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A fiber optic connector, comprising: a connector assembly comprising a ferrule (52b, 252b) and a resilient member (52c, 252c) for biasing the ferrule (52b, 252b) forward; a connector sleeve assembly comprising a housing with a passageway between a first end and a second end for receiving a ferrule sleeve in a loosely captive manner for aligning the ferrule (52b, 252b) of the connector assembly with a mating ferrule of a mating connector, wherein the connector assembly is at least partially disposed in the passageway of the housing and the ferrule (52b, 252b) of the connector assembly is at least partially disposed in the ferrule sleeve when assembled; and a balancing resilient member for biasing the housing of the connector sleeve assembly to a forward position and a portion of the balancing resilient member contacting the connector sleeve assembly, the balancing resilient member comprising a predetermined resilient force that is greater than the friction force required for displacement of the ferrule (52b, 252b) within the ferrule sleeve; wherein the connector sleeve assembly comprises a latch, and the balancing resilient member biases the connector sleeve assembly forward with the latch engaging the connector assembly when assembled. a connector assembly comprising a ferrule (52b, 252b) and a resilient member (52c, 252c) for biasing the ferrule (52b, 252b) forward; a connector sleeve assembly comprising a housing with a passageway between a first end and a second end for receiving a ferrule sleeve in a loosely captive manner for aligning the ferrule (52b, 252b) of the connector assembly with a mating ferrule of a mating connector, wherein the connector assembly is at least partially disposed in the passageway of the housing and the ferrule (52b, 252b) of the connector assembly is at least partially disposed in the ferrule sleeve when assembled; and a balancing resilient member for biasing the housing of the connector sleeve assembly to a forward position and a portion of the balancing resilient member contacting the connector sleeve assembly, the balancing resilient member comprising a predetermined resilient force that is greater than the friction force required for displacement of the ferrule (52b, 252b) within the ferrule sleeve; wherein the connector sleeve assembly comprises a latch, and the balancing resilient member biases the connector sleeve assembly forward with the latch engaging the connector assembly when assembled.
Cell of a redox flow battery, having at least two cell frame elements (7, 8, 9, 10), a membrane, and two electrodes, wherein the at least one cell frame element (7, 8, 9, 10), the membrane, and the two electrodes enclose two half-cell interior spaces which are separated from one another, wherein, in the at least two cell frame elements (7, 8, 9, 10), at least four separate supply ducts (13, 14, 15, 16) are provided in such a way that different electrolyte solutions can flow through the two half-cell interior spaces, and wherein, aside from the at least four separate supply ducts (13, 14, 15, 16), the cell is liquid tight, wherein the at least two cell frame elements (7, 8, 9, 10), the two electrodes, and the membrane are placed in a cast housing and the gap between the at least two cell frame elements (7, 8, 9, 10), the two electrodes and the membrane is filled with a liquid casting medium, as a result of which all the mentioned components are cast together in a liquid-tight manner, wherein each cell frame element (7, 8, 9, 10) has exactly two bores, recesses and/or bulges for the separate supply ducts (13, 15 or 14, 16); characterised in that the bores, recesses and/or bulges are located outside the main volume body of the cell.
A video decoding device for decoding video using inter prediction, in a scheme defining a coding unit, CU, as a unit of coding, a prediction unit, PU, as a unit of prediction for each CU, and inter-PU partition types, comprising: de-multiplexing means for de-multiplexing an input bitstream and extracting information on a minimum inter-PU size; entropy decoding means; and decoding control means for, with respect to each CU of CUs to be decoded, causing the entropy decoding means to entropy-decode an inter-PU partition type syntax indicating an inter-PU partition type of the CU when the prediction mode of the CU is inter prediction and the CU size of the CU is greater than the minimum inter-PU size, and not to entropy-decode the inter-PU partition type syntax of the CU and to set a 2N x 2N inter-PU partition type when the prediction mode of the CU is inter prediction and the CU size of the CU is less than or equal to the minimum inter-PU size. de-multiplexing means for de-multiplexing an input bitstream and extracting information on a minimum inter-PU size; entropy decoding means; and decoding control means for, with respect to each CU of CUs to be decoded, causing the entropy decoding means to entropy-decode an inter-PU partition type syntax indicating an inter-PU partition type of the CU when the prediction mode of the CU is inter prediction and the CU size of the CU is greater than the minimum inter-PU size, and not to entropy-decode the inter-PU partition type syntax of the CU and to set a 2N x 2N inter-PU partition type when the prediction mode of the CU is inter prediction and the CU size of the CU is less than or equal to the minimum inter-PU size.
A method comprising: storing an association between a user notification and an event; detecting the event by an apparatus and triggering the associated user notification; characterized by detecting movement, using a radar sensor of the apparatus, of an external object in a range outside the apparatus in response to the detected event, wherein in response to not detecting movement of the external object in the range outside the apparatus, increasing the range for detecting movement to an increased range; and changing characteristics of the user notification based on the step of detecting movement. storing an association between a user notification and an event; detecting the event by an apparatus and triggering the associated user notification; characterized by detecting movement, using a radar sensor of the apparatus, of an external object in a range outside the apparatus in response to the detected event, wherein in response to not detecting movement of the external object in the range outside the apparatus, increasing the range for detecting movement to an increased range; and changing characteristics of the user notification based on the step of detecting movement.
