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A method of installing and operating a rigid tube referred to as a main tube, preferably a main tube made of steel, the method comprising the following steps: a) lowering an end of said main tube from a floating support or vessel on the surface to below sea level in order to be connected to undersea equipment that is immersed, preferably at the sea bottom; and b) maintaining the main tube as immersed in this way for a given period of time; the method being characterized in that said main tube is passed through a cylindrical orifice of circular section, preferably of vertical axis (ZZ'), in a stress limiter device referred to as a sliding stiffener, said orifice referred to as a first orifice having a slippery internal coating, said sliding stiffener being secured to a support structure secured to said floating support or vessel and extending outside said floating support or vessel over the surface of the sea, a top portion of said main tube being held in suspension above said sliding stiffener, the main tube thus being suitable for sliding in contact against said slippery coating during steps a) and b). a) lowering an end of said main tube from a floating support or vessel on the surface to below sea level in order to be connected to undersea equipment that is immersed, preferably at the sea bottom; and b) maintaining the main tube as immersed in this way for a given period of time;
Device for controlling a surgical table, comprising a surgical table having at least three components (32 through 46), the position of which can be modified with the assistance of operating elements (14 through 28), at least two drive units, with the assistance of which the position of the first component and the second component can be modified relative to one another and relative to the third component, a control unit for controlling the drive units, whereby in the control unit at least a first position of the first component and second component relative to one another and relative to the third component is stored, whereby upon actuation of a first operating element, the control unit controls the drive units in such a way that the components (32 through 46) are moved into the stored position, whereby at least one preset control parameter is stored in the control unit, and whereby the control unit controls the at least two drive units to move the components (32 through 46) at least from one of the second positions that are different from the stored first position, into the first stored position, depending on the stored control parameter, characterized by the fact that the drive units comprise at least one stepper motor and upon modification of the position of the components (32 through 46), the control unit records and stores, as information, the sequence of steps and/or the timing of the sequence of steps of the stepper motor and/or whereby, upon execution of every positional modification of the components (32 through 46), the control unit records and saves as information the adjustment travel, the timing of the adjustment travel, the adjustment travel velocity and/or the timing of the adjustment travel velocity of a linear drive serving as a drive unit, in particular hydraulic cylinders or screw drives, and whereby the control unit additionally or alternatively records and saves as information, the duration of the actuation of the respective drive unit and/or velocity level actuated for this drive unit.
An air conditioner comprising: an indoor unit; an outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit; a remote controller that communicates with the indoor unit and transmits a trigger signal to the indoor unit; characterized by a detector having: a plurality of infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f) that detect infrared rays emitted from predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F) of a room where the indoor unit is provided, the predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F) being adjacently arranged; and a detection processing range where the infrared rays are detected by moving the predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F), wherein the indoor unit includes a diagnostic section, on receiving the trigger signal, that operates the infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f) of the detector, obtains detected results of the infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f), and diagnoses whether an operating state of the detector is normal or abnormal by comparing the detected results of the infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f) whose detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F) are adjacent. an indoor unit; an outdoor unit connected to the indoor unit; a remote controller that communicates with the indoor unit and transmits a trigger signal to the indoor unit; characterized by a detector having: a plurality of infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f) that detect infrared rays emitted from predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F) of a room where the indoor unit is provided, the predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F) being adjacently arranged; and a detection processing range where the infrared rays are detected by moving the predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F), a plurality of infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f) that detect infrared rays emitted from predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F) of a room where the indoor unit is provided, the predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F) being adjacently arranged; and a detection processing range where the infrared rays are detected by moving the predetermined detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F), wherein the indoor unit includes a diagnostic section, on receiving the trigger signal, that operates the infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f) of the detector, obtains detected results of the infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f), and diagnoses whether an operating state of the detector is normal or abnormal by comparing the detected results of the infrared sensors (33a; 33b; 33c; 33d; 33e; 33f) whose detection ranges (A; B; C; D; E; F) are adjacent.
