given depth in a marine environment, said caisson having a rigid tank in which an oscillating plate moves, which oscillating plate is adapted to oscillate on a vertical axis as a function of the fluctuations of the height of the column of water created by the swell in line with said plate, said tank and said plate delimiting a chamber, characterized in that the chamber is rendered seal-tight by a sealed flexible pocket filled with a gas and which is deformed as a function of the oscillations of the oscillating plate, the pressure of the gas in said pocket being set to compensate all or part of the weight of the column of water situated in line with said plate in the absence of swell.
An air guide member for an apparatus for preparing food by circulation of hot air in a food preparation chamber, the air guide member comprising: - an air deflecting structure; - a protected region for collecting residual material from the food preparation chamber; characterized in that, the air deflecting structure has a deflection surface with a deflection orientation that leads away from the protected region. - an air deflecting structure; - a protected region for collecting residual material from the food preparation chamber;
Light scanning microscope, comprising an illumination module for exciting sample radiation within a predetermined area of a sample, which illumination module is switchable between illumination with m spots, m being an integer greater than or equal to 1, and illumination with n spots, n being an integer greater than m, a deflection unit which moves the m or n spots within the predetermined area, and a detector module for confocal and spectrally resolved detecting of the sample radiation, wherein the detector module has a confocal diaphragm unit, a decomposition unit, arranged downstream of the confocal diaphragm unit, for spectrally spreading the sample radiation into component beams, and a detector, characterized in that the detector module has an imaging unit which images the component beams onto the detector in a spatially separate manner, wherein the confocal diaphragm unit is switchable between a confocal diaphragm with exactly m openings for the sample radiation when illuminating with m spots and a confocal diaphragm with n openings for the sample radiation when illuminating with n spots, and the decomposition unit has, from the confocal diaphragm unit up to the imaging unit, a first beam path for the sample radiation when illuminating with m spots, and has a second beam path for the sample radiation when illuminating with n spots, and the decomposition unit is switchable between both beam paths.
Household appliance for dispensing drinking water enriched with a gas, with an outlet through which the enriched drinking water can be tapped, a flow-through enrichment unit upstream of the outlet for enriching the drinking water with the gas, a receptacle for a container with the gas, an inlet upstream of the flow-through enrichment unit, via which the drinking water can be fed to the flow-through enrichment unit, wherein the inlet is equipped with a first filter for filtering the drinking water, characterised in that the outlet is additionally equipped with a second filter for filtering the enriched drinking water, wherein the inlet is formed on or in a reversibly removable and reinsertable water tank. an outlet through which the enriched drinking water can be tapped, a flow-through enrichment unit upstream of the outlet for enriching the drinking water with the gas, a receptacle for a container with the gas, an inlet upstream of the flow-through enrichment unit, via which the drinking water can be fed to the flow-through enrichment unit, wherein the inlet is equipped with a first filter for filtering the drinking water, characterised in that the outlet is additionally equipped with a second filter for filtering the enriched drinking water, wherein the inlet is formed on or in a reversibly removable and reinsertable water tank.
Battery comprising at least one electrochemical cell comprising a first electrode, a second electrode, a first electroactive material, a second electroactive material and an electrolyte which is in contact with both electrodes, wherein at least one of the first electroactive material and the second electroactive material comprises a radialene compound, wherein the radialene compound is selected from radialene compounds having their carbocyclic core substituted with groups independently selected from imino and methylidene, wherein the imino and methylidene groups are substituted with electron withdrawing substituents.
