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A device for delivering a fluid, in particular hot-melt adhesive, comprising a base member having an inlet opening for receiving the fluid from a fluid source and an outlet opening for delivering the fluid to a nozzle arrangement, a nozzle arrangement which is associated with the base member and which has a discharge passage with a discharge opening for delivery of the fluid, and a heat transfer means for heating or cooling the fluid, having a heat transfer passage through which fluid can flow, wherein the heat transfer passage is of a flow cross-section which changes in the direction of flow, characterized in that the heat transfer passage is defined by heat transfer surfaces (15, 16) which are arranged in substantially mutually parallel relationship and the mutual spacing of which decreases in the direction of the intended preferred flow of material.
A liquid silicone-based composition for forming a coating, the composition comprising: a silazane; an organometallic compound, wherein the organometallic compound comprises zirconium tert-butoxide, tantalum ethoxide, silver neodecanoate, titanium butoxide, tungsten ethoxide, aluminum-tri-sec-butoxide or combinations thereof; an alkoxysilane; and an aprotic solvent, wherein when applied to a substrate the liquid composition cures to form a quasi-ceramic coating under ambient conditions, and wherein the composition is prepared by a method according to any of claims 7 to 13. a silazane; an organometallic compound, wherein the organometallic compound comprises zirconium tert-butoxide, tantalum ethoxide, silver neodecanoate, titanium butoxide, tungsten ethoxide, aluminum-tri-sec-butoxide or combinations thereof; an alkoxysilane; and an aprotic solvent, wherein when applied to a substrate the liquid composition cures to form a quasi-ceramic coating under ambient conditions, and wherein the composition is prepared by a method according to any of claims 7 to 13.
A photonic transceiver apparatus (100; 200; 400) comprising: a fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) disposed on an integrated circuit that includes a first optical path for optical transmission and a second optical path for optical reception; a lens array (116; 216; 336; 416) disposed on the same integrated circuit, and optically coupled with the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402), the lens array (116; 214; 336; 416) including a first focus lens (118; 218; 418, 419) and a second focus lens (120; 220; 420, 421) aligned, respectively, with the first optical path and the second optical path; an optical isolator block (108; 208; 328; 408) coupled with the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) and disposed between the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) and the lens array (116; 216; 336; 416) in the first optical path on the same integrated circuit, wherein the optical isolator block (108; 208; 328; 408) is to reduce the feedback to a laser source during optical transmission; and a compensator block (112; 212; 332; 412) coupled with the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) and disposed between the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) and the lens array (116; 216; 336; 416) in the second optical path on the same integrated circuit, wherein the compensator block (112; 212; 332; 412) is to equalize the optical path of the first optical path and the second optical path. a fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) disposed on an integrated circuit that includes a first optical path for optical transmission and a second optical path for optical reception; a lens array (116; 216; 336; 416) disposed on the same integrated circuit, and optically coupled with the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402), the lens array (116; 214; 336; 416) including a first focus lens (118; 218; 418, 419) and a second focus lens (120; 220; 420, 421) aligned, respectively, with the first optical path and the second optical path; an optical isolator block (108; 208; 328; 408) coupled with the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) and disposed between the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) and the lens array (116; 216; 336; 416) in the first optical path on the same integrated circuit, wherein the optical isolator block (108; 208; 328; 408) is to reduce the feedback to a laser source during optical transmission; and a compensator block (112; 212; 332; 412) coupled with the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) and disposed between the fiber block (102; 202; 322; 401, 402) and the lens array (116; 216; 336; 416) in the second optical path on the same integrated circuit, wherein the compensator block (112; 212; 332; 412) is to equalize the optical path of the first optical path and the second optical path.
