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A method of operating an apparatus for reducing power consumption for minimizing power consumption of a receiver comprising the apparatus, the method comprising: identifying, by the apparatus for reducing power consumption, a plurality of sensors (120, 130) configured to transmit a plurality of signals (310, 320) to the receiver; generating, by the apparatus for reducing power consumption, data to adjust a transmission time of the plurality of sensors (120, 130) to control a transmission operation of the plurality of sensors (120, 130); transmitting, by the apparatus for reducing power consumption, the data to the plurality of sensors (120, 130); and setting, by the apparatus for reducing power consumption, an active mode period in which receiving of a signal is enabled and a sleep mode period in which receiving of a signal is disabled based on the transmission time of the plurality of sensors, wherein adjusting the transmission time of the plurality of sensors (120, 130) comprises minimizing a respective gap of time between the transmission time of a first sensor and a transmission time of a second sensor of the plurality of sensors and combining the transmission time of the first sensor and the transmission time of the second sensor into a single period of the active mode period, each active mode period being separated from another active mode period by the sleep mode period, and characterised in that the data transmitted to the plurality of sensors (120, 130) comprises time information indicating a period of time required to be elapsed before a sensor is permitted to transmit a signal to the receiver in response to the sensor receiving the data. identifying, by the apparatus for reducing power consumption, a plurality of sensors (120, 130) configured to transmit a plurality of signals (310, 320) to the receiver; generating, by the apparatus for reducing power consumption, data to adjust a transmission time of the plurality of sensors (120, 130) to control a transmission operation of the plurality of sensors (120, 130); transmitting, by the apparatus for reducing power consumption, the data to the plurality of sensors (120, 130); and setting, by the apparatus for reducing power consumption, an active mode period in which receiving of a signal is enabled and a sleep mode period in which receiving of a signal is disabled based on the transmission time of the plurality of sensors, wherein adjusting the transmission time of the plurality of sensors (120, 130) comprises minimizing a respective gap of time between the transmission time of a first sensor and a transmission time of a second sensor of the plurality of sensors and combining the transmission time of the first sensor and the transmission time of the second sensor into a single period of the active mode period, each active mode period being separated from another active mode period by the sleep mode period, and characterised in that the data transmitted to the plurality of sensors (120, 130) comprises time information indicating a period of time required to be elapsed before a sensor is permitted to transmit a signal to the receiver in response to the sensor receiving the data.
Timepiece resonator comprising, between a first element and a second element of which at least one forms a movable inertia element in said resonator, at least one flexure bearing forming an elastic return means for said inertia element in said resonator and comprising at least one flexible strip joining a first point of attachment of said first element to a second point of attachment of said second element, said first point of attachment defining with said second point of attachment a strip direction, said first element and said second element each being stiffer than each said at least one flexible strip, said at least one flexible strip being arranged to deform essentially in a plane XY parallel to said strip direction, and having a first dimension L, called the length, along a first longitudinal axis Y parallel to said strip direction, a second direction E, called the thickness, along a second transverse axis X orthogonal to said first axis Y in said plane XY, and a third dimension H, called the height, along a third axis Z orthogonal to said plane XY, said first dimension L being greater than said third dimension H which is greater than said second dimension E, said at least one strip extending substantially in the form of a ribbon around or on either side of a neutral geometric axis joining said first attachment point and said second attachment point, and comprising at least one median area extending transversely along said second axis X, on either side of said neutral axis and whose thickness is a nominal thickness EN, wherein said at least one flexible strip is symmetrical with respect to a median plane parallel to said plane XY, has a variable transverse extension with respect to said neutral axis, along said second transverse axis X, in projection onto the plane XY, and comprises, along said second transverse axis X, at least one relief which protrudes and is separated from said neutral axis by a distance greater than half the smallest thickness of said at least one flexible strip or half said nominal thickness, to limit the anticlastic curvature of said at least one flexible strip, and wherein said strip comprises, at a distance from its attachment points, at least one rib extending substantially along an axis Z perpendicular to the plane XY, characterized in that each said rib is distant, along said first axis Y, from any dip comprised in said strip, by a value greater than or equal to said height H of said strip.
