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A fluid regulating device, comprising: a valve having an inlet, an outlet, and a valve port disposed between the inlet and the outlet; an actuator coupled to the valve and comprising a valve disc, the valve disc disposed within the valve and adapted for displacement between a closed position engaging the valve port and an open position disposed away from the valve port; a Pitot tube having a sensing point within the outlet of the valve and a second end in fluid communication with an interior of the actuator to place the interior of the actuator in fluid communication with the outlet of the valve, wherein the actuator is configured to cause the valve disc to move toward the valve port when the pressure at the outlet increases and to cause the valve disc to move away from the valve port when the pressure at the outlet decreases to maintain a pressure downstream of the fluid regulating device approximately equal to a setpoint pressure; and a housing disposed in the valve and comprising a generally cylindrical first portion disposed proximate the actuator, a generally cylindrical second portion disposed proximate the valve port, and an opening through a sidewall of the second portion and disposed between the valve port and the outlet of the valve; characterized in that; the fluid regulating device further comprises a partial obstruction disposed within the opening of the second portion of the housing, wherein a flow of fluid through the valve port passes through the partial obstruction and to the outlet of the valve. a valve having an inlet, an outlet, and a valve port disposed between the inlet and the outlet; an actuator coupled to the valve and comprising a valve disc, the valve disc disposed within the valve and adapted for displacement between a closed position engaging the valve port and an open position disposed away from the valve port; a Pitot tube having a sensing point within the outlet of the valve and a second end in fluid communication with an interior of the actuator to place the interior of the actuator in fluid communication with the outlet of the valve, wherein the actuator is configured to cause the valve disc to move toward the valve port when the pressure at the outlet increases and to cause the valve disc to move away from the valve port when the pressure at the outlet decreases to maintain a pressure downstream of the fluid regulating device approximately equal to a setpoint pressure; and a housing disposed in the valve and comprising a generally cylindrical first portion disposed proximate the actuator, a generally cylindrical second portion disposed proximate the valve port, and an opening through a sidewall of the second portion and disposed between the valve port and the outlet of the valve; characterized in that; the fluid regulating device further comprises a partial obstruction disposed within the opening of the second portion of the housing, wherein a flow of fluid through the valve port passes through the partial obstruction and to the outlet of the valve.
A lighting circuit comprising: a current driver circuit; a series connection of at least two laser diodes, supplied with current from the current driver circuit; a respective current shunt circuit in parallel with each laser diode for diverting a shunt current away from the respective laser diode; and a control arrangement for controlling the current shunt circuits, wherein the control arrangement is adapted to: control a level of the shunt currents during a start-up period of time of the current driver circuit, during which the output of the current driver circuit ramps from zero to a drive current, thereby reducing a rate of change of voltage across selected laser diodes during said start-up period of time, characterized in that the lighting circuit further comprises a monitor for detecting the start of lasing of each laser diode, wherein the control arrangement is adapted to control the shunt circuit based on the monitored start of lasing. a current driver circuit; a series connection of at least two laser diodes, supplied with current from the current driver circuit; a respective current shunt circuit in parallel with each laser diode for diverting a shunt current away from the respective laser diode; and a control arrangement for controlling the current shunt circuits, wherein the control arrangement is adapted to: control a level of the shunt currents during a start-up period of time of the current driver circuit, during which the output of the current driver circuit ramps from zero to a drive current, thereby reducing a rate of change of voltage across selected laser diodes during said start-up period of time, characterized in that the lighting circuit further comprises a monitor for detecting the start of lasing of each laser diode, wherein the control arrangement is adapted to control the shunt circuit based on the monitored start of lasing. control a level of the shunt currents during a start-up period of time of the current driver circuit, during which the output of the current driver circuit ramps from zero to a drive current, thereby reducing a rate of change of voltage across selected laser diodes during said start-up period of time, characterized in that the lighting circuit further comprises a monitor for detecting the start of lasing of each laser diode, wherein the control arrangement is adapted to control the shunt circuit based on the monitored start of lasing.