A rung for use in a ladder section of a collapsible ladder which comprises several ladder sections (5, 5a-5j), where each ladder section comprises two ladder tubes (10, 12) arranged parallel to each other and interconnected by the rung to form the respective ladder section, and where each ladder tube (10, 12) is telescopically inserted into a ladder tube (10, 12) of a lower ladder section to form the collapsible ladder, the rung comprising a main section, a first bracket section and a second bracket section, wherein the first and second bracket sections (24a, 24b) are arranged at each end of the rung to receive the respective ladder tube (10, 12), wherein the main section and the first and second bracket sections (24a, 24b) are provided as an integrated unit in one single piece, wherein the main section and the first and second bracket sections (24a, 24b) are formed by the same material and characterized in that the main section is inclined at an angle (α) to a plane in which said first and second bracket sections (24a, 24b) extend.
A displacement sensing apparatus for sensing displacement by an actuator, the apparatus comprising: a sensor configured to sense displacement by the actuator, the actuator being controlled in a control system based on a target displacement and an output signal of the sensor; a signal generator configured to generate a predetermined signal to be supplied to the control system including a drive unit configured to drive the actuator using a drive signal, so that a signal based on the predetermined signal is input to the actuator; and a correction data generator configured to generate correction data, for compensation for an error in an output signal of the sensor, based on the drive signal obtained with the predetermined signal being supplied to the control system and on displacement by the actuator sensed by the sensor with the predetermined signal being supplied to the control system with respect to each of a plurality of the target displacement. a sensor configured to sense displacement by the actuator, the actuator being controlled in a control system based on a target displacement and an output signal of the sensor; a signal generator configured to generate a predetermined signal to be supplied to the control system including a drive unit configured to drive the actuator using a drive signal, so that a signal based on the predetermined signal is input to the actuator; and a correction data generator configured to generate correction data, for compensation for an error in an output signal of the sensor, based on the drive signal obtained with the predetermined signal being supplied to the control system and on displacement by the actuator sensed by the sensor with the predetermined signal being supplied to the control system with respect to each of a plurality of the target displacement.
A contact plate for fuel cells with a coherent active area on at least one side of the contact plate, said side envisaged for contacting a diffusion layer, a fuel cell electrode or an electrolyte membrane, wherein the contact plate is manufactured on the basis of a plate body of passivating, corrosion-resistant metal and wherein the active area consists of a contact surface which over the whole surface comprises a coating of an electrically conductive, corrosion-resistant material, and of recesses, so that the recesses form a channel structure, characterised in that the coating consists of carbon and a thermoplastic or duroplastic binding agent for depositing in liquid form, and that the coating extends exclusively over the contact surface and the recesses are completely left free.
A switch apparatus for a measuring device for a transformer, comprising first controllable switch means which are configured to short-circuit respectively assigned terminals of a winding of a plurality of windings of the transformer, wherein one of the terminals of the winding is to be supplied with a test signal from a signal source of the measuring device, and second controllable switch means (14, 17, 20) configured to connect the winding in series with a further winding of the plurality of windings of the transformer. first controllable switch means which are configured to short-circuit respectively assigned terminals of a winding of a plurality of windings of the transformer, wherein one of the terminals of the winding is to be supplied with a test signal from a signal source of the measuring device, and second controllable switch means (14, 17, 20) configured to connect the winding in series with a further winding of the plurality of windings of the transformer.
A method for making filled moulded chocolate confectionery, comprising the steps of depositing chocolate and a confectionery-fill material in a mould of a mould tray, wherein the chocolate and the confectionery-fill material are co-deposited and the confectionery-fill material is a center-fill material, contacting an exposed surface of the chocolate with a directed stream of gas to remove air bubbles; and cooling the chocolate to obtain a moulded chocolate with a confectionery-fill material, wherein the mould tray is mechanically conveyed between a depositing zone where the chocolate and fill material are deposited in the mould and a cooling zone where the chocolate sets, and wherein exposed surfaces of chocolate deposited in the mould tray are contacted with the stream of gas in an air knife zone situated between the depositing zone and the cooling zone.