Shipping crate (150; 250; 350; 450; 550; 650), comprising a plurality of crate wall components, wherein the plurality of crate wall components is assembled in such a way that the crate wall components delimit a substantially square-shaped shipping space which is configured and intended to receive at least one product to be shipped, at least one crate wall component (152; 252; 352; 452; 552; 652) of the plurality of crate wall components being non-destructively detachably connected by means of at least one connecting element (100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600) to at least one further crate wall component (156; 256; 356; 456; 556; 656) of the plurality of crate wall components, which is adjacent to the at least one crate wall component (152; 252; 352; 452; 552; 652), the connecting element comprising: • a handling portion (102; 202; 302; 402; 502) adapted to be handled by a user, and • a connecting portion (104; 204; 304; 404; 504) adapted to connect, in a state mounted on the shipping crate, the at least one crate wall component (152; 252; 352; 452; 552; 652) of the shipping crate to the at least one further crate wall component (156; 256; 356; 456; 556; 656) of the shipping crate, the connecting portion being arranged such that it has a latching surface (106; 206; 306; 406; 506) which is configured and intended to engage with a corresponding latching counter-surface (164; 264; 364a, 364b; 464a, 464b; 564) of the at least one or of the at least one further crate wall component, the connecting element being configured such that it can be mounted on the shipping crate and removed therefrom without tools by actuating the handling portion (102; 202; 302; 402; 502) and having a self-locking effect in the state mounted on the shipping crate, characterised in that the at least one or the at least one further crate wall component of the plurality of crate wall components has at least one passage (166; 266; 366; 466; 566) which is configured and intended to allow insertion of the at least one connecting element (100; 200; 300; 400; 500; 600) through the same. • a handling portion (102; 202; 302; 402; 502) adapted to be handled by a user, and • a connecting portion (104; 204; 304; 404; 504) adapted to connect, in a state mounted on the shipping crate, the at least one crate wall component (152; 252; 352; 452; 552; 652) of the shipping crate to the at least one further crate wall component (156; 256; 356; 456; 556; 656) of the shipping crate, the connecting portion being arranged such that it has a latching surface (106; 206; 306; 406; 506) which is configured and intended to engage with a corresponding latching counter-surface (164; 264; 364a, 364b; 464a, 464b; 564) of the at least one or of the at least one further crate wall component,
Internal combustion engine arrangement deployed on a marine vessel having an exterior and being provided with an engine room and an engine casing, which the engine casing is directly connected to the engine room and is located above the engine room of the marine vessel extending from the engine room up to the exterior of the marine vessel, which internal combustion engine arrangement comprises an internal combustion engine, an exhaust pipe connected to the internal combustion engine for receiving an exhaust gas flow from the internal combustion engine, characterised in that the internal combustion engine arrangement comprises a turbine unit including an electric generator arranged after the exhaust pipe in the direction of the exhaust gas flow, whereby the exhaust pipe, the turbine unit and the electric generator are arranged in the engine casing, and the internal combustion engine further comprises a compressor unit, which is provided with an electric motor and which is directly connected to the internal combustion engine, whereby the compressor unit is arranged to supply combustion air to the internal combustion engine, and which electric generator of the turbine unit is connected to the electric motor of the compressor unit by means of an electric switchboard, whereby the compressor unit is arranged to be independently working, the internal combustion engine is a 2-stroke low speed engine, and in that a selective catalytic reduction unit is arranged in the engine casing directly before the turbine unit including the electric generator in the direction of the exhaust gas flow and the selective catalytic reduction unit is arranged in the engine casing receiving the exhaust gas flow directly from the exhaust pipe of the internal combustion engine, wherein a location of the turbine unit including the electric generator within the casing is configured independent from a location of the compressor unit.
An insect repellent apparatus comprising a housing for receiving a sound and/or scent generating emission unit, wherein the housing is designed such that it fits into the rebate gap of a closed window or a closed door, characterized in that the insect repellent apparatus comprises an actuation element for activating the emission unit, with the actuation element being placed at the housing and having a first position in which the insect repellent apparatus does not emit emissions and a second position in which the insect repellent apparatus emits emissions generated by the emission unit. wherein the housing is designed such that it fits into the rebate gap of a closed window or a closed door, characterized in that the insect repellent apparatus comprises an actuation element for activating the emission unit, with the actuation element being placed at the housing and having a first position in which the insect repellent apparatus does not emit emissions and a second position in which the insect repellent apparatus emits emissions generated by the emission unit.