An article storage facility comprising storing shelves configured with a plurality of article storage units lined up in a vertical and breadthwise direction, a stacker crane being arranged to be runnable along travelling rails provided at the front side of the storing shelve along a sideways widthwise direction of the storing shelves to convey articles to each of the article storage units, and a crane control means for controlling the actuation of the stacker crane; wherein said stacker crane comprises a travelling cart runnable along the travelling rails, a pair of vertical-movement guiding masts being stood from both edge portions of the travelling cart in the front-back width direction of the travelling cart, a platform being freely lifted along the pair of front and rear vertical-movement guiding masts therebetween, and an article transfer device being provided to the platform; characterised in that: said stacker crane is constructed so as to have a work frame between said pair of front and rear vertical-movement guiding masts, which is attachable thereto or detachable therefrom, with a setup width in the front-back width direction and the sideways widthwise direction of the travelling cart. said stacker crane is constructed so as to have a work frame between said pair of front and rear vertical-movement guiding masts, which is attachable thereto or detachable therefrom, with a setup width in the front-back width direction and the sideways widthwise direction of the travelling cart.
An oral cavity insertion instrument adapted to be used by being attached to a monitor device having a long scope portion with a central axis, wherein the oral cavity insertion instrument is adapted to be inserted into an oral cavity in a state that the instrument is attached to the monitor device when used, the instrument comprising: a long tongue depressor; having a tip end and a base end opposite to the tip end; a long cover member having a bore which extends in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the scope portion of the monitor device is adapted to be inserted into the bore for attachment, the cover member has a tip end and a base end opposite to the tip end, and the cover member has a certain width; and an attachment unit configured to attach the cover member to the monitor device; and characterized in that the tongue depressor is formed into a flat plate shape, the tongue depressor provided integrally with the cover member along the longitudinal direction thereof and provided below the cover member, the tip end of the tongue depressor having a width greater than that of the cover member and the attachment unit includes a spread portion formed integrally with the cover member and a regulation portion formed in a sidewall of the spread portion and regulating movement of the cover member with respect to the monitor device in the longitudinal direction. a long tongue depressor; having a tip end and a base end opposite to the tip end; a long cover member having a bore which extends in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the scope portion of the monitor device is adapted to be inserted into the bore for attachment, the cover member has a tip end and a base end opposite to the tip end, and the cover member has a certain width; and an attachment unit configured to attach the cover member to the monitor device; and characterized in that the tongue depressor is formed into a flat plate shape, the tongue depressor provided integrally with the cover member along the longitudinal direction thereof and provided below the cover member, the tip end of the tongue depressor having a width greater than that of the cover member and the attachment unit includes a spread portion formed integrally with the cover member and a regulation portion formed in a sidewall of the spread portion and regulating movement of the cover member with respect to the monitor device in the longitudinal direction.
A touch panel comprising: a first substrate; a plurality of first electrodes formed on the first substrate; a second substrate separated from the first substrate by a gap and comprising a user contact surface, wherein the second substrate is deformable; a plurality of second electrodes formed on the second substrate; and electro-rheological fluid that fills the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate; wherein the touch panel further comprises a plurality of transparent spacers interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; characterised in that the plurality of spacers are elastic elements dispersed in the gap between the second and first substrates (120,110) supporting the second substrate structurally and providing the second substrate with restoring force. a first substrate; a plurality of first electrodes formed on the first substrate; a second substrate separated from the first substrate by a gap and comprising a user contact surface, wherein the second substrate is deformable; a plurality of second electrodes formed on the second substrate; and electro-rheological fluid that fills the gap between the first substrate and the second substrate; wherein the touch panel further comprises a plurality of transparent spacers interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; characterised in that the plurality of spacers are elastic elements dispersed in the gap between the second and first substrates (120,110) supporting the second substrate structurally and providing the second substrate with restoring force.
A gamma detector with thermal stability, said gamma detector comprising: at least one controller (36, 38) which is designed in such a way that it: sets the detection sensitivity of the detector to a level disabling the detection of gamma photons; controls a heat generator (36, 38, 86) to maintain the temperature of the detector at a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being the steady state temperature of the detector when the detection sensitivity of the detector is set to a level enabling the detection of gamma photons; and characterized in that said at least one controller is designed in such a way that it controls the detector to generate false events to maintain the current temperature of the detector at the predetermined temperature. at least one controller (36, 38) which is designed in such a way that it: sets the detection sensitivity of the detector to a level disabling the detection of gamma photons; controls a heat generator (36, 38, 86) to maintain the temperature of the detector at a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being the steady state temperature of the detector when the detection sensitivity of the detector is set to a level enabling the detection of gamma photons; and characterized in that said at least one controller is designed in such a way that it controls the detector to generate false events to maintain the current temperature of the detector at the predetermined temperature. sets the detection sensitivity of the detector to a level disabling the detection of gamma photons; controls a heat generator (36, 38, 86) to maintain the temperature of the detector at a predetermined temperature, the predetermined temperature being the steady state temperature of the detector when the detection sensitivity of the detector is set to a level enabling the detection of gamma photons; and characterized in that said at least one controller is designed in such a way that it controls the detector to generate false events to maintain the current temperature of the detector at the predetermined temperature.
