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Method of purifying exhaust gas exhausted from an internal combustion engine, wherein a hydrocarbon feed valve for feeding hydrocarbons is arranged inside an engine exhaust passage, an exhaust purification catalyst for causing a reaction between hydrocarbons injected from the hydrocarbon feed valve and NO X contained in exhaust gas is arranged in the engine exhaust passage downstream of the hydrocarbon feed valve, a precious metal catalyst (51, 52) is carried on an exhaust gas flow surface of the exhaust purification catalyst and a basic exhaust gas flow surface part is formed around the precious metal catalyst (51, 52), and the exhaust purification catalyst reducing the NO x which is contained in exhaust gas when the concentration of hydrocarbons flowing into the exhaust purification catalyst is made to vibrate within a predetermined range of amplitude and within a predetermined range of period so that an air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas falls to a predetermined air-fuel ratio, and being increased in storage amount of NO x which is contained in exhaust gas when lengthening the vibration period of the hydrocarbon concentration more than the predetermined range of period, characterized in that, at the time of engine operation, a first hydrocarbon feed method which injects hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon feed valve by said predetermined range of amplitude and within said predetermined range of period so that the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas falls to said predetermined air-fuel ratio and thereby removes the NO x contained in the exhaust gas, and a second hydrocarbon feed method which lowers a feed amount of hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon feed valve as compared to the first hydrocarbon feed method and additionally feeds a fuel required for lowering the air-fuel ratio of the exhaust gas to said predetermined air-fuel ratio from a fuel injector into a combustion chamber during a second half of an expansion stroke or an exhaust stroke, are selectively used.
A disposable, sealed multi-compartment container for enclosing at least one substance, the container comprising: - An upper compartment, sealed with a removable seal; - A lower compartment, sealed with a removable seal; - A doughnut shaped middle element; and - A stirring rod; Characterized in that - said upper and lower compartments (110, 111) comprise a tapered body, an upper edge with openings and a lower lip (113, 114); - said removable seals (115, 116) comprise an upper surface, a lower surface, and a peel-off lip, wherein said lower surface seals said openings; - said middle part element has the shape of said compartments (110, 111), is larger in perimeter than said lower lips (113, 114) and can be used to latch onto a bowl or head; - said stirring rod is placed diagonally in each compartment, wherein said substance consists of tobacco, burnable or smokable material. - An upper compartment, sealed with a removable seal; - A lower compartment, sealed with a removable seal; - A doughnut shaped middle element; and - A stirring rod; - said upper and lower compartments (110, 111) comprise a tapered body, an upper edge with openings and a lower lip (113, 114); - said removable seals (115, 116) comprise an upper surface, a lower surface, and a peel-off lip, wherein said lower surface seals said openings; - said middle part element has the shape of said compartments (110, 111), is larger in perimeter than said lower lips (113, 114) and can be used to latch onto a bowl or head; - said stirring rod is placed diagonally in each compartment,
A two-stage process for the production of a solvent using an acid- and solvent-producing micro-organism, comprising the steps: (i) culturing the micro-organism under acidogenic conditions in a liquid medium in a first culture vessel, wherein the pH of the liquid medium in the first culture vessel is controlled by a pH auxostat, and wherein the flow rate of fresh media which is introduced into the first culture vessel is also controlled by a pH auxostat; (ii) transferring a portion of the liquid medium from the first culture vessel to a second culture vessel or series of linked culture vessels; and (iii) culturing the same micro-organism under solventogenic conditions in the second culture vessel(s) for a time which is sufficient for solvent to be produced, and isolating one or more solvents which are produced in the second culture vessel(s). (i) culturing the micro-organism under acidogenic conditions in a liquid medium in a first culture vessel, wherein the pH of the liquid medium in the first culture vessel is controlled by a pH auxostat, and wherein the flow rate of fresh media which is introduced into the first culture vessel is also controlled by a pH auxostat; (ii) transferring a portion of the liquid medium from the first culture vessel to a second culture vessel or series of linked culture vessels; and (iii) culturing the same micro-organism under solventogenic conditions in the second culture vessel(s) for a time which is sufficient for solvent to be produced,
A method of authorising data transfer to or from a mobile node temporarily connected to an attachment point of a network, the attachment point having a forwarding node associated therewith for forwarding messages to or from the mobile node, the method including the steps of: (a) receiving a digital certificate from the forwarding node, which certificate includes a message body and a digital signature for verifying the content of the message body, the message body having geographical information therein, which geographical information is derived from the physical location of the forwarding node; (b) performing a comparison between the geographical information of the certificate and a further item of geographical information; and, (c) making an authorisation decision for data transfer to or from the mobile node in dependence on the result of the comparison. (a) receiving a digital certificate from the forwarding node, which certificate includes a message body and a digital signature for verifying the content of the message body, the message body having geographical information therein, which geographical information is derived from the physical location of the forwarding node; (b) performing a comparison between the geographical information of the certificate and a further item of geographical information; and, (c) making an authorisation decision for data transfer to or from the mobile node in dependence on the result of the comparison.
