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A system for dispensing fluid, comprising: a flexible container including a spout connected thereto, the spout being in fluid communication with an interior region of the container; a cap configured to be mounted to the spout to seal the spout, the cap including (i) a top portion from which downwardly extends an outer cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall that define a gap that is configured to receive the spout, (ii) a second inner wall that defines a passage that extends from an opening in the top portion and that leads to a membrane, wherein the second inner wall includes a cavity between first and second ledges (106, 110) that extend inwardly into the passage; a piercing tube having a first end that is configured to puncture the membrane and a second end configured to be connected to a dispensing tube, the piercing tube further including a seal bead and a shoulder that extends below a flange, wherein the piercing tube is inserted into the opening of the cap such that the first end punctures the membrane such that fluid can flow from the interior region into the piercing tube, the shoulder snapably slides over the second ledge into the cavity to retain the piercing tube in the cap, the flange engages the second ledge, and the seal bead engages the second inner wall of the cap to form a seal between the cap and the piercing tube. a flexible container including a spout connected thereto, the spout being in fluid communication with an interior region of the container; a cap configured to be mounted to the spout to seal the spout, the cap including (i) a top portion from which downwardly extends an outer cylindrical wall and an inner cylindrical wall that define a gap that is configured to receive the spout, (ii) a second inner wall that defines a passage that extends from an opening in the top portion and that leads to a membrane, wherein the second inner wall includes a cavity between first and second ledges (106, 110) that extend inwardly into the passage; a piercing tube having a first end that is configured to puncture the membrane and a second end configured to be connected to a dispensing tube, the piercing tube further including a seal bead and a shoulder that extends below a flange, wherein the piercing tube is inserted into the opening of the cap such that the first end punctures the membrane such that fluid can flow from the interior region into the piercing tube, the shoulder snapably slides over the second ledge into the cavity to retain the piercing tube in the cap, the flange engages the second ledge, and the seal bead engages the second inner wall of the cap to form a seal between the cap and the piercing tube.
A recording medium having recorded thereon a video stream and a graphics stream, wherein: the video stream represents a moving picture made up of a plurality of pictures; the graphics stream is used for overlaying a menu on the moving picture, and includes interactive control information and graphics data; the graphics data is used for generating both the menu and an effect presented for introducing or removing the menu; the interactive control information includes a plurality of pieces of composition information defining a sequence of display compositions of graphics constituting the effect; and each piece of composition information shows (i) a bounding area on a graphics plane within which a respective display composition is rendered and (ii) a duration after which the display composition is replaced by a subsequent display composition to be rendered within the same bounding area. the video stream represents a moving picture made up of a plurality of pictures; the graphics stream is used for overlaying a menu on the moving picture, and includes interactive control information and graphics data; the graphics data is used for generating both the menu and an effect presented for introducing or removing the menu; the interactive control information includes a plurality of pieces of composition information defining a sequence of display compositions of graphics constituting the effect; and each piece of composition information shows (i) a bounding area on a graphics plane within which a respective display composition is rendered and (ii) a duration after which the display composition is replaced by a subsequent display composition to be rendered within the same bounding area.
An apparatus for use with an internal valve, comprising: - a poppet, - a stem with a first spring seat, - a plug, and - a plate coupled to the poppet, wherein: - the poppet comprises a first seating surface to sealingly engage a body of the internal valve; a second seating surface opposite the first seating surface to sealingly engage the plug; an aperture to receive the stem; and a bore coaxially aligned with the aperture; - at least one of the plate or the bore define an opening sized to substantially limit fluid flow through the apparatus when a first spring seat coupled to the stem is positioned adjacent the opening; and characterized in that the apparatus further comprises: - a second spring seat having a surface positioned to divert fluid flow through the apparatus around a spring at least partially positioned in the apparatus thereby preventing the fluid flow from compressing the spring. - a poppet, - a stem with a first spring seat, - a plug, and - a plate coupled to the poppet, wherein: - the poppet comprises a first seating surface to sealingly engage a body of the internal valve; a second seating surface opposite the first seating surface to sealingly engage the plug; an aperture to receive the stem; and a bore coaxially aligned with the aperture; - at least one of the plate or the bore define an opening sized to substantially limit fluid flow through the apparatus when a first spring seat coupled to the stem is positioned adjacent the opening; and characterized in that - a second spring seat having a surface positioned to divert fluid flow through the apparatus around a spring at least partially positioned in the apparatus thereby preventing the fluid flow from compressing the spring.