Heating system for a building, wherein the heating system comprises a heater and an exhaust gas feed pipe system, wherein the exhaust gas feed pipe system can be connected by means of a connection element to the heater, wherein on the one hand the connection element can be connected mechanically to the heater by means of a bayonet connection (4, 5), wherein the bayonet connection (4, 5) comprises a latching element arrangement (14, 15), by means of which, after closing the bayonet connection (4, 5) by a predeterminable rotational angle, the opening of the bayonet connection (4, 5) can be blocked, wherein on the other hand the connection element can be connected mechanically to at least one portion of the exhaust gas feed pipe system by means of at least one fixing element (7, 8), and wherein the at least one fixing element (7, 8) comprises at least one form-fitting fixing element which is configured and/or arranged so that it secures the exhaust gas feed pipe system axially with respect to the connection element.
A sensor for measurement of an analyte in a medium within a living animal, the sensor comprising: a sensor housing; an analyte indicator covering at least a portion of the sensor housing, wherein the analyte indicator includes molecules configured to reversibly bind the analyte; and a boronic acid-drug conjugate comprising a drug configured to reduce deterioration of the analyte indicator caused by degradative species, conjugated to a boronic acid moiety incorporated in and/or in close proximity to the analyte indicator, wherein the boronic acid-drug conjugate is configured to release the drug in the presence of the degradative species. a sensor housing; an analyte indicator covering at least a portion of the sensor housing, wherein the analyte indicator includes molecules configured to reversibly bind the analyte; and a boronic acid-drug conjugate comprising a drug configured to reduce deterioration of the analyte indicator caused by degradative species, conjugated to a boronic acid moiety incorporated in and/or in close proximity to the analyte indicator, wherein the boronic acid-drug conjugate is configured to release the drug in the presence of the degradative species.
A multicore fiber, comprising: a plurality of cores extending along the length of a fiber body, wherein each of the cores is surrounded by a respective cladding, and wherein the plurality of cores and claddings provide respective index variations, so as to form a respective plurality of waveguides for conducting parallel data transmissions from a first end of the fiber to a second end, and wherein the plurality of cores has a cross-sectional geometry in which the plurality of cores are configured in a polygonal array, in which at least some of the cores are positioned at the vertices (22b-22f) of the polygonal array, wherein the polygonal array is configured such that neighboring cores in the polygonal array are separated from each other by a distance that is sufficient to prevent crosstalk therebetween; the fiber body further includes an intermediate region through which the plurality of cores and respective claddings extend, a coating interface region surrounding the intermediate region, and an outer coating surrounding the coating interface region; and the intermediate region, the coating interface region, and the outer coating are configured to control the distribution of the optical modefield, thereby reducing loss. a plurality of cores extending along the length of a fiber body, wherein each of the cores is surrounded by a respective cladding, and wherein the plurality of cores and claddings provide respective index variations, so as to form a respective plurality of waveguides for conducting parallel data transmissions from a first end of the fiber to a second end, and wherein the plurality of cores has a cross-sectional geometry in which the plurality of cores are configured in a polygonal array, in which at least some of the cores are positioned at the vertices (22b-22f) of the polygonal array, wherein the polygonal array is configured such that neighboring cores in the polygonal array are separated from each other by a distance that is sufficient to prevent crosstalk therebetween; the fiber body further includes an intermediate region through which the plurality of cores and respective claddings extend, a coating interface region surrounding the intermediate region, and an outer coating surrounding the coating interface region; and an intermediate region through which the plurality of cores and respective claddings extend, a coating interface region surrounding the intermediate region, and an outer coating surrounding the coating interface region; and the intermediate region, the coating interface region, and the outer coating are configured to control the distribution of the optical modefield, thereby reducing loss.