A method of authorising a user of a first packet-based communication network to access a second packet-based communication network, comprising: receiving an authorisation request from a user terminal of the user at a first network element of the first packet-based communication network, the authorisation request comprising a first user identity; responsive to the authorisation request, transmitting a request to create a second user identity from the first network element to a second network element of the second packet-based communication network; the second network element creating the second user identity for use in the second packet-based communication network; and storing the second user identity in the second packet-based communication network for use with subsequent communication events over the second packet-based communication network, the method characterised in that the second user identity is derivable from the first user identity according to a predetermined rule. receiving an authorisation request from a user terminal of the user at a first network element of the first packet-based communication network, the authorisation request comprising a first user identity; responsive to the authorisation request, transmitting a request to create a second user identity from the first network element to a second network element of the second packet-based communication network; the second network element creating the second user identity for use in the second packet-based communication network; and storing the second user identity in the second packet-based communication network for use with subsequent communication events over the second packet-based communication network, the method characterised in that the second user identity is derivable from the first user identity according to a predetermined rule.
An immunogenic composition comprising isolated Clostridium difficile CDTb protein wherein the isolated Clostridium difficile CDTb protein is a truncated CDTb protein with the prodomain corresponding to amino acids 48-211 of SEQ ID NO:3 or the equivalent in a binary toxin isolated from a different strain of C. difficile removed, comprising the receptor binding domain wherein the isolated Clostridium difficile CDTb protein comprises; (i) SEQ ID NO:9 or SEQ ID NO:51; or (ii) A variant of CDTb having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 9 or SEQ ID NO:51 and the immunogenic composition comprises an isolated Clostridium difficile CDTa protein containing a mutation from glutamate to a different amino acid at position 428 or 430 which reduces its ADP-ribosyltransferase activity, wherein the isolated Clostridium difficile CDTa protein is (i) SEQ ID NO:46; SEQ ID NO:48; SEQ ID NO:52; or SEQ ID NO:54; or (ii) a variant of CDTa having at least 80%, 85%, 88%, 90%, 92%, 95%, 98%, 99%, 100% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO:46; SEQ ID NO:48; SEQ ID NO:52; or SEQ ID NO:54; or (iii) a fragment of CDTa having at least 30, 50, 80, 100, 120, 150, 200, 250, 300, 350 or 400 contiguous amino acids of SEQ ID NO:46; SEQ ID NO:48; SEQ ID NO:52; or SEQ ID NO:54. (i) SEQ ID NO:9 or SEQ ID NO:51; or (ii) A variant of CDTb having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 9 or SEQ ID NO:51
Fastening device for fastening a mast to adjacent roof rafters (20, 21) of a roof, having a mounting base, the stated mast and holding means for fastening the mast to the mounting base, - wherein the mounting base comprises at least two sliding elements which engage one inside the other, to be precise an outer element which is formed by an outer tube, and an inner element which is formed by an inner tube engaging in the outer tube or by a rod engaging in the outer tube, - wherein the holding means comprise a clamping element and a counter-clamping element which can be connected to one another in such a way that the clamping element and the counter-clamping element clamp in a portion of the mounting base, and - wherein the mast foot is mounted on the clamping element, - wherein at least one threaded element (310, 1000, 1010), which is provided at least in certain portions with an external thread (314, 1001, 1011), is present and - wherein the holding means, in particular the clamping element and/or the counter-clamping element, have a through-hole and an associated internal thread in the region of the clamped-in mounting base, characterized in that - the threaded element (310, 1000, 1010) screwed with the internal thread projects inwardly through the through-hole in the direction of the mounting base and is supported on the outer side of the mounting base or projects by a projecting end into a hole in the mounting base. - wherein the mounting base comprises at least two sliding elements which engage one inside the other, to be precise an outer element which is formed by an outer tube, and an inner element which is formed by an inner tube engaging in the outer tube or by a rod engaging in the outer tube, - wherein the holding means comprise a clamping element and a counter-clamping element which can be connected to one another in such a way that the clamping element and the counter-clamping element clamp in a portion of the mounting base, and - wherein the mast foot is mounted on the clamping element, - wherein at least one threaded element (310, 1000, 1010), which is provided at least in certain portions with an external thread (314, 1001, 1011), is present and - wherein the holding means, in particular the clamping element and/or the counter-clamping element, have a through-hole and an associated internal thread in the region of the clamped-in mounting base, - the threaded element (310, 1000, 1010) screwed with the internal thread projects inwardly through the through-hole in the direction of the mounting base and is supported on the outer side of the mounting base or projects by a projecting end into a hole in the mounting base.