A method of applying an extensible protective sheet to at least a portion of an exterior surface of a composite article comprising at least one composite material, the composite material comprising a matrix material and a reinforcing material, and the extensible protective sheet being capable of recovering its original state when stretched up to 125% of its initial length or more, the method comprising: providing the extensible protective sheet, wherein the protective sheet comprises at least one elastomeric material; forming the exterior surface of the composite article, wherein the exterior surface of the composite article comprises a fiber-reinforced composite material prior to application of the protective sheet to at least a portion thereof; and co-molding the extensible protective sheet to the exterior surface of the composite article such that at least a portion of the exterior surface of the composite article and the exterior protective sheet become cross-linked by covalent bonds. providing the extensible protective sheet, wherein the protective sheet comprises at least one elastomeric material; forming the exterior surface of the composite article, wherein the exterior surface of the composite article comprises a fiber-reinforced composite material prior to application of the protective sheet to at least a portion thereof; and co-molding the extensible protective sheet to the exterior surface of the composite article such that at least a portion of the exterior surface of the composite article and the exterior protective sheet become cross-linked by covalent bonds.
Vibration device for stimulation of tissue in a nasal cavity of a patient, comprising: expandable stimulation means; expansion means for expanding the stimulation means from a first, unexpanded state to a second, expanded state, wherein the expansion means comprises at least one channel for supplying fluid to the stimulation means to achieve said expansion, wherein the stimulation means is arranged partly around the expansion means such that one end of the expansion means is located inside the stimulation means, and an externally arranged vibration source arranged outside the stimulation means, characterized in that said vibration source being configured to bring the stimulation means to vibrate at a frequency of 60-100 Hz; wherein the stimulation means is configured, in the first, unexpanded state to be capable of being introduced via a nostril into the nasal cavity, and in the second, expanded state to be expanded to a volume such that the stimulation means abuts against the tissue within the nasal cavity. expandable stimulation means; expansion means for expanding the stimulation means from a first, unexpanded state to a second, expanded state, wherein the expansion means comprises at least one channel for supplying fluid to the stimulation means to achieve said expansion, wherein the stimulation means is arranged partly around the expansion means such that one end of the expansion means is located inside the stimulation means, and an externally arranged vibration source arranged outside the stimulation means, characterized in that said vibration source being configured to bring the stimulation means to vibrate at a frequency of 60-100 Hz; wherein the stimulation means is configured, in the first, unexpanded state to be capable of being introduced via a nostril into the nasal cavity, and in the second, expanded state to be expanded to a volume such that the stimulation means abuts against the tissue within the nasal cavity. an externally arranged vibration source arranged outside the stimulation means, characterized in that said vibration source being configured to bring the stimulation means to vibrate at a frequency of 60-100 Hz; wherein the stimulation means is configured, in the first, unexpanded state to be capable of being introduced via a nostril into the nasal cavity, and in the second, expanded state to be expanded to a volume such that the stimulation means abuts against the tissue within the nasal cavity.
A gas turbine comprising: a turbine blade including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a plurality of partition walls (103a, 103b, 103c) defining a cooling passage for passing cooling air inside the turbine blade, a first partition wall of the plurality of partition walls (103a, 103b, 103c) facing the leading edge; and an injection nozzle disposed in the first partition wall to cool an inner surface of the leading edge, wherein the injection nozzle comprises a nozzle protrusion protruding from the first partition wall toward the leading edge and surrounding an injection hole formed in the first partition wall, characterized in that the nozzle protrusion has at least one groove formed in an inner circumferential surface of the injection hole. a turbine blade including a leading edge, a trailing edge, and a plurality of partition walls (103a, 103b, 103c) defining a cooling passage for passing cooling air inside the turbine blade, a first partition wall of the plurality of partition walls (103a, 103b, 103c) facing the leading edge; and an injection nozzle disposed in the first partition wall to cool an inner surface of the leading edge, wherein the injection nozzle comprises a nozzle protrusion protruding from the first partition wall toward the leading edge and surrounding an injection hole formed in the first partition wall, characterized in that the nozzle protrusion has at least one groove formed in an inner circumferential surface of the injection hole.