An evaporator (10A, 10B, 10C, 10D, 10E) comprising: a plurality of heat transfer pipes (11, 11A, 11B, 11C) that are provided at intervals in a vertical direction and allow a refrigerant to flow therethrough toward first ends; a header (20A, 20D, 20E), that is configured to extend in the vertical direction, has the first ends of the plurality of heat transfer pipes (11, 11A, 11B, 11C) connected thereto, and is configured to allow the refrigerant to flow from a lower end toward an upper end to which a refrigerant pipe (4, 4E) is connected; and a bypass pipe configured to allow the lower end of the header (20A, 20D, 20E) and the refrigerant pipe (4, 4E) to communicate with each other, characterized in that: a length of the bypass pipe is made longer than a length of a flow passage configured to lead from the lower end of the header (20A, 20D, 20E) through the upper end to a site to which the bypass pipe of the refrigerant pipe (4, 4E) is joined, and the bypass pipe has a spirally wound spiral part. a plurality of heat transfer pipes (11, 11A, 11B, 11C) that are provided at intervals in a vertical direction and allow a refrigerant to flow therethrough toward first ends; a header (20A, 20D, 20E), that is configured to extend in the vertical direction, has the first ends of the plurality of heat transfer pipes (11, 11A, 11B, 11C) connected thereto, and is configured to allow the refrigerant to flow from a lower end toward an upper end to which a refrigerant pipe (4, 4E) is connected; and a bypass pipe configured to allow the lower end of the header (20A, 20D, 20E) and the refrigerant pipe (4, 4E) to communicate with each other, a length of the bypass pipe is made longer than a length of a flow passage configured to lead from the lower end of the header (20A, 20D, 20E) through the upper end to a site to which the bypass pipe of the refrigerant pipe (4, 4E) is joined, and the bypass pipe has a spirally wound spiral part.
Method for eliminating systematical error components in a set of forward one-way delay measurement results and/or in a set of backward one-way delay measurement results for communications between two computing systems of a communication network, wherein a clock offset between the clocks of the two computing systems is estimated for two reference points (t begin, D begin; t end, D end) located in two stable regions in the set of one-way delay measurement results, one time at the beginning of the one-way delay measurement result set and another time at the end of the one-way delay measurement result set; wherein for determining a reference point in both of said two stable regions of said set of one-way delay measurement results a step of determining a minimum forward one-way delay (minF) is performed in the set of forward one-way delay measurement results and a step of determining a minimum backward one-way delay (minB) is performed in the set of backward one-way delay measurement results in said stable region according to an algorithm called improved Cristian algorithm, and wherein the clock offset estimation for said reference point in said stable region is performed by a combination of said determined two corresponding values minimum forward one-way delay (minF) and minimum backward one-way delay (minB) in said stable region, and wherein further on a step of performing an interpolation between said two reference points (t begin, D begin; t end, D end) is carried out to determine the clock offset values D n for the one-way delay measurement results other than at said two reference points (t begin, D begin; t end, D end) in the set and wherein the systematical error components in the set of one-way delay measurement results are eliminated with a step of deducting the interpolated clock offset value D n from the corresponding actual one-way delay measurement result MD n in the set according to the formula CorrD n = MD n − D n.
A method for establishing communication between a first Universal Plug and Play, UPnP, device and a second UPnP device over a wide area communications network, comprising: in response to establishing communication between the first and the second UPnP device (110, 130) on a same local area network, LAN, exchanging contact information to enable identifying an Internet protocol, IP, address of one another from outside of the LAN, said contact information included in a device description document and including authentication certificates of the UPnP devices (110, 130) and a URL of the second UPnP device; said first UPnP device, accessing said contact information for remotely contacting the second UPnP device over the wide area communications network, when the first UPnP device is outside of the LAN, wherein an authentication certificate is provided to the second UPnP device and is compared by the second UPnP device to the authentication certificate of the first device included in the device description document; said first UPnP device, contacting the second UPnP device over the communications network at a network address determined at least in part from the contact information to establish a network link in accordance with a UPnP protocol; and said first UPnP device, invoking a service offered by the second UPnP device over the network link via the URL. in response to establishing communication between the first and the second UPnP device (110, 130) on a same local area network, LAN, exchanging contact information to enable identifying an Internet protocol, IP, address of one another from outside of the LAN, said contact information included in a device description document and including authentication certificates of the UPnP devices (110, 130) and a URL of the second UPnP device; said first UPnP device, accessing said contact information for remotely contacting the second UPnP device over the wide area communications network, when the first UPnP device is outside of the LAN, wherein an authentication certificate is provided to the second UPnP device and is compared by the second UPnP device to the authentication certificate of the first device included in the device description document; said first UPnP device, contacting the second UPnP device over the communications network at a network address determined at least in part from the contact information to establish a network link in accordance with a UPnP protocol; and said first UPnP device, invoking a service offered by the second UPnP device over the network link via the URL.