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A method for scheduling traffic exchange in a passive optical network, PON, to reduce energy consumption, the method comprising: instructing an optical network unit, ONU, and an optical line terminal, OLT, in the PON to maximize an overlap between upstream and downstream communications by exchanging a predetermined future time at which to start the upstream and downstream communications; sending to the ONU a predetermined time interval during which the ONU need to have a transmitter and a receiver on; characterized by adding a flag (MPSMP) to a control message sent from the OLT to the ONU that is indicative of whether further messages are to be received from the OLT or not. instructing an optical network unit, ONU, and an optical line terminal, OLT, in the PON to maximize an overlap between upstream and downstream communications by exchanging a predetermined future time at which to start the upstream and downstream communications; sending to the ONU a predetermined time interval during which the ONU need to have a transmitter and a receiver on; characterized by adding a flag (MPSMP) to a control message sent from the OLT to the ONU that is indicative of whether further messages are to be received from the OLT or not.
An implantable prosthesis comprising: a. a first framework circumscribing in a first helical path about a longitudinal axis (L-L) proximate a first end to proximate a second end of the prosthesis, the first framework including a plurality of struts (102a, 102 b) disposed in a first sinusoidal pattern along the first helical path with a primary apex portion connected for every pair of struts (102a, 102 b); b. a second framework spaced from the first framework, the second framework circumscribing a second helical path about the longitudinal axis (L-L) proximate the first end to proximate the second end, the second framework including a plurality of struts (104a, 104b) disposed in a second sinusoidal pattern along the second helical path with a secondary apex portion connected to a pair of struts for every pair of struts (104a, 104b); and c. a plurality of connectors, each connector is connected to proximate a primary apex portion of the first framework and to proximate a secondary apex portion of the secondary framework, wherein the first helical path and second helical path are interleafed; and, each primary apex portion connected to a secondary apex portion on an adjacent framework and wherein each primary apex portion is one vertex offset circumferentially from each corresponding secondary apex portion. a. a first framework circumscribing in a first helical path about a longitudinal axis (L-L) proximate a first end to proximate a second end of the prosthesis, the first framework including a plurality of struts (102a, 102 b) disposed in a first sinusoidal pattern along the first helical path with a primary apex portion connected for every pair of struts (102a, 102 b); b. a second framework spaced from the first framework, the second framework circumscribing a second helical path about the longitudinal axis (L-L) proximate the first end to proximate the second end, the second framework including a plurality of struts (104a, 104b) disposed in a second sinusoidal pattern along the second helical path with a secondary apex portion connected to a pair of struts for every pair of struts (104a, 104b); and c. a plurality of connectors, each connector is connected to proximate a primary apex portion of the first framework and to proximate a secondary apex portion of the secondary framework, wherein the first helical path and second helical path are interleafed; and, each primary apex portion connected to a secondary apex portion on an adjacent framework and wherein each primary apex portion is one vertex offset circumferentially from each corresponding secondary apex portion.
A method of sterilizing a material, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a sterilizing composition comprising (i) peracetic acid and (ii) a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of citric acid, isocitric acid, aconitic acid and propane- 1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid; b) introducing such sterilizing composition into a hot gaseous stream to produce a peracetic acid vapor, wherein the heated gas stream at the point of peracetic acid introduction has a temperature of at least 5°C higher than the dew point of peracetic acid; and c) contacting such peracetic acid vapor with the material to be sterilized. a) providing a sterilizing composition comprising (i) peracetic acid and (ii) a stabilizer selected from the group consisting of citric acid, isocitric acid, aconitic acid and propane- 1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid; b) introducing such sterilizing composition into a hot gaseous stream to produce a peracetic acid vapor, wherein the heated gas stream at the point of peracetic acid introduction has a temperature of at least 5°C higher than the dew point of peracetic acid; and c) contacting such peracetic acid vapor with the material to be sterilized.