Unit for treating hollow-body blanks made of plastic material, which comprises: - an enclosure in which the blanks travel longitudinally, - a plurality of sources of monochromatic or pseudo-monochromatic electromagnetic radiation positioned on at least one lateral side of the chamber, this treatment unit: comprising a chamber intended to allow a ventilation of the enclosure by a circulation of air while forming a barrier to the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sources, the chamber juxtaposing the enclosure on a top or bottom side thereof, the chamber extending along the enclosure on the side of the enclosure towards which the bottoms of the blanks are turned, the chamber comprising a top wall, directly below the lateral walls (9, 10) of the enclosure, this top wall being provided with an opening through which the chamber communicates with the enclosure, the chamber comprising inlets through which it communicates with an external environment, the inlets being positioned in a dead corner of the chamber, so as to prevent the radiation penetrating into the chamber from exiting directly therefrom, the fresh air from the external environment passing through the chamber via the inlets then penetrating into the enclosure through the opening. - an enclosure in which the blanks travel longitudinally, - a plurality of sources of monochromatic or pseudo-monochromatic electromagnetic radiation positioned on at least one lateral side of the chamber, comprising a chamber intended to allow a ventilation of the enclosure by a circulation of air while forming a barrier to the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the sources, the chamber juxtaposing the enclosure on a top or bottom side thereof, the chamber extending along the enclosure on the side of the enclosure towards which the bottoms of the blanks are turned, the chamber comprising a top wall, directly below the lateral walls (9, 10) of the enclosure, this top wall being provided with an opening through which the chamber communicates with the enclosure, the chamber comprising inlets through which it communicates with an external environment, the inlets being positioned in a dead corner of the chamber, so as to prevent the radiation penetrating into the chamber from exiting directly therefrom, the fresh air from the external environment passing through the chamber via the inlets then penetrating into the enclosure through the opening.
A memory device, comprising: a memory component segmented into two or more banks configured to store data; and a processor configured to segment the two or more banks into two or more virtual banks in the memory component by allocating different portions of each of the two or more banks to a respective virtual bank based on one or more properties associated with the memory component, and the expected random access rate for the memory component, wherein the processor is further configured to increase the segmentation of the two or more virtual banks based on a preferred queue depth for the memory component by performing a simulation of a plurality of random requests accessing the memory component and by repeatedly determining the number of cycles performed by the processor to reach the preferred queue depth, wherein the segmentation is increased in response to the number of cycles being greater than a threshold, and wherein the preferred queue depth refers to the preferred maximum number of packets waiting in a queue to access the memory component, wherein the two or more virtual banks enable simultaneous access to different banks. a memory component segmented into two or more banks configured to store data; and a processor configured to segment the two or more banks into two or more virtual banks in the memory component by allocating different portions of each of the two or more banks to a respective virtual bank based on one or more properties associated with the memory component, and the expected random access rate for the memory component, wherein the processor is further configured to increase the segmentation of the two or more virtual banks based on a preferred queue depth for the memory component by performing a simulation of a plurality of random requests accessing the memory component and by repeatedly determining the number of cycles performed by the processor to reach the preferred queue depth, wherein the segmentation is increased in response to the number of cycles being greater than a threshold, and wherein the preferred queue depth refers to the preferred maximum number of packets waiting in a queue to access the memory component, wherein the two or more virtual banks enable simultaneous access to different banks.
A method of casting comprising: providing a mold defining a component shape comprising a first region and a second region; providing a chill plate; providing a columnar grained starter block between the chill plate and the first region; providing a single crystal starter seed (18, 18') between the chill plate and the second region; introducing molten metal into the mold; and controlling solidification of the molten metal within the mold to grow a columnar grained material from the columnar grained starter block into the first region and to grow a single crystal material from the single crystal starter seed (18, 18') into the second region, with the columnar grained material and the single crystal material being integrally joined along a boundary during the solidification step without the necessity for a separate metals joining step, wherein the method further comprises disposing a grain continuator (26, 26') between the single crystal starter seed (18, 18') and the second region. providing a mold defining a component shape comprising a first region and a second region; providing a chill plate; providing a columnar grained starter block between the chill plate and the first region; providing a single crystal starter seed (18, 18') between the chill plate and the second region; introducing molten metal into the mold; and controlling solidification of the molten metal within the mold to grow a columnar grained material from the columnar grained starter block into the first region and to grow a single crystal material from the single crystal starter seed (18, 18') into the second region, with the columnar grained material and the single crystal material being integrally joined along a boundary during the solidification step without the necessity for a separate metals joining step, wherein the method further comprises disposing a grain continuator (26, 26') between the single crystal starter seed (18, 18') and the second region.