A method for manufacturing a self-healing heat insulation layer on a substrate by means of atmospheric plasma spraying of a heat insulation layer powder, characterized in - that MoSi 2 powder comprising aluminum is introduced into the heat insulation layer, wherein the MoSi 2 powder comprises aluminum with a content of 2 to 15 wt.-%, - that MoSi 2 powder with a mass fraction between 0.5 and 5 wt. % is used, based on the heat insulation layer, and - that the heat insulation layer powder is injected at a first point remote from the burner in an axial direction and that MoSi 2 powder is injected into the plasma jet at a second point further remote from the burner in the axial direction, - wherein an injection distance between 20 and 60 mm is set between the first and the second point. - that MoSi 2 powder comprising aluminum is introduced into the heat insulation layer, wherein the MoSi 2 powder comprises aluminum with a content of 2 to 15 wt.-%, - that MoSi 2 powder with a mass fraction between 0.5 and 5 wt. % is used, based on the heat insulation layer, and - that the heat insulation layer powder is injected at a first point remote from the burner in an axial direction and that MoSi 2 powder is injected into the plasma jet at a second point further remote from the burner in the axial direction, - wherein an injection distance between 20 and 60 mm is set between the first and the second point.
A method of recording management information on a write-once recording medium including a lead-in area, a data area and an outer area, the lead-in and outer areas having permanent defect/disc management areas, wherein the recording medium includes a plurality of indicators corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of temporary defect/disc management areas (TDMAs) of the recording medium, for indicating which temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA) in the recording medium is in-use for storing management information of the recording medium, wherein the plurality of temporary defect/disc management areas (TDMAs) are adapted for use one-by-one in a designated order for storing defect/disc management information of the recording medium until the recording medium is finalized, each temporary defect/disc management area (TDMA), except the indicators included in a head portion of a temporary defect/disc management area (TDMAO) located in the lead-in area, being fully used up before a next temporary defect/disc management area stores defect/disc management information of the recording medium, and the method comprisessteps of: (a) recording, onto an in-use temporary defect/disc management area that is currently in-use for storing defect/disc management information of the recording medium, temporary defect list information and temporary disc definition structure information (TDDS) as defect/disc management information of the recording medium according to a use state of the recording medium, the temporary defect list information including information for managing a defective area of the recording medium, the temporary disc definition structure information (TDDS) having position information indicating a recorded position of the temporary defect list information; and (b) recording data onto an indicator of the plurality of indicators when a temporary defect/disc management area corresponding to the indicator becomes the in-use temporary defect/disc management area, wherein the data recorded onto the indicator corresponding to the in-use temporary defect/disc management area includes a copy of latest temporary disc definition structure information (TDDS) at the time when the data is recorded on the indicator corresponding to the in-use temporary defect/disc management area. (a) recording, onto an in-use temporary defect/disc management area that is currently in-use for storing defect/disc management information of the recording medium, temporary defect list information and temporary disc definition structure information (TDDS) as defect/disc management information of the recording medium according to a use state of the recording medium, the temporary defect list information including information for managing a defective area of the recording medium, the temporary disc definition structure information (TDDS) having position information indicating a recorded position of the temporary defect list information; and (b) recording data onto an indicator of the plurality of indicators when a temporary defect/disc management area corresponding to the indicator becomes the in-use temporary defect/disc management area,
A surgical stapling device, comprising: an elongated body portion having proximal and distal portions; a head portion positioned adjacent the distal portion of the body portion, the head portion including a shell assembly and an anvil assembly movable relative to the shell assembly between un-approximated and approximated positions, the anvil assembly including a center rod and an anvil head, the center rod including an interference member engageable with the shell assembly, the center rod also including at least one aperture extending transversely therethrough, the aperture configured and dimensioned to receive a flexible member such that the flexible member extends transversely through the center rod; a drive screw with proximal and distal ends extending at least partially through the body portion; and an anvil retainer with proximal and distal ends, the anvil retainer being operably connected to the drive screw and configured and dimensioned to at least partially receive the center rod, wherein the drive screw moves the anvil assembly between the unapproximated and approximated positions, characterised in that the center rod further includes a plurality of splines engagable with the anvil retainer. an elongated body portion having proximal and distal portions; a head portion positioned adjacent the distal portion of the body portion, the head portion including a shell assembly and an anvil assembly movable relative to the shell assembly between un-approximated and approximated positions, the anvil assembly including a center rod and an anvil head, the center rod including an interference member engageable with the shell assembly, the center rod also including at least one aperture extending transversely therethrough, the aperture configured and dimensioned to receive a flexible member such that the flexible member extends transversely through the center rod; a drive screw with proximal and distal ends extending at least partially through the body portion; and an anvil retainer with proximal and distal ends, the anvil retainer being operably connected to the drive screw and configured and dimensioned to at least partially receive the center rod, wherein the drive screw moves the anvil assembly between the unapproximated and approximated positions, characterised in that the center rod further includes a plurality of splines engagable with the anvil retainer.