A trunking user based message transmission method for a trunking communication system, characterized by, comprising: receiving a request message from a user equipment by a wireless access device, and allocating a connection resource for the user equipment by the wireless access device, wherein the request message carries information indicating whether the user equipment is a trunking user; when the user equipment is a trunking user, and if the user equipment does not receive or send data within a preset period, triggering the user equipment to enter a CELL-PCH state by the wireless access device; and when the user equipment is not a trunking user, and if the user equipment does not receive or send data within a preset period, releasing the connection resource of the user equipment by the wireless access device. receiving a request message from a user equipment by a wireless access device, and allocating a connection resource for the user equipment by the wireless access device, wherein the request message carries information indicating whether the user equipment is a trunking user; when the user equipment is a trunking user, and if the user equipment does not receive or send data within a preset period, triggering the user equipment to enter a CELL-PCH state by the wireless access device; and when the user equipment is not a trunking user, and if the user equipment does not receive or send data within a preset period, releasing the connection resource of the user equipment by the wireless access device.
Sensor device for an arrangement for detection and analysis of a wheel, which is moved along a line track, in particular along a rail track, of a vehicle with more than two sensors (D 1,... D k, D k+1, D k+2, D k+3,..., D n) arranged in the longitudinal direction (x) of the line track, characterised in that the sensors (D 1,... D k, D k+1, D k+2, D k+3,..., D n) are arranged in such a manner that, at a point in time (t), at least three (D k, D k+1, D k+2, D k+3) of the sensors are actively connected to the wheel at the same time, wherein each one of the at least three sensors (D k, D k+1, D k+2, D k+3) is embodied to emit a sensor signal (S k (t), S k+1 (t), S k+2 (t), S k+3 (t)) which depends upon the extent of its respective active connection to the wheel at the point in time (t). the sensors (D 1,... D k, D k+1, D k+2, D k+3,..., D n) are arranged in such a manner that, at a point in time (t), at least three (D k, D k+1, D k+2, D k+3) of the sensors are actively connected to the wheel at the same time, wherein each one of the at least three sensors (D k, D k+1, D k+2, D k+3) is embodied to emit a sensor signal (S k (t), S k+1 (t), S k+2 (t), S k+3 (t)) which depends upon the extent of its respective active connection to the wheel at the point in time (t).
A method of scavenging residual burnt gas of a direct-injection internal-combustion engine, notably of diesel type, comprising at least one cylinder including a combustion chamber, at least one exhaust means with an exhaust valve controlled by exhaust control means, at least one intake means with an intake valve controlled by intake control means and a processing unit receiving the values relative to the intake (Pa) and exhaust (Pe) pressure of the engine, characterized in that it consists, when the engine is running under low speed and high load conditions: - in carrying out a sequence of opening/closing of exhaust valve during the exhaust phase of the engine, - during this exhaust valve opening/closing sequence, in carrying out at least one sequence of opening/closing of intake valve when intake pressure (Pa) is higher than exhaust pressure (Pe) so as to discharge the residual burnt gas through exhaust means and to replace it by intake air. - in carrying out a sequence of opening/closing of exhaust valve during the exhaust phase of the engine, - during this exhaust valve opening/closing sequence, in carrying out at least one sequence of opening/closing of intake valve when intake pressure (Pa) is higher than exhaust pressure (Pe) so as to discharge the residual burnt gas through exhaust means and to replace it by intake air.