A method for selecting attributes of a computerized drawing tool in a computer aided drawing system on a host electronic device, comprising: forming a plurality of first settings in response to inputs from a graphical user interface of the host electronic device, each first setting comprising a plurality of user-selected first attributes of the computerized drawing tool, wherein the user selected first attributes are selected from a group of attributes comprising color, line width, a drawing tool type, opacity, grain, angle, jitter, saturation, bleed, flow, and depth; storing the first settings in a memory of the host electronic device; and receiving a first signal at the host electronic device from a stylus, each first signal generated in response to a press of a first button of the stylus; each time the first signal is received by the host electronic device from the stylus, moving to a next setting of the plurality of first settings of the computerized drawing tool to select a setting of the plurality of first settings, wherein the first settings are accessed cyclically, and assigning the plurality of user-selected drawing tool first attributes for the selected setting to the computerized drawing tool. forming a plurality of first settings in response to inputs from a graphical user interface of the host electronic device, each first setting comprising a plurality of user-selected first attributes of the computerized drawing tool, wherein the user selected first attributes are selected from a group of attributes comprising color, line width, a drawing tool type, opacity, grain, angle, jitter, saturation, bleed, flow, and depth; storing the first settings in a memory of the host electronic device; and receiving a first signal at the host electronic device from a stylus, each first signal generated in response to a press of a first button of the stylus; each time the first signal is received by the host electronic device from the stylus, moving to a next setting of the plurality of first settings of the computerized drawing tool to select a setting of the plurality of first settings, wherein the first settings are accessed cyclically, and assigning the plurality of user-selected drawing tool first attributes for the selected setting to the computerized drawing tool.
An optical sensor supporting structure for a saddled vehicle, comprising: a pair of left and right optical sensors which are configured to detect an object in front of the vehicle; and a support stay which is fixed to a head pipe of a vehicle body frame and comprises left and right arm portions and supports accessories, including right and left rear view mirrors at the front of the vehicle on the head pipe, characterized in that the support stay comprises a rail portion (38, 138) which extends between the left and right arm portions of the support stay and fixes the pair of left and right optical sensors symmetrically with respect to a lateral center of the vehicle with a width direction of the vehicle being a lengthwise direction of the rail portion (38, 138), the left and right optical sensors are independent from the rear view mirrors. a pair of left and right optical sensors which are configured to detect an object in front of the vehicle; and a support stay which is fixed to a head pipe of a vehicle body frame and comprises left and right arm portions and supports accessories, including right and left rear view mirrors at the front of the vehicle on the head pipe, characterized in that the support stay comprises a rail portion (38, 138) which extends between the left and right arm portions of the support stay and fixes the pair of left and right optical sensors symmetrically with respect to a lateral center of the vehicle with a width direction of the vehicle being a lengthwise direction of the rail portion (38, 138), the left and right optical sensors are independent from the rear view mirrors.
Fin adjusting mechanism for displacing a ship's fin from a first position into a second position, having a fin joint for mounting the fin in a pivotable manner, and having an actuator device for applying an adjusting force for displacing the fin, characterized in that the actuator device has an adjusting spindle and an adjusting nut fitted thereon or therein, and the adjusting spindle and the adjusting nut are coupled together axially via rolling planet gears, such that when a relative rotation is brought about between the adjusting spindle and the adjusting nut, the adjusting spindle and the adjusting nut are reversibly displaceable axially with respect to one another, and in that said relative rotation is brought about by means of an electric motor which is incorporated into the actuator device, and in that a housing device for accommodating the adjusting nut in an encapsulated manner is provided, and in that the housing device is configured such that it forms an accommodating space for accommodating the adjusting spindle, and in that a sealing device (23, 24) for sealing off thread gaps between the adjusting spindle and the adjusting nut and a sealing device (19, 20) for sealing off running gaps (17, 18) between the adjusting nut and the housing device are provided, and in that the housing device is filled with a corrosion-preventing or lubricating fluid.
A ball retrieval and return device comprising: a ball catching component having a net combined with one or more support arms; a ball ejection component having a turret portion, wherein the turret portion includes a first opening for receiving balls from the ball catching component and a second opening for ejecting balls from the device; a ball ejection mechanism for ejecting balls from the second opening in the turret portion; a sensor in communication with a first processor programmed to track a pre-determined color and rotate the turret portion so that the second opening is in alignment with the pre-determined color for ejecting balls toward the pre-determined color. a ball catching component having a net combined with one or more support arms; a ball ejection component having a turret portion, wherein the turret portion includes a first opening for receiving balls from the ball catching component and a second opening for ejecting balls from the device; a ball ejection mechanism for ejecting balls from the second opening in the turret portion; a sensor in communication with a first processor programmed to track a pre-determined color and rotate the turret portion so that the second opening is in alignment with the pre-determined color for ejecting balls toward the pre-determined color.
