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Electrical cooking apparatus comprising a lower electrical heating element associated with a lower cooking plate and an upper electrical heating element associated with an upper cooking plate for heating a foodstuff in contact with the lower and upper cooking plates during a cooking phase, the lower and upper cooking plates extending in a longitudinal direction, said electrical cooking apparatus comprising first and second temperature measuring elements and a control system comprising means for estimating a surface area occupied by the foodstuff on the lower and upper cooking plates, which means use the information transmitted by the first and second temperature measuring elements, a median plane, perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, dividing the lower cooking plate into first and second lower half-plates and the upper cooking plate into first and second upper half-plates, the first lower half-plate and the first upper half-plate being arranged on the same side of the median plane, characterised in that: - either the first temperature measuring element is arranged on the first lower half-plate and the second temperature measuring element is arranged on the second upper half-plate, or - the first temperature measuring element is arranged on the second lower half-plate and the second temperature measuring element is arranged on the first upper half-plate, - said electrical cooking apparatus comprising a first lower electrical switch capable of authorising or interrupting the power supply to the lower electrical heating element and a second upper electrical switch capable of authorising or interrupting the power supply to the upper electrical heating element. - either the first temperature measuring element is arranged on the first lower half-plate and the second temperature measuring element is arranged on the second upper half-plate, or - the first temperature measuring element is arranged on the second lower half-plate and the second temperature measuring element is arranged on the first upper half-plate, - said electrical cooking apparatus comprising a first lower electrical switch capable of authorising or interrupting the power supply to the lower electrical heating element and a second upper electrical switch capable of authorising or interrupting the power supply to the upper electrical heating element.
Device for preparing hot beverages, - having a beverage outlet for dispensing a prepared hot beverage, - having an instantaneous water heater (10, 20) for heating water during preparation of the hot beverage, - having a flow meter (12, 22) for determining the volume of water flowing through the instantaneous water heater (10, 20), and - having a drainage valve (16, 26) which is arranged downstream of the instantaneous water heater (10, 20) in the direction of flow and is in the form of a controllable directional control valve via which water flowing through the instantaneous water heater (10, 20) can be conducted to a waste water line or a waste water collection container instead of in the direction of the beverage outlet, having a control device which has a scale detection function for determining a scaling level of the instantaneous water heater (10, 20) using measured values of the flow meter (12, 22), wherein the control device is designed, during determination of the scaling level, to switch the drainage valve (16, 26) to its switched position, in which water coming from the instantaneous water heater (10, 20) is conducted directly into the waste water line or the waste water collection container. - having a beverage outlet for dispensing a prepared hot beverage, - having an instantaneous water heater (10, 20) for heating water during preparation of the hot beverage, - having a flow meter (12, 22) for determining the volume of water flowing through the instantaneous water heater (10, 20), and - having a drainage valve (16, 26) which is arranged downstream of the instantaneous water heater (10, 20) in the direction of flow and is in the form of a controllable directional control valve via which water flowing through the instantaneous water heater (10, 20) can be conducted to a waste water line or a waste water collection container instead of in the direction of the beverage outlet,
A UAV payload module retraction mechanism apparatus comprising: a) a payload module housing; b) a payload pivotally attached to the housing; c) a winch attached to the payload; d) a biasing member mounted to bias the payload out of the housing; and e) an elongated flexible drawing member coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated flexible drawing member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing. a) a payload module housing; b) a payload pivotally attached to the housing; c) a winch attached to the payload; d) a biasing member mounted to bias the payload out of the housing; and e) an elongated flexible drawing member coupled between the housing and the winch, the elongated flexible drawing member being capable of being drawn by the winch to retract the payload within the housing.
A materials recycling apparatus comprising a heat treatment chamber for processing the material at an elevated temperature, the chamber having a vent for exhaust air produced by the heat treatment which leads via a heat exchanger to a scrubber (36, 100) comprising a non-straight flow path, at least one spray nozzle (54, 56, 58, 60, 118) directed towards the non-straight flow path, and a supply of liquid to the or each spray nozzle (54, 56, 58, 60, 118), thereby to remove byproducts of the heat treatment from the exhaust air.