A membrane electrode assembly, comprising: an anode; a cathode; a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, the membrane comprising ionomers with are not perfluorinated, and at least one of the anode and the cathode comprising a material selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon ionomers, ionomers which are not perfluorinated, and ionomers having an inorganic main chain; an electrode catalyst disposed in at least one of the anode and the cathode and comprising a metal alloy catalyst; and a protective catalyst layer positioned between the membrane and at least one electrode of the anode and the cathode and comprising a further alloy catalyst. an anode; a cathode; a membrane disposed between the anode and the cathode, the membrane comprising ionomers with are not perfluorinated, and at least one of the anode and the cathode comprising a material selected from the group consisting of hydrocarbon ionomers, ionomers which are not perfluorinated, and ionomers having an inorganic main chain; an electrode catalyst disposed in at least one of the anode and the cathode and comprising a metal alloy catalyst; and a protective catalyst layer positioned between the membrane and at least one electrode of the anode and the cathode and comprising a further alloy catalyst.
A method for processing circuit switched, CS, services in an evolved packet system, EPS, network, comprising: receiving (205, 405), by a User Equipment, UE, a mobile terminated, MT, service indication from a mobility management entity, MME, wherein the service indication is sent from a mobile switching center, MSC, to the MME; notifying (206, 406), by the UE, the user of the MT service after the UE receives the MT service indication; and sending (207, 407), by the UE, an MT service response to the MME, wherein the MT service response carries a user choice result regarding the MT service, so that the MME performs subsequent operations according to the MT service response; wherein the step of performing subsequent operations according to the MT service response comprises: if the user choice result is to reject the MT service, returning, by the MME, an MT service reject message to the MSC; or if the user choice result is to accept the MT service, triggering, by the MME, the UE to access a 2 nd generation or 3 rd generation, 2G/3G, network. receiving (205, 405), by a User Equipment, UE, a mobile terminated, MT, service indication from a mobility management entity, MME, wherein the service indication is sent from a mobile switching center, MSC, to the MME; notifying (206, 406), by the UE, the user of the MT service after the UE receives the MT service indication; and sending (207, 407), by the UE, an MT service response to the MME, wherein the MT service response carries a user choice result regarding the MT service, so that the MME performs subsequent operations according to the MT service response; wherein the step of performing subsequent operations according to the MT service response comprises: if the user choice result is to reject the MT service, returning, by the MME, an MT service reject message to the MSC; or if the user choice result is to accept the MT service, triggering, by the MME, the UE to access a 2 nd generation or 3 rd generation, 2G/3G, network. if the user choice result is to reject the MT service, returning, by the MME, an MT service reject message to the MSC; or if the user choice result is to accept the MT service, triggering, by the MME, the UE to access a 2 nd generation or 3 rd generation, 2G/3G, network.
An oceanographic information collection system, comprising: an anchor arranged on a sea bottom; an intermediate buoy that is connected to the anchor and floats in a sea; a mooring cable connected at one end to the intermediate buoy; and an observation buoy connected to another end of the mooring cable, wherein the observation buoy comprises: a main body whose longitudinal direction is arranged in a flowing direction of an ocean current; a specific gravity adjuster that is arranged in the main body and comprises an expandable and shrinkable buoyancy bag; an antenna that is arranged on the main body and transfers data; and an observation unit that is arranged in the main body and acquires prescribed oceanographic information, and the observation buoy floats upward by expanding the buoyancy bag of the specific gravity adjuster, and the observation buoy sinks by shrinking the buoyancy bag of the specific gravity adjuster to be made to stand by in the sea, characterized in that the oceanographic information collection system further comprising lift generation means arranged on the mooring cable, wherein the lift generation means assists upward floating and sinking of the observation buoy, wherein the lift generation means is a float that includes an openable and closable wing member and can float in the sea. an anchor arranged on a sea bottom; an intermediate buoy that is connected to the anchor and floats in a sea; a mooring cable connected at one end to the intermediate buoy; and an observation buoy connected to another end of the mooring cable, wherein the observation buoy comprises: a main body whose longitudinal direction is arranged in a flowing direction of an ocean current; a specific gravity adjuster that is arranged in the main body and comprises an expandable and shrinkable buoyancy bag; an antenna that is arranged on the main body and transfers data; and an observation unit that is arranged in the main body and acquires prescribed oceanographic information, and the observation buoy floats upward by expanding the buoyancy bag of the specific gravity adjuster, and the observation buoy sinks by shrinking the buoyancy bag of the specific gravity adjuster to be made to stand by in the sea, characterized in that the oceanographic information collection system further comprising lift generation means arranged on the mooring cable, wherein the lift generation means assists upward floating and sinking of the observation buoy, wherein the lift generation means is a float that includes an openable and closable wing member and can float in the sea.