A combustor nozzle comprising a nozzle module, the nozzle module comprising: a fuel supply pipe supplying fuel from a front side to a rear side; a fuel plenum having an internal fuel flow path through which the fuel flows and communicating with the fuel supply pipe; an air inlet formed at a front end of the fuel plenum; a plurality of tubes disposed through a rear side of the fuel plenum, wherein a front end of each tube communicates with the air inlet, and a fuel port communicating with the fuel flow path is formed on a lateral side of each tube; and a swirler provided with a plurality of swirling guides disposed obliquely in axial and circumferential directions on an inner circumferential surface of each of the plurality of tubes to swirl fluid, with a central portion thereof opened when viewed from the axial direction of the tube, characterized in that each of the plurality of swirling guides includes a straight part extending along the axial direction of the tube and a swirling part extending in the axial and circumferential directions of the tube from a rear end of the straight part. a fuel supply pipe supplying fuel from a front side to a rear side; a fuel plenum having an internal fuel flow path through which the fuel flows and communicating with the fuel supply pipe; an air inlet formed at a front end of the fuel plenum; a plurality of tubes disposed through a rear side of the fuel plenum, wherein a front end of each tube communicates with the air inlet, and a fuel port communicating with the fuel flow path is formed on a lateral side of each tube; and a swirler provided with a plurality of swirling guides disposed obliquely in axial and circumferential directions on an inner circumferential surface of each of the plurality of tubes to swirl fluid, with a central portion thereof opened when viewed from the axial direction of the tube, characterized in that each of the plurality of swirling guides includes a straight part extending along the axial direction of the tube and a swirling part extending in the axial and circumferential directions of the tube from a rear end of the straight part.
A fluorochemical surface treating agent comprising a hydrolyzable group-containing silane modified with a fluorooxyalkylene-containing polymer, represented by the average compositional formula and/or a partial hydrolytic condensate thereof, wherein A is a monovalent fluorinated group terminated with -CF 3, Rf is -(CF 2) d -(OCF 2) p (OCF 2 CF 2) q (OCF 2 CF 2 CF 2) r -(OCF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2) s (OCF(CF 3)CF 2) t -O(CF 2) d -, d is independently an integer of 0 to 5, p, q, r, s and t are each independently an integer of 0 to 200, p+q+r+s+t is 10 to 200, units in parentheses may be randomly arranged, Q is a single bond or a divalent organic group, B is a divalent group: -J 2 C-, a divalent group: -L 2 Si-, a trivalent group: -JC=, a trivalent group: -LSi=, a tetravalent group: -C≡, or a tetravalent group: -Si≡, wherein J is independently an alkyl group, hydroxyl group or silyl ether group: K 3 SiO-, K is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or alkoxy, L is independently alkyl, alkoxy or chloro, R is a monovalent organic group, X is a hydrolyzable group, a is an integer of 1 to 3, b is an integer of 1 to 3, an average of b being 1.5 to 3.0, c is an integer of 1 to 10, wherein the fluorochemical surface treating agent further comprises a hydrolyzable group-containing silane modified with a fluorooxyalkylene-containing polymer, represented by the average compositional formula and/or a partial hydrolytic condensate thereof, component being present in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mol% based on the total moles of components and, wherein Rf, Q, B, R, X, a, b, and c are as defined in formula. wherein A is a monovalent fluorinated group terminated with -CF 3, Rf is -(CF 2) d -(OCF 2) p (OCF 2 CF 2) q (OCF 2 CF 2 CF 2) r -(OCF 2 CF 2 CF 2 CF 2) s (OCF(CF 3)CF 2) t -O(CF 2) d -, d is independently an integer of 0 to 5, p, q, r, s and t are each independently an integer of 0 to 200, p+q+r+s+t is 10 to 200, units in parentheses may be randomly arranged, Q is a single bond or a divalent organic group, B is a divalent group: -J 2 C-, a divalent group: -L 2 Si-, a trivalent group: -JC=, a trivalent group: -LSi=, a tetravalent group: -C≡, or a tetravalent group: -Si≡, wherein J is independently an alkyl group, hydroxyl group or silyl ether group: K 3 SiO-, K is independently hydrogen, alkyl, aryl or alkoxy, L is independently alkyl, alkoxy or chloro, R is a monovalent organic group, X is a hydrolyzable group, a is an integer of 1 to 3, b is an integer of 1 to 3, an average of b being 1.5 to 3.0, c is an integer of 1 to 10, wherein the fluorochemical surface treating agent further comprises a hydrolyzable group-containing silane modified with a fluorooxyalkylene-containing polymer, represented by the average compositional formula and/or a partial hydrolytic condensate thereof, component being present in an amount of 0.1 to 20 mol% based on the total moles of components and, wherein Rf, Q, B, R, X, a, b, and c are as defined in formula.