A rearview device for a vehicle, comprising: a moveable head assembly; a base assembly to be fixed to the vehicle and an actuator assembly; characterized by means of a cradle configured to attach the actuator assembly, wherein the cradle is configured to attach the actuator assembly to the base assembly via a pivot joint system, wherein the cradle comprises a seat adapted to be put on the base assembly and to be attached by attaching a case frame to the base assembly, such that the pivot joint system acts between the base assembly and the case frame. a moveable head assembly; a base assembly to be fixed to the vehicle and an actuator assembly; characterized by means of a cradle configured to attach the actuator assembly, wherein the cradle is configured to attach the actuator assembly to the base assembly via a pivot joint system, wherein the cradle comprises a seat adapted to be put on the base assembly and to be attached by attaching a case frame to the base assembly, such that the pivot joint system acts between the base assembly and the case frame.
A helmet comprising: a rigid shell configured to spatially divide a shell interior from a shell ambiance; an acoustic front-end comprising at least one loudspeaker (108, 109) disposed in the shell interior and at least one interior microphone that, when the helmet is worn by a user, is configured to pick up sound in the shell interior and has a sensitivity that is higher in the shell interior than in the shell ambience; a controllable transceiver operatively coupled to the acoustic front-end, the transceiver being configured to establish a speech link with a counterpart transceiver via at least one wireless communication channel; and a controller configured to receive an emergency indication signal and to control the transceiver to automatically establish via the at least one wireless communication channel a speech link between the acoustic front-end and the counterpart transceiver when the emergency indication signal is received, characterized in that the acoustic front-end further comprises at least one exterior microphone having a sensitivity that is higher in the shell ambience than in the shell interior. a rigid shell configured to spatially divide a shell interior from a shell ambiance; an acoustic front-end comprising at least one loudspeaker (108, 109) disposed in the shell interior and at least one interior microphone that, when the helmet is worn by a user, is configured to pick up sound in the shell interior and has a sensitivity that is higher in the shell interior than in the shell ambience; a controllable transceiver operatively coupled to the acoustic front-end, the transceiver being configured to establish a speech link with a counterpart transceiver via at least one wireless communication channel; and a controller configured to receive an emergency indication signal and to control the transceiver to automatically establish via the at least one wireless communication channel a speech link between the acoustic front-end and the counterpart transceiver when the emergency indication signal is received, characterized in that the acoustic front-end further comprises at least one exterior microphone having a sensitivity that is higher in the shell ambience than in the shell interior.
A stabilized diode laser device, comprising: a unibody mounting plate with chambers; a laser diode secured in a first one of the chambers; a collimating lens secured in a second one of the chambers; a volume Bragg grating secured in a third one of the chambers; a first optical isolator secured in a fourth one of the chambers; a first beam expander lens secured in a fifth one of the chambers; a second beam expander lens secured in a sixth one of the chambers, which is configured to work cooperatively with the first beam expander lens to maintain collimation of propagating light; a second optical isolator secured in a seventh one of the chambers, which is configured to work cooperatively with the first optical isolator to reject undesired polarization of propagating light; a bandpass filter secured in an eighth one of the chambers; wherein the bandpass filter is aligned along a transmission axis with the laser diode, the collimating lens, the volume Bragg grating, the first optical isolator, the first beam expander lens, the second beam expander lens, and the second optical isolator, which are arranged along said transmission axis in this order; and a thermoelectric cooler mated mechanically to the unibody mounting plate. a unibody mounting plate with chambers; a laser diode secured in a first one of the chambers; a collimating lens secured in a second one of the chambers; a volume Bragg grating secured in a third one of the chambers; a first optical isolator secured in a fourth one of the chambers; a first beam expander lens secured in a fifth one of the chambers; a second beam expander lens secured in a sixth one of the chambers, which is configured to work cooperatively with the first beam expander lens to maintain collimation of propagating light; a second optical isolator secured in a seventh one of the chambers, which is configured to work cooperatively with the first optical isolator to reject undesired polarization of propagating light; a bandpass filter secured in an eighth one of the chambers; wherein the bandpass filter is aligned along a transmission axis with the laser diode, the collimating lens, the volume Bragg grating, the first optical isolator, the first beam expander lens, the second beam expander lens, and the second optical isolator, which are arranged along said transmission axis in this order; and a thermoelectric cooler mated mechanically to the unibody mounting plate.