A gearbox for a wind turbine which consists of ring wheel unit provided in a housing (4, 21); a driving shaft which is designed to be coupled to the rotor of the wind turbine and a single main bearing or a pair of main bearings (26, 27) which supports the driving shaft such that it can rotate in the housing (4, 21), whereby the ring wheel unit is formed of a sun wheel, a planet wheel, ring wheel which is fixed to the housing (4, 21) in a non-rotating manner and a planet carrier which is rigidly connected to the driving shaft, wherein an additional bearing is provided to support the planet carrier or the driving shaft in a rotating manner in relation to the housing (4, 21), and in that between the part of the housing (4, 21) in which the main bearing or the main bearings (26, 27) are provided and the part of the housing (4, 21) in which the additional bearing and the ring wheel are provided, there is provided an elastic part which has a torsional stiffness on the one hand, and which is flexible to loads (Fax) in the axial direction (AA') and/or to loads (Frad) in a radial direction (RR') on the other hand, wherein the elastic part is provided with a cross-section which has the shape of an U, characterized in that a connection between the elastic part and the part of the housing (4, 21) in which the main bearing or the main bearings (26, 27) are provided is located at a first tip of said U, and wherein a connection between the elastic part and the part of the housing (4, 21) in which the additional bearing and the ring wheel are provided is located at a second tip of said U.
A gate being free-standing and completely retractable into a chamber in the ground, the gate comprising a gate frame and two opposite posts (5; 6), each of the two opposite posts (5; 6) comprising: an inner tube (9; 10) arranged in the chamber, a guide rail, an outer tube (7; 8) forming a side element of the gate frame and being arranged such as to be movable on the guide rail between a retracted position in which the outer tube (7; 8) is arranged extending over the inner tube (9; 10) in such a way that the gate frame and the two opposite posts (5; 6) is completely retracted into the chamber in the ground and an extended position in which the outer tube (7; 8) is arranged extending from the inner tube (9; 10) in such a way that the gate frame and the two opposite posts (5; 6) are positioned above the chamber in the ground, and a hydraulic cylinder (11; 12) comprising a cylinder bore and a piston rod, the hydraulic cylinder (11; 12) being arranged within the inner tube (9; 10) and connected to the outer tube (7; 8) such as to enable moving the outer tube (7; 8) between the retracted position and the extended position. an inner tube (9; 10) arranged in the chamber, a guide rail, an outer tube (7; 8) forming a side element of the gate frame and being arranged such as to be movable on the guide rail between a retracted position in which the outer tube (7; 8) is arranged extending over the inner tube (9; 10) in such a way that the gate frame and the two opposite posts (5; 6) is completely retracted into the chamber in the ground and an extended position in which the outer tube (7; 8) is arranged extending from the inner tube (9; 10) in such a way that the gate frame and the two opposite posts (5; 6) are positioned above the chamber in the ground, and a hydraulic cylinder (11; 12) comprising a cylinder bore and a piston rod, the hydraulic cylinder (11; 12) being arranged within the inner tube (9; 10) and connected to the outer tube (7; 8) such as to enable moving the outer tube (7; 8) between the retracted position and the extended position.
A method of operating a laboratory instrument (100, 1000), wherein the laboratory instrument is configured for receiving a sample rack with one or more sample tubes, wherein the one or more sample tubes has a tube identification tag, wherein the sample rack comprises an attachment position, wherein the sample rack further comprises multiple sample tube receptacles, wherein each sample tube receptacle is configured for receiving the one or more sample tubes, wherein the laboratory instrument comprises a robotic head for bringing a pipettor into fluidic contact with the one or more sample tubes when the sample rack is in an operating position, wherein the laboratory instrument comprises an identification tag reader, wherein the pipettor is configured for mating with the attachment position of the sample rack, wherein the laboratory instrument comprises an input guide for receiving the sample rack; wherein the input guide is configured for receiving the sample rack along an insertion direction, wherein the input guide has an opening,wherein the method comprises the steps of: • receiving the sample rack by the laboratory instrument, wherein the step of receiving the sample rack by the laboratory instrument comprises partially receiving the sample rack into the input guide along the insertion direction; • controlling the robotic head to mate with the attachment position of the sample rack; • controlling the robotic head to pull the sample rack in the input guide along the insertion direction such as to enable the tube identification tag to be read by the identification tag reader; • reading the tube identification tag with the identification tag reader as the sample rack is moved in the input guide; and • loading the sample rack into the operating position using the robotic head, wherein the robotic head is configured for loading the sample rack into the operating position, wherein the sample rack is loaded by the robotic head into the operating position such as to enable the identification tag reader to read the tube identification tag as the sample is moved into the input guide. • receiving the sample rack by the laboratory instrument, wherein the step of receiving the sample rack by the laboratory instrument comprises partially receiving the sample rack into the input guide along the insertion direction; • controlling the robotic head to mate with the attachment position of the sample rack; • controlling the robotic head to pull the sample rack in the input guide along the insertion direction such as to enable the tube identification tag to be read by the identification tag reader; • reading the tube identification tag with the identification tag reader as the sample rack is moved in the input guide; and • loading the sample rack into the operating position using the robotic head,
A bracket comprising a C-shaped clip, wherein one end of the C-shape of the clip continues into a guide section provided for guiding engagement with a clip receptacle of the bracket to pivotally retain the clip on the bracket, and the other end of the C-shape continues into a medial-lateral widening retaining pad to retain the orthodontic wire in the slot, with a pad for connection to a patient's tooth and a bracket body with a slot for receiving an orthodontic wire, wherein a clip receptacle for receiving the guide section of the clip is formed in the bracket body, characterized by two guide slots which are opposite one another in the medial-lateral direction and are formed in the bracket body, to receive the associated guide projection in the respective guide slot, wherein the guide slot has the shape of a triangular frustum from the medial-lateral direction, so that the wide end serves to thread in the guide projection and the narrow end serves to swivel the clip about the narrow end.