A system of controlling an autonomous driving mode in an autonomous vehicle, the system comprising: a first selection point disposed on a steering wheel of the autonomous vehicle and including a first button; a second selection point disposed on the steering wheel of the autonomous vehicle and including a second button; and an electronic controller, electrically coupled to the first selection point and the second selection point, the electronic controller configured to: detect when the first button is selected, detect when the second button is selected, and activate the autonomous driving mode when both the first button and the second button are selected for more than a first predetermined amount of time. a first selection point disposed on a steering wheel of the autonomous vehicle and including a first button; a second selection point disposed on the steering wheel of the autonomous vehicle and including a second button; and an electronic controller, electrically coupled to the first selection point and the second selection point, the electronic controller configured to: detect when the first button is selected, detect when the second button is selected, and activate the autonomous driving mode when both the first button and the second button are selected for more than a first predetermined amount of time. detect when the first button is selected, detect when the second button is selected, and activate the autonomous driving mode when both the first button and the second button are selected for more than a first predetermined amount of time.
A method for producing a blown and stripped biorenewable oil, the method comprising the steps of: (a) heating a composition comprising biorenewable oil and a first catalyst to at least 90°C; (b) exposing an oxygen containing stream to the heated composition from step (a) to produce a blown oil having a viscosity of at least 40 mm 2 /s (cSt) at 40°C; (c) adding a second catalyst to the blown oil from step (b); and (d) stripping the blown oil from step (c) to produce a stripped oil having an acid value of from 1 mg KOH/g to 20 mg KOH/g; wherein the first catalyst and the second catalyst are different, and wherein the second catalyst is a base metal and the base metal catalyst comprises metal selected from the group consisting of potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, and combinations thereof, and wherein the biorenewable oil is for use in the asphalt industry. (a) heating a composition comprising biorenewable oil and a first catalyst to at least 90°C; (b) exposing an oxygen containing stream to the heated composition from step (a) to produce a blown oil having a viscosity of at least 40 mm 2 /s (cSt) at 40°C; (c) adding a second catalyst to the blown oil from step (b); and (d) stripping the blown oil from step (c) to produce a stripped oil having an acid value of from 1 mg KOH/g to 20 mg KOH/g;
A beater assembly for beating ingredients contained in a bowl supported under a planetary drive outlet of a stand mixer; the beater assembly comprising first and second arm members (12, 14) intended to depend into the bowl, and each configured so as to substantially follow the shape of the upright wall of the bowl; the arm members being further configured to adjoin near the base of the bowl, and the assembly further comprising a transverse member linking the non-adjoined ends of the arm members (12, 14) and supporting a shaft configured for temporary attachment to the planetary drive outlet of the stand mixer; wherein the arm members (12, 14) are grooved along their length and a respective anchor means (38, 40) is provided at a junction of each arm member with said transverse member; the assembly further comprising an elongate blade member formed of a length-wise resilient elastomer and configured for mounting in said groove; the blade member comprising a relatively thick root portion, configured to sit snugly in said groove, and an outwardly extending wiping part, of thinner profile, formed to repeatedly flex when wiped against the interior wall of the bowl during the planetary mixing motion, and the blade member further comprising fasteners (34, 36) at its ends and extending from said root portion whereby the blade member can be secured to said arm members (12, 14) by interlocking of said fasteners (34, 36) with said anchor means (38, 40) with the blade member held in tension, stretched along the groove; the retention of said blade member in said groove thereby being enhanced by the length-wise resilience of said elastomer.
Porous carbonaceous particles having pores including micropores and macropores, said porous carbonaceous particles having a mean diameter, determined by laser diffraction, ranging from 15 to 100 μm and a span of at most 2.5, wherein the span is calculated applying span = D 90 − D 10 / D 50, wherein D represents the mean diameter of the particles of a sample of a volume-weighted particle size distribution, D is the particle diameter, on the cumulative curve in volume of the distribution, at which 10% of the particles are smaller and D is the particle diameter, on the cumulative curve in volume of the distribution, at which 90% of the particles are smaller.