A hernia repair device, comprising: a soft tissue repair prosthesis having a first side and a second side; at least one attachment component coupled to the prosthesis and extending outwardly from the first side of the prosthesis, the at least one attachment component being at least one loop extending from the prosthesis; a tether coupled to the prosthesis and extending outwardly from the second side of the prosthesis, wherein manipulation of the tether allows hoisting, locating and/or positioning of the soft tissue repair prosthesis, characterised by an expandable device that is inflatable with an inflation medium and which, when expanded, is configured to position the prosthesis adjacent the hernia defect, and wherein the at least one loop has a predetermined size and is configured to receive a portion of the expandable device to removably connect the prosthesis with the expandable device. a soft tissue repair prosthesis having a first side and a second side; at least one attachment component coupled to the prosthesis and extending outwardly from the first side of the prosthesis, the at least one attachment component being at least one loop extending from the prosthesis; a tether coupled to the prosthesis and extending outwardly from the second side of the prosthesis, wherein manipulation of the tether allows hoisting, locating and/or positioning of the soft tissue repair prosthesis, characterised by an expandable device that is inflatable with an inflation medium and which, when expanded, is configured to position the prosthesis adjacent the hernia defect, and wherein the at least one loop has a predetermined size and is configured to receive a portion of the expandable device to removably connect the prosthesis with the expandable device.
A method of manufacturing cheese, comprising adding a milk clotting effective amount of a composition comprising a non-bovine chymosin produced by the method comprising the steps of (i) isolating or constructing a nucleic acid sequence coding for the pre-prochymosin, prochymosin or chymosin, wherein the coding sequence is naturally occurring and derived from a mammalian species selected from the group consisting of Camelus species (ii) constructing an expression vector comprising said coding sequence and, operably linked thereto, appropriate expression signals permitting the pre-prochymosin, prochymosin or chymosin to be expressed in a host cell, (iii) transforming said host cell with the expression vector, wherein the transformed host cell is selected from the group consisting of a bacterial cell, a fungal cell (such as an Aspergillus niger var. awamori cell), a yeast cell, and a plant cell, (iv) cultivating the thus transformed host cell under conditions where the coding sequence is expressed, and (v) harvesting the chymosin, to milk and carrying out appropriate further cheese manufacturing steps, wherein the milk is cow's milk. (i) isolating or constructing a nucleic acid sequence coding for the pre-prochymosin, prochymosin or chymosin, wherein the coding sequence is naturally occurring and derived from a mammalian species selected from the group consisting of Camelus species (ii) constructing an expression vector comprising said coding sequence and, operably linked thereto, appropriate expression signals permitting the pre-prochymosin, prochymosin or chymosin to be expressed in a host cell, (iii) transforming said host cell with the expression vector, wherein the transformed host cell is selected from the group consisting of a bacterial cell, a fungal cell (such as an Aspergillus niger var. awamori cell), a yeast cell, and a plant cell, (iv) cultivating the thus transformed host cell under conditions where the coding sequence is expressed, and (v) harvesting the chymosin,
A push and turn dryer comprising a heatable flatbed embodied as sieve bottom for accommodating material to be dried, in particular granular material, and comprising an agitator, which can be traversed across the flatbed, comprising a traverse, which is arranged at right angles to the traversing direction of the agitator and on which a row of rotatably driven blades is supported, which are embodied as turning worms, which are arranged above the flatbed and each of which is rotatably supported on the traverse via its own, vertical axis, wherein the axes of the turning worms are located in a common plane, characterized in that the traverse of the agitator is connected to a lifting member for vertically extending the turning worms into a lowered operating position and for vertically retracting into a raised rest position, and that a rake blade, which is connected to a lift drive for extending into a lowered operating position and for retracting into a raised rest position, is assigned to the traverse, parallel to the row of the turning worms.