Lifting device for lifting a road cap, comprising a standing unit for setting up the lifting device on a base, a lifting unit with a coupling element for coupling with the road cap, a drive element mounted on the standing unit, which is movable for moving the coupling element at least between a coupling position for coupling the coupling element to the road cap and a lifting position for lifting the road cap, and a flexible transmission element for transmitting force from the drive element to the coupling element, wherein the standing unit and the lifting unit can be transferred from a compact state for carrying the lifting device into an operating state for lifting the road cap, wherein the standing unit has at least a first and a second support (11, 12), characterized in that the first and second supports (11, 12) can be rotated relative to one another about an axis of rotation when the lifting device is transferred from the compact state to the operating state. a standing unit for setting up the lifting device on a base, a lifting unit with a coupling element for coupling with the road cap, a drive element mounted on the standing unit, which is movable for moving the coupling element at least between a coupling position for coupling the coupling element to the road cap and a lifting position for lifting the road cap, and a flexible transmission element for transmitting force from the drive element to the coupling element, wherein the standing unit and the lifting unit can be transferred from a compact state for carrying the lifting device into an operating state for lifting the road cap, wherein the standing unit has at least a first and a second support (11, 12), characterized in that the first and second supports (11, 12) can be rotated relative to one another about an axis of rotation when the lifting device is transferred from the compact state to the operating state.
A furniture assembly or an installation designed for storing clothing and/or shoes and for drying the same, of the type comprising firstly at least one enclosure for storing clothing and/or shoes and secondly means for ventilation and circulation (34, 35, 36, 37) of hot or reheated air over said clothing and/or shoes in order to dry them, wherein said assembly comprises at least one unit, the inside of which forms said enclosure incorporating at least part of said ventilation means (34, 35, 36, 37), wherein said unit is adapted to form a seat or base on which at least one closet, compartment or personal locker designed to receive and store a user's clothing/shoes and/or personal belongings, characterized in that said compartment or personal locker can be connected to the inside of said hollow unit to receive hot or heated air from the unit to allow the heating of said clothing, and in that the unit 6B contains a compartment designed to receive personal belongings, clothing or shoes or boots and in that the enclosure of the unit includes partitioning means (31, 32) that firstly separate said compartment from the box containing the heating system (35, 37) and are secondly adapted to force hot or reheated air over said shoes, for example by comprising through openings (13B; 11B).
A method of removing casing from a well, in which an annulus between the outside of the casing and the inside of a surrounding downhole body is at least partially filled by a viscous and/or solid mass, the method comprising: (a) lowering a string into the well, a packer, a punch tool, and a cutting tool being connected to the string, and the string being arranged to carry a fluid; (b) locating an end of the string in relation to a plug in the casing, the plug providing a seal across the bore of the casing at a first depth; (c) forming one or more perforations through the casing with said punch tool at a second depth in the well, the second depth being shallower than the first depth; (d) setting the packer at a third depth, the third depth being shallower than the second depth; (e) pumping fluid through the string and through the one or more perforations; characterised in that: (f) a circulation test is performed by looking for a return at surface which determines if fluid has managed to pass through material in the annulus between the outside of the casing and the inside of the surrounding downhole body; (g) in the event that a return is detected at surface, cutting the casing using the cutting tool to separate a length of cut casing from plugged casing; (h) creating a vibratory action and using the vibratory action to assist in pulling the length of cut casing from the well. (a) lowering a string into the well, a packer, a punch tool, and a cutting tool being connected to the string, and the string being arranged to carry a fluid; (b) locating an end of the string in relation to a plug in the casing, the plug providing a seal across the bore of the casing at a first depth; (c) forming one or more perforations through the casing with said punch tool at a second depth in the well, the second depth being shallower than the first depth; (d) setting the packer at a third depth, the third depth being shallower than the second depth; (e) pumping fluid through the string and through the one or more perforations; (f) a circulation test is performed by looking for a return at surface which determines if fluid has managed to pass through material in the annulus between the outside of the casing and the inside of the surrounding downhole body; (g) in the event that a return is detected at surface, cutting the casing using the cutting tool to separate a length of cut casing from plugged casing; (h) creating a vibratory action and using the vibratory action to assist in pulling the length of cut casing from the well.