An object transport apparatus (1000, 2000, 3000) comprising: a. a transport conveyor having an object space adjacent to the transport conveyor; b. a first plurality of flights (210, 500) disposed along a variable path and constrained to move along that path, a variable portion of the path disposed adjacent to the transport conveyor, wherein the flights (210, 500) disposed along the adjacent portion occupy a portion of an object space of the transport conveyor; c. a first transfer element disposed along the variable path wherein the motion of the first transfer element varies the length of the variable path adjacent to the transport conveyor; d. an object sensor disposed to detect objects upstream of the transfer element, e. a controller which interacts with a transfer element drive to alter the position of the transfer element along the variable path according to the output of the sensor; the apparatus being characterized in that the sensor is attached to and moves with the first transfer element. a. a transport conveyor having an object space adjacent to the transport conveyor; b. a first plurality of flights (210, 500) disposed along a variable path and constrained to move along that path, a variable portion of the path disposed adjacent to the transport conveyor, wherein the flights (210, 500) disposed along the adjacent portion occupy a portion of an object space of the transport conveyor; c. a first transfer element disposed along the variable path wherein the motion of the first transfer element varies the length of the variable path adjacent to the transport conveyor; d. an object sensor disposed to detect objects upstream of the transfer element, e. a controller which interacts with a transfer element drive to alter the position of the transfer element along the variable path according to the output of the sensor;
An automated detection apparatus for rapid non-invasive detection of microorganism growth in a test sample, comprising: (a) a housing enclosing an interior chamber; (b) a holding structure contained within said interior chamber and comprising a plurality of wells for holding one or more sealable specimen containers having an internal chamber with a culture medium disposed therein for culturing any microorganisms that may be present in said test sample; (c) a container locator device comprising a rotatable disk containing one or more locator wells each capable of holding a single specimen container, and wherein said disk is rotatable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis to move said specimen container to one or more container work-flow stations; (d) an automated loading mechanism for automated loading of a specimen container into said interior chamber, said automated loading mechanism operable to place said specimen container into one of said locator wells; and (e) an automated transfer mechanism located within said interior chamber for the automated transfer of said specimen container within said interior chamber; and (f) a detection unit located within said interior chamber for the detection of microorganism growth in said specimen container. (a) a housing enclosing an interior chamber; (b) a holding structure contained within said interior chamber and comprising a plurality of wells for holding one or more sealable specimen containers having an internal chamber with a culture medium disposed therein for culturing any microorganisms that may be present in said test sample; (c) a container locator device comprising a rotatable disk containing one or more locator wells each capable of holding a single specimen container, and wherein said disk is rotatable in a horizontal plane about a vertical axis to move said specimen container to one or more container work-flow stations; (d) an automated loading mechanism for automated loading of a specimen container into said interior chamber, said automated loading mechanism operable to place said specimen container into one of said locator wells; and (e) an automated transfer mechanism located within said interior chamber for the automated transfer of said specimen container within said interior chamber; and (f) a detection unit located within said interior chamber for the detection of microorganism growth in said specimen container.
Apparatus, comprising identifying means adapted to identify, based on a request message sent by a policy and charging rules function upon an IP-CAN session establishment or modification and received from said policy and charging rules function via an interface between said apparatus and said policy and charging rules function, a policy controlled counter related to a user of a network where policy control is applied, wherein said request message includes a user ID of said user and a counter ID of said policy controlled counter; and pair providing means adapted to provide, in a response message to the policy and charging rules function via said interface, a plurality of status-time pairs of the policy controlled counter, wherein each status-time pair of the plurality of status-time pairs comprises a respective status of the policy controlled counter and a corresponding time when the respective status is to be applied. identifying means adapted to identify, based on a request message sent by a policy and charging rules function upon an IP-CAN session establishment or modification and received from said policy and charging rules function via an interface between said apparatus and said policy and charging rules function, a policy controlled counter related to a user of a network where policy control is applied, wherein said request message includes a user ID of said user and a counter ID of said policy controlled counter; and pair providing means adapted to provide, in a response message to the policy and charging rules function via said interface, a plurality of status-time pairs of the policy controlled counter, wherein each status-time pair of the plurality of status-time pairs comprises a respective status of the policy controlled counter and a corresponding time when the respective status is to be applied.