A system for minimizing the arc energy delivered to a switching device, the system comprising: an electrical sine wave monitoring component for measuring at least one of a plurality of electrical sine waves; a common crossbar component movable by a single control coil; a coil controller component for energizing and de-energizing said single control coil; a plurality of pole contacts (310; 102, 104; R, S, T) wherein a first of the contacts (102; T) is mechanically formed to make or break electrical continuity at a different time than the remaining second contacts (104; R, S) of the plurality of contacts, wherein the coil controller component is further operable to measure the arc energy delivered to the plurality of pole contacts (310; 102, 104) and to determine therefrom an optimal time to make or break the first contact. an electrical sine wave monitoring component for measuring at least one of a plurality of electrical sine waves; a common crossbar component movable by a single control coil; a coil controller component for energizing and de-energizing said single control coil; a plurality of pole contacts (310; 102, 104; R, S, T) wherein a first of the contacts (102; T) is mechanically formed to make or break electrical continuity at a different time than the remaining second contacts (104; R, S) of the plurality of contacts, wherein the coil controller component is further operable to measure the arc energy delivered to the plurality of pole contacts (310; 102, 104) and to determine therefrom an optimal time to make or break the first contact.
A method comprising: generating an estimated impact energy signal corresponding to each tooth of a plurality of teeth of a gear over a revolution of a shaft associated with the gear; obtaining an impact energy signal associated with each of the plurality of teeth; comparing the estimated impact energy signal with the obtained impact energy signal; generating, by a computing device comprising a processor, a profile of the impact energy signal; and declaring a fault associated with an identified tooth of the plurality of teeth, the fault being based on the comparison indicating a deviation between the estimated impact energy signal and the obtained impact energy signal in an amount greater than a threshold. generating an estimated impact energy signal corresponding to each tooth of a plurality of teeth of a gear over a revolution of a shaft associated with the gear; obtaining an impact energy signal associated with each of the plurality of teeth; comparing the estimated impact energy signal with the obtained impact energy signal; generating, by a computing device comprising a processor, a profile of the impact energy signal; and declaring a fault associated with an identified tooth of the plurality of teeth, the fault being based on the comparison indicating a deviation between the estimated impact energy signal and the obtained impact energy signal in an amount greater than a threshold.
A method for early transmission of downlink data performed by a terminal device, comprising: receiving (S203c) a paging message sent by a first network device; sending (S204c) a random access preamble to the first network device; receiving (S205c) a random access response from the first network device; sending (S206c) a message 3 to the first network device in response to the random access response, wherein the message 3 carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate early transmission of downlink data; and receiving (S207c) a message 4 from the first network device, wherein the message 4 carries downlink data and a radio resource control, RRC, message, whereinafter receiving the message 4, the method further comprises recovering context information of the terminal, wherein the context information comprises a first next-hop chaining count NCC, and the first NCC is used to derive a first key and a second key; performing integrity protection verification on the RRC message of the message 4 using the second key; and decrypting the downlink data by using the first key. receiving (S203c) a paging message sent by a first network device; sending (S204c) a random access preamble to the first network device; receiving (S205c) a random access response from the first network device; sending (S206c) a message 3 to the first network device in response to the random access response, wherein the message 3 carries a first indication, and the first indication is used to indicate early transmission of downlink data; and receiving (S207c) a message 4 from the first network device, wherein the message 4 carries downlink data and a radio resource control, RRC, message, whereinafter receiving the message 4, the method further comprises recovering context information of the terminal, wherein the context information comprises a first next-hop chaining count NCC, and the first NCC is used to derive a first key and a second key; performing integrity protection verification on the RRC message of the message 4 using the second key; and decrypting the downlink data by using the first key.
A hardmask composition comprising: a solvent; and at least one of a derivative mixture including a derivative of a two-dimensional carbon nanostructure and a derivative of a zero-dimensional carbon nanostructure, or a composite including a 2D carbon nanostructure and a 0D carbon nanostructure. a solvent; and at least one of a derivative mixture including a derivative of a two-dimensional carbon nanostructure and a derivative of a zero-dimensional carbon nanostructure, or a composite including a 2D carbon nanostructure and a 0D carbon nanostructure.