A display device comprising a first non-foldable area, a second non-foldable area, and a foldable area, the display device comprising: a display module comprising a display panel; a support substrate supporting the display module, comprising an upper surface facing the display module and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and provided with at least a groove defined in the lower surface to overlap the foldable area in a thickness direction of the support substrate; a first support plate disposed under the support substrate; and a second support plate disposed under the support substrate and spaced apart from the first support plate with a distance in the foldable area; characterized in that the support substrate further comprises a protective coating layer disposed along the surface of the groove. a display module comprising a display panel; a support substrate supporting the display module, comprising an upper surface facing the display module and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and provided with at least a groove defined in the lower surface to overlap the foldable area in a thickness direction of the support substrate; a first support plate disposed under the support substrate; and a second support plate disposed under the support substrate and spaced apart from the first support plate with a distance in the foldable area; characterized in that the support substrate further comprises a protective coating layer disposed along the surface of the groove.
A display mechanism for a timepiece, adapted to be driven from a base wheel (1, 5) of a clock movement to actuate the movements of a display device for displaying at least one indication relative to the time or the operation of the timepiece, the mechanism comprising a cam having a periphery of predefined form and which is adapted to be driven by the base wheel, a lever adapted to be pivotally mounted, with reference to a support member of the clock movement, between an abutment position, associated with an indication position of the display device, and a waiting position, associated with a predefined alternative position of the display device, said lever bearing a cam follower adapted to cooperate with the periphery of said cam to define said abutment position, the lever furthermore bearing a rack arranged in meshing engagement with a pinion adapted to drive the display device, a movable actuating device having at least a waiting position and an indicating position, said actuating device being arranged to pass alternately from one position to the other in response to successive actions of a user, characterized in that said cam is adapted to be driven continuously, independently of the indication and waiting positions of said movable actuating device and of said lever, both being stable positions, the mechanism comprising elastic means cooperating with a finger mounted on the lever and directly exerting a force on said lever to bias it into said abutment position, and said actuating device also being arranged to oppose the action of said elastic means in its waiting position and enable said lever to assume its waiting position. a cam having a periphery of predefined form and which is adapted to be driven by the base wheel, a lever adapted to be pivotally mounted, with reference to a support member of the clock movement, between an abutment position, associated with an indication position of the display device, and a waiting position, associated with a predefined alternative position of the display device, said lever bearing a cam follower adapted to cooperate with the periphery of said cam to define said abutment position, the lever furthermore bearing a rack arranged in meshing engagement with a pinion adapted to drive the display device, a movable actuating device having at least a waiting position and an indicating position, said actuating device being arranged to pass alternately from one position to the other in response to successive actions of a user, characterized in that said cam is adapted to be driven continuously, independently of the indication and waiting positions of said movable actuating device and of said lever, both being stable positions, the mechanism comprising elastic means cooperating with a finger mounted on the lever and directly exerting a force on said lever to bias it into said abutment position, and said actuating device also being arranged to oppose the action of said elastic means in its waiting position and enable said lever to assume its waiting position.