A method of managing connection status for a server device within a mobile radio communications device, the mobile radio communications device including a client/server pair (44, 46), wherein said client/server pair (44, 46) is a transport connection protocol, TCP, client/server pair and wherein the server device comprises a Universal Integrated Circuit Card, UICC, server device, the method including the steps of: receiving an indication of a change of connection status for the client/server pair (44, 46), wherein said change of connection status is a change to a state in which the TCP server is listening for a connection from a remote client, or receiving an indication of a change of network status, wherein said change of network status comprises a failure to establish a link with the network; discriminating between the change of connection status and the change of network status; generating, in response to said discriminating, a client/server status signal when the change of connection status occurs, the generated client/server status signal indicating that the TCP server is listening for a connection from the remote client, and generating a different status signal when the change of network status occurs; and sending the generated client/server status signal to the server device. receiving an indication of a change of connection status for the client/server pair (44, 46), wherein said change of connection status is a change to a state in which the TCP server is listening for a connection from a remote client, or receiving an indication of a change of network status, wherein said change of network status comprises a failure to establish a link with the network; discriminating between the change of connection status and the change of network status; generating, in response to said discriminating, a client/server status signal when the change of connection status occurs, the generated client/server status signal indicating that the TCP server is listening for a connection from the remote client, and generating a different status signal when the change of network status occurs; and sending the generated client/server status signal to the server device.
A method of damaging and/or killing plant vegetation by surface treatment thereof, the method comprising: - treating a surface area comprising plant vegetation to be treated, wherein the treating comprises: - applying steam of a gas to at least a part of said surface area, and - applying high intensity and high power acoustic waves to at least a part of said surface area, wherein said high intensity and high power acoustic waves are generated by a high intensity and high power acoustic wave generator (100; 301) and has an acoustic sound pressure level at approximately 10 cm from the orifice of said generator (100; 301) of at least 120 dB; and wherein at least a part of said applied steam and at least a part of said applied acoustic waves are brought to coincide within said surface area thereby damaging and/or killing at least a part of said plant vegetation. - treating a surface area comprising plant vegetation to be treated, wherein the treating comprises: - applying steam of a gas to at least a part of said surface area, and - applying high intensity and high power acoustic waves to at least a part of said surface area, wherein said high intensity and high power acoustic waves are generated by a high intensity and high power acoustic wave generator (100; 301) and has an acoustic sound pressure level at approximately 10 cm from the orifice of said generator (100; 301) of at least 120 dB; and wherein at least a part of said applied steam and at least a part of said applied acoustic waves are brought to coincide within said surface area thereby damaging and/or killing at least a part of said plant vegetation.
A digital signal processing and receiving apparatus comprising: a receiving antenna (22, 48); an A/D converter that converts analog reception signals received by said receiving antenna (22, 48) into digital signals, said reception signals each including a modulation signal component and a noise signal component; and a digital signal processing part that outputs a code signal according to the modulation signal component corresponding to a code having a code content of Lo-data "0" and Hi-data "1", wherein said modulation signal component has a frequency (f L, f H) being changed in accordance with the code content, said digital signal processing part is adapted to perform a frequency spectrum analysis of the digital signals and to eliminate the noise signal component from the digital signals on the basis of the results of the frequency spectrum analysis, characterized in that said digital signal processing part is adapted to output the code signal in accordance with a difference of uniqueness of output intensity fluctuation or frequency fluctuation between the modulation signal component and the noise signal component by performing a time analysis of the result of the frequency spectrum analysis, and when there exists a frequency component whose spectrum level change during a maximum continuation time of a state of one of the code contents from the signals acquired as a result of the digital conversion by said A/D converter is equal to or smaller than a threshold value, eliminating said frequency component as said noise signal component. a receiving antenna (22, 48); an A/D converter that converts analog reception signals received by said receiving antenna (22, 48) into digital signals, said reception signals each including a modulation signal component and a noise signal component; and a digital signal processing part that outputs a code signal according to the modulation signal component corresponding to a code having a code content of Lo-data "0" and Hi-data "1", wherein said modulation signal component has a frequency (f L, f H) being changed in accordance with the code content, said digital signal processing part is adapted to perform a frequency spectrum analysis of the digital signals and to eliminate the noise signal component from the digital signals on the basis of the results of the frequency spectrum analysis, characterized in that said digital signal processing part is adapted to output the code signal in accordance with a difference of uniqueness of output intensity fluctuation or frequency fluctuation between the modulation signal component and the noise signal component by performing a time analysis of the result of the frequency spectrum analysis, and when there exists a frequency component whose spectrum level change during a maximum continuation time of a state of one of the code contents from the signals acquired as a result of the digital conversion by said A/D converter is equal to or smaller than a threshold value, eliminating said frequency component as said noise signal component.