Method for filling a product comprising the steps of: cooling the product to be filled; filling the product to be filled into a filling container; and heating the filled filling container after filling the product to be filled; wherein the cooling and the heating is performed at least partially by means of one single heat pump; characterized in that a portion of the heat absorbed by the heat pump during the cooling is used for other process steps or is dissipated by a cooling device. cooling the product to be filled; filling the product to be filled into a filling container; and heating the filled filling container after filling the product to be filled; wherein the cooling and the heating is performed at least partially by means of one single heat pump; characterized in that a portion of the heat absorbed by the heat pump during the cooling is used for other process steps or is dissipated by a cooling device.
A control circuit (30;130) comprising: first and second primary terminals (32,34) for respective connection to first and second power transmission lines (36,38); a current transmission path extending between the first and second primary terminals (32,34) and having first and second current transmission path portions (40,42) separated by a third primary terminal, the first current transmission path portion including at least one primary switching element connected in series between the first and third primary terminals (32,44), the second current transmission path portion including an energy conversion block connected between the second and third primary terminals (34,44), the energy conversion block including at least one primary energy conversion element for removing energy from the power transmission lines (36,38); a converter limb connected across the second and third primary terminals (34, 44), the converter limb including an auxiliary converter; and a control unit, the control circuit (30;130) being characterised in that the control unit controls the auxiliary converter to selectively provide a voltage source to minimise a voltage across the or each primary switching element prior to switching of the or each primary switching element. first and second primary terminals (32,34) for respective connection to first and second power transmission lines (36,38); a current transmission path extending between the first and second primary terminals (32,34) and having first and second current transmission path portions (40,42) separated by a third primary terminal, the first current transmission path portion including at least one primary switching element connected in series between the first and third primary terminals (32,44), the second current transmission path portion including an energy conversion block connected between the second and third primary terminals (34,44), the energy conversion block including at least one primary energy conversion element for removing energy from the power transmission lines (36,38); a converter limb connected across the second and third primary terminals (34, 44), the converter limb including an auxiliary converter; and a control unit, the control circuit (30;130) being characterised in that the control unit controls the auxiliary converter to selectively provide a voltage source to minimise a voltage across the or each primary switching element prior to switching of the or each primary switching element.
A method comprising: determining, by a server device, an anticipated travel duration of a client device; based on the anticipated travel duration, selecting, by the server device, a playlist template from a plurality of playlist templates, wherein the selected playlist template includes a sequence of audio content placeholders (302, 304, 306, 310, 312, 314, 318, 320, 322), wherein the placeholders in the sequence are associated with respective quantity tags and respective type tags, wherein the quantity tags specify integer numbers of media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, wherein the type tags specify media content types of the media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, and wherein a duration of the playlist template is within a threshold of the anticipated travel duration; generating, by the server device, a playlist from the playlist template, wherein generating the playlist comprises, for each placeholder in the sequence, (i) selecting one or more media files as specified by the quantity tag and the type tag, respectively, of the placeholder, and (ii) including, in the playlist, references to audible versions of the one or more media files selected; and transmitting the generated playlist to the client device. determining, by a server device, an anticipated travel duration of a client device; based on the anticipated travel duration, selecting, by the server device, a playlist template from a plurality of playlist templates, wherein the selected playlist template includes a sequence of audio content placeholders (302, 304, 306, 310, 312, 314, 318, 320, 322), wherein the placeholders in the sequence are associated with respective quantity tags and respective type tags, wherein the quantity tags specify integer numbers of media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, wherein the type tags specify media content types of the media files to be selected for the associated placeholder, and wherein a duration of the playlist template is within a threshold of the anticipated travel duration; generating, by the server device, a playlist from the playlist template, wherein generating the playlist comprises, for each placeholder in the sequence, (i) selecting one or more media files as specified by the quantity tag and the type tag, respectively, of the placeholder, and (ii) including, in the playlist, references to audible versions of the one or more media files selected; and transmitting the generated playlist to the client device.