A composition comprising a substrate having adhered thereto, in a systematic printed pattern, microcapsules comprising one or more polymers encapsulating one or more agents to be delivered, such that said microcapsules are configured to in use release said one or more agents to be delivered upon exposure to conditions; wherein said conditions comprise the presence of moisture; and wherein said conditions exclude tactile breakage of the microcapsules; wherein the one or more polymers are selected from the group consisting of gums, starches, lipids, pectins, and agars; and wherein the substrate is a coffee filter having a pattern of clustered microcapsules that, in use, permits some of the water to flow through the filter unimpeded by the microcapsules to prevent an overflow condition during the brewing process.
A method of exchanging messages by a sink device with a tuner device to control the tuner device which is a subdevice of a source device transmitting an audio/video A/V data stream to the sink device in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting a request message to the tuner device to request status information of the tuner device; and receiving a response message from the tuner device in response to the request message which comprises the status information of the tuner device, characterized in that the status information comprises a recording flag parameter which indicates whether the tuner device is being used for recording or not, a device source parameter which indicates whether the tuner device is a displaying tuner or not, a tuner type parameter which indicates whether the tuner device is an analog tuner or a digital tuner, and a captions parameter which indicates captions are embedded in the A/V data stream or not. transmitting a request message to the tuner device to request status information of the tuner device; and receiving a response message from the tuner device in response to the request message which comprises the status information of the tuner device, characterized in that the status information comprises a recording flag parameter which indicates whether the tuner device is being used for recording or not, a device source parameter which indicates whether the tuner device is a displaying tuner or not, a tuner type parameter which indicates whether the tuner device is an analog tuner or a digital tuner, and a captions parameter which indicates captions are embedded in the A/V data stream or not.
A process for coloring cellulose in supercritical CO 2 medium with a hydrophobic dye, comprising at least the steps consisting in: (i) providing cellulose fibers, (ii) placing said cellulose fibers in contact with: a) at least one urea derivative; and b) at least one hydrophobic dye, in supercritical CO 2 medium, under conditions suitable for immobilizing said dye on said fibers; characterized in that step a) consists in placing said cellulose fibers in contact with an effective amount of at least one uncharged primary monoorganourea of formula R-NH-CO-NH 2, in which R features a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon-based chain, bearing at least 3 carbon atoms, or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon-based radical, bonded directly or via a methylene or ethylene group to the nitrogen atom, which are, where appropriate, substituted, under conditions suitable for establishing a covalent bond of carbamate type between the cellulose and each molecule of said organourea. (i) providing cellulose fibers, (ii) placing said cellulose fibers in contact with: a) at least one urea derivative; and b) at least one hydrophobic dye, in supercritical CO 2 medium, under conditions suitable for immobilizing said dye on said fibers; characterized in that step a) consists in placing said cellulose fibers in contact with an effective amount of at least one uncharged primary monoorganourea of formula R-NH-CO-NH 2, in which R features a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon-based chain, bearing at least 3 carbon atoms, or a saturated or unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbon-based radical, bonded directly or via a methylene or ethylene group to the nitrogen atom, which are, where appropriate, substituted, under conditions suitable for establishing a covalent bond of carbamate type between the cellulose and each molecule of said organourea. a) at least one urea derivative; and b) at least one hydrophobic dye, in supercritical CO 2 medium, under conditions suitable for immobilizing said dye on said fibers;
A dielectric composite, comprising a plurality of crystal grains comprising a semiconductor or conductive material, and a grain boundary layer between the crystal grains, characterized in that the grain boundary layer is an insulation layer comprising a two-dimensional layered dielectric material covering at least a portion of a surface of at least one of the crystal grains. a plurality of crystal grains comprising a semiconductor or conductive material, and a grain boundary layer between the crystal grains, characterized in that the grain boundary layer is an insulation layer comprising a two-dimensional layered dielectric material covering at least a portion of a surface of at least one of the crystal grains.
Sterilization method in a sterilization apparatus, in which at least an evacuation step of at least a sterilization chamber is provided, in which a gaseous content of said chamber is made to pass through at least a condenser, characterized in that the following evacuation cycle is performed one or more times, - said chamber is isolated from said condenser, - at least a steam generator is operated to inject a predetermined amount of heated steam directly into said condenser, - said steam in the condenser is cooled and condensed, so as to reduce its volume and accordingly lower the pressure within said condenser to below that present in said sterilization chamber, - said condenser is placed in communication with said sterilization chamber to perform an evacuation. - said chamber is isolated from said condenser, - at least a steam generator is operated to inject a predetermined amount of heated steam directly into said condenser, - said steam in the condenser is cooled and condensed, so as to reduce its volume and accordingly lower the pressure within said condenser to below that present in said sterilization chamber, - said condenser is placed in communication with said sterilization chamber to perform an evacuation.