Hard material layer system to improve the counter body wear in tribological contact with steel or ceramics, wherein the hard material layer system comprises Mo-N based hard material layers, wherein the hard material layer system consists of an outermost hard material layer consisting essentially of Mo-N and at least a second hard material layer consisting essentially of Mo-N, wherein the hard material layer system optionally comprises at least one adhesive layer or supporting layer or other type of layer made of another, non-No_N based material, characterized in that the outermost hard material layer has an intensity ratio of the two peaks 200/111 of the cubic phase of the molybdenum nitride γ-Mo 2 N, which is less than 10, and the hard material layer system has an absolute half-width of 0.94° - 1.24° at peak 200 of the cubic phase of the molybdenum nitride γ-Mo 2 N and the second hard material layer has an intensity ratio of the two peaks 200/111 of the cubic phase of γ-Mo 2 N of greater than 10. the outermost hard material layer has an intensity ratio of the two peaks 200/111 of the cubic phase of the molybdenum nitride γ-Mo 2 N, which is less than 10, and the hard material layer system has an absolute half-width of 0.94° - 1.24° at peak 200 of the cubic phase of the molybdenum nitride γ-Mo 2 N and the second hard material layer has an intensity ratio of the two peaks 200/111 of the cubic phase of γ-Mo 2 N of greater than 10.
A method for calibration of a signal receiver comprising two serially connected automatic gain control circuits having unknown gain characteristics, wherein the signal receiver output signal is input to a calibration block, in which control signals are generated for each automatic gain control circuit to set a required level of the signal receiver output signal, which is constant throughout the whole calibration procedure, wherein, the gain characteristic of the first automatic gain control circuit of unknown gain characteristic is measured individually by the use of a first procedure, comprising connecting to the signal receiver an input signal (S_1) of predetermined parameters, setting constant gain of the second automatic gain control circuit and, in at least one measurement loop controlling the calibration block, a series of measurements is performed, where for each measurement the parameters of the signal receiver input signal ( S 1) are changed by programmably-calculated values within a predefined range and the gain characteristic of the first automatic gain control circuit of unknown gain characteristic under measurement is stored in the memory block as a calibration table, which specifies a series of pairs of values describing the input signal level and the value of the control signal of the first automatic gain control circuit under measurement, and next the gain characteristic of the second automatic gain control circuit of unknown gain characteristic is measured individually by the use of a second procedure, comprising connecting to the signal receiver an input signal ( S 1) of predetermined parameters and, in at least one measurement loop controlling the calibration block, a series of measurements is performed, where for each measurement the gain of the first automatic gain control circuit is changed by programmably-calculated values within a predefined range and the relative level of the input signal is calculated as the difference between the signal receiver input signal (S_1) level and the predetermined gain of the first automatic gain control circuit, and the gain characteristic of the second automatic gain control circuit of unknown gain characteristic under measurement is stored in the memory block as a calibration table, which specifies a series of pairs of values describing the relative level of the input signal and the value of the control signal of the second automatic gain control circuit under measurement.
A device for radiation absorption or radiation emission, wherein the device comprises at least one fibre of plastics material with electrical conductivity, wherein the fibre material is formed by a base material of PET or aramid in which elements are embedded and wherein the elements have an atomic size and are spaced apart in such a way that electron clouds overlap at least in sections, wherein the embedded elements comprise one or more of the following chemical elements optionally in the pure state or as an alloy: rare earth metals, in particular lanthanum; iron, manganese, phosphorus, silicon, germanium, zinc, fluorine, arsenic, aluminium, copper, nickel, earth metals, in particular magnesium or calcium, and/or alkali metals, in particular sodium or potassium, wherein the device is characterised in that the embedded elements are formed by MnFe-phosphorus compounds, or wherein the embedded elements are formed by MnFe(As,PwGexSiz)s with x = 0.3 - 0, 7 and w less than or equal to 1 - x and z = 1 - x- w, or wherein the embedded elements are formed by FeMn-phosphorus compounds with As,Si-phosphorus substitution and combined with La(FeMnP)AlCo, or wherein the embedded elements are formed by compounds with Mn-Zn, or wherein the embedded elements are formed by an alloy with FeMnP0.7Ge0.3 or FeMnP0.5Ge0.5 or Fe0.86Mn 1.14P0.5Si0.35Ge0.15.