A respiratory monitoring system, comprising: a mechanical ventilator configurable to perform a ventilation mode that includes an inhalation gas delivery phase and provides extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) at a PEEP level during an exhalation phase; a breathing tubing circuit including: a patient port, a gas inlet line connected to supply gas from the mechanical ventilator to the patient port, a gas flow meter connected to measure gas flow into lungs of the patient, a pressure sensor connected to measure gas pressure at the patient port, and at least one processor characterized in that the at least one processor is programmed to: compute a proxy pressure based on an integral of gas flow into the lungs measured by the gas flow meter; and trigger the inhalation gas delivery phase of the ventilation mode when the proxy pressure decreases below a trigger pressure threshold. a mechanical ventilator configurable to perform a ventilation mode that includes an inhalation gas delivery phase and provides extrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) at a PEEP level during an exhalation phase; a breathing tubing circuit including: a patient port, a gas inlet line connected to supply gas from the mechanical ventilator to the patient port, a gas flow meter connected to measure gas flow into lungs of the patient, a pressure sensor connected to measure gas pressure at the patient port, and a patient port, a gas inlet line connected to supply gas from the mechanical ventilator to the patient port, a gas flow meter connected to measure gas flow into lungs of the patient, a pressure sensor connected to measure gas pressure at the patient port, and at least one processor characterized in that the at least one processor is programmed to: compute a proxy pressure based on an integral of gas flow into the lungs measured by the gas flow meter; and trigger the inhalation gas delivery phase of the ventilation mode when the proxy pressure decreases below a trigger pressure threshold. compute a proxy pressure based on an integral of gas flow into the lungs measured by the gas flow meter; and trigger the inhalation gas delivery phase of the ventilation mode when the proxy pressure decreases below a trigger pressure threshold.
A method for controlling the displacement of a pump for an hydrostatic transmission mounted on a vehicle and driven by an engine of the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of - determining if the vehicle is moving forward or rearward, - setting a first control law for controlling said displacement when the vehicle moves forward, - setting a second control law for controlling said displacement when the vehicle moves rearward, wherein the first and the second control law are differently set such that a speed of the engine variates as a function of a load parameter in the same manner when the vehicle moves forward and rearward; wherein the load parameter is indicative of a load acting on the vehicle; the method further comprising the step of detecting a quantity indicative of a speed of the engine, wherein the steps of setting the first and the second control law respectively comprise setting a first and a second reference variable for controlling said displacement as respective different functions of the detected quantity, wherein the displacement is controlled based on the set first and second reference variable as a function of the detected quantity respectively when the vehicle moves forward and rearward; the method is characterized in that the first reference variable is greater than the second reference variable for any value of the quantity. - determining if the vehicle is moving forward or rearward, - setting a first control law for controlling said displacement when the vehicle moves forward, - setting a second control law for controlling said displacement when the vehicle moves rearward, the method further comprising the step of detecting a quantity indicative of a speed of the engine, wherein the steps of setting the first and the second control law respectively comprise setting a first and a second reference variable for controlling said displacement as respective different functions of the detected quantity, wherein the displacement is controlled based on the set first and second reference variable as a function of the detected quantity respectively when the vehicle moves forward and rearward; the method is characterized in that the first reference variable is greater than the second reference variable for any value of the quantity.