A method for controlling service charging, comprising: receiving, by a Diameter credit control DCC server, a credit control request CCR message sent by a DCC client; determining, by the DCC server, that at least two tariff time changes TTCs are comprised in a preset temporary validity time VT from current system time, acquiring (102, 202), by the DCC server and from the at least two TTCs, a first TTC which is the earliest and a second TTC which is the second earliest; selecting, by the DCC server, any time between the first TTC and the second TTC according to a random algorithm; calculating, by the DCC server, a time span from the current system time to the selected time; and modifying, by the DCC server, the temporary VT to be the calculated time span to obtain the modified VT; and sending, by the DCC server, a credit control answer CCA message to the DCC client, wherein the CCA message comprises the first TTC and the modified VT; receiving, by the DCC server, a CCR message comprising first used service unit information and second used service unit information that are sent by the DCC client, wherein the first used service unit information is used service unit information before the first TTC of a user, and the second used service unit information is used service unit information after the first TTC of the user; and performing, by the DCC server, charging according to first used service unit information, the second used service unit information, and preset tariffs.
An automated microscope apparatus, comprising: (a) an outer housing; and (b) a microscope assembly in said housing; said microscope assembly comprising: a support frame; a subframe; a plurality of vibration isolators connecting said support frame to said subframe; an XYZ stage connected to said subframe; an optical stage connected to said subframe; and an XYZ drive assembly interconnecting said XYZ stage to said subframe; wherein a baseplate serves as the subframe for both the optical stage and the XYZ drive assembly, with the XYZ drive assembly and the optical stage each independently being mounted to the subframe, and wherein the baseplate is in turn mounted through vibration dampening mounts to the support frame; and wherein a sample cartridge can be removably inserted into or engaged by the XYZ stage. (a) an outer housing; and (b) a microscope assembly in said housing; a support frame; a subframe; a plurality of vibration isolators connecting said support frame to said subframe; an XYZ stage connected to said subframe; an optical stage connected to said subframe; and an XYZ drive assembly interconnecting said XYZ stage to said subframe; wherein a baseplate serves as the subframe for both the optical stage and the XYZ drive assembly, with the XYZ drive assembly and the optical stage each independently being mounted to the subframe, and wherein the baseplate is in turn mounted through vibration dampening mounts to the support frame; and wherein a sample cartridge can be removably inserted into or engaged by the XYZ stage.
Press frame structure for a transformer - having a plurality of tensioning elements, - having a lower press frame and an upper press frame and also a plurality of tensioning press plates which connect the upper press frame and the lower press frame, - wherein the tensioning elements and the tensioning press plates can be fixed to the transformer at the top and bottom, - having a plurality of struts which can be formed to project at least partially obliquely from a core of the transformer, - wherein the plurality of tensioning press plates can be arranged on or in the vicinity of the core of the transformer, - wherein the tensioning elements can be arranged laterally outside windings of the transformer, - wherein the tensioning elements are connected at least partially to the tensioning press plates using the struts, - wherein the tensioning elements and the tensioning press plates can be arranged axially along the transformer and can be fixed to the said transformer. - having a plurality of tensioning elements, - having a lower press frame and an upper press frame and also a plurality of tensioning press plates which connect the upper press frame and the lower press frame, - wherein the tensioning elements and the tensioning press plates can be fixed to the transformer at the top and bottom, - having a plurality of struts which can be formed to project at least partially obliquely from a core of the transformer, - wherein the plurality of tensioning press plates can be arranged on or in the vicinity of the core of the transformer, - wherein the tensioning elements can be arranged laterally outside windings of the transformer, - wherein the tensioning elements are connected at least partially to the tensioning press plates using the struts, - wherein the tensioning elements and the tensioning press plates can be arranged axially along the transformer and can be fixed to the said transformer.
A soluble zinc polyphosphate complex made by combining ingredients, wherein the ingredients comprise: an organic zinc salt comprising zinc lactate; sodium hexametaphosphate, in amounts that provide a phosphorus atoms to zinc atoms mole ratio of 20:1 to 21:1; and a solvent. an organic zinc salt comprising zinc lactate; sodium hexametaphosphate, in amounts that provide a phosphorus atoms to zinc atoms mole ratio of 20:1 to 21:1; and a solvent.