A method for manufacturing slurry for coating of an anode for use in lithium ion batteries, wherein the method comprises steps of: a) mixing active materials with a binder into a binder solution, and b) adding an organic carbonate to the binder solution to generate the slurry, wherein the step (b) is carried out at temperature above melting temperature of the organic carbonate and characterized in that the active material for the anode is selected from group consisting of LiC 6, Li 4 Ti 5 O 12, Si(Li 4,4 Si) and Ge (Li 4,4 Ge) and in that the organic carbonate is selected from the group ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and diethyl carbonate. a) mixing active materials with a binder into a binder solution, and b) adding an organic carbonate to the binder solution to generate the slurry,
A method for determining the reaction of at least one bacterium of interest to its exposure to an antibiotic implementing a Raman spectroscopy analysis and comprising the following steps of: Providing a biological sample likely to contain said bacteria of interest, Preparing at least two fractions of said sample, each comprising one or several live bacterium(bacteria) of interest, Capturing in each fraction at least one live bacterium of interest using a binding partner, Exposing at least one of the fractions to at least one concentration of at least one specific antibiotic, the other of the fractions being the control fraction, Subjecting the bacterium(bacteria) of interest contained in the fractions to an incident light and analyzing the resulting light obtained by Raman scattering by the bacterium(bacteria) of interest by Raman spectroscopy to obtain as many Raman spectra as bacteria, Processing said spectra to obtain a signature of the reaction of the or each bacterium(bacteria) of interest to the exposure of said antibiotic and the control, Comparing the signature thus obtained for each bacterium of interest to a reference base defined under the same conditions as above, for different bacteria and at least said antibiotic, and Defining a clinical sensitivity profile of said bacterium of interest to said antibiotic. Providing a biological sample likely to contain said bacteria of interest, Preparing at least two fractions of said sample, each comprising one or several live bacterium(bacteria) of interest, Capturing in each fraction at least one live bacterium of interest using a binding partner, Exposing at least one of the fractions to at least one concentration of at least one specific antibiotic, the other of the fractions being the control fraction, Subjecting the bacterium(bacteria) of interest contained in the fractions to an incident light and analyzing the resulting light obtained by Raman scattering by the bacterium(bacteria) of interest by Raman spectroscopy to obtain as many Raman spectra as bacteria, Processing said spectra to obtain a signature of the reaction of the or each bacterium(bacteria) of interest to the exposure of said antibiotic and the control, Comparing the signature thus obtained for each bacterium of interest to a reference base defined under the same conditions as above, for different bacteria and at least said antibiotic, and Defining a clinical sensitivity profile of said bacterium of interest to said antibiotic.
An apparatus for receiving, preparing and presenting data related to individual myocardial segment work from tissue strain imaging data, the apparatus comprising: a medical imaging device for non-invasively recording tissue strain imaging data for two or more myocardial segments in the left ventricle; and an electronic processor capable of: • calculating mechanical power, P(t), and/or mechanical work, W(t), traces for two or more individual myocardial segments in the left ventricle as a function of time for a period comprising the time interval from the beginning of isovolumetric contraction and until the end of isovolumetric relaxation from ventricular tissue strain traces for each of the two or more myocardial segments in the left ventricle and a non-invasively determined pressure trace proportional to a left ventricular pressure and in temporal synchrony with the strain traces, wherein the mechanical power for segment n, P n (t), is calculated from strain traces, s n (t), and the pressure trace, p(t), as: P n t = C 1 ⋅ p t ⋅ ds n t dt or P n t = C 1 ⋅ p t ⋅ ds n t dt ⋅ ∑ n = 1 N 1 + s n t 100, where C 1 is a constant and N is the number of segments used in the segmentation of the ventricle and wherein the mechanical work for segment n, W n (t), is calculated as: W n t = ∫ 0 t P n t ′ dt ′ + C 2 n where t' is an integration variable and C 2n is a constant for segment n. a medical imaging device for non-invasively recording tissue strain imaging data for two or more myocardial segments in the left ventricle; and an electronic processor capable of: • calculating mechanical power, P(t), and/or mechanical work, W(t), traces for two or more individual myocardial segments in the left ventricle as a function of time for a period comprising the time interval from the beginning of isovolumetric contraction and until the end of isovolumetric relaxation from ventricular tissue strain traces for each of the two or more myocardial segments in the left ventricle and a non-invasively determined pressure trace proportional to a left ventricular pressure and in temporal synchrony with the strain traces, • calculating mechanical power, P(t), and/or mechanical work, W(t), traces for two or more individual myocardial segments in the left ventricle as a function of time for a period comprising the time interval from the beginning of isovolumetric contraction and until the end of isovolumetric relaxation from ventricular tissue strain traces for each of the two or more myocardial segments in the left ventricle and a non-invasively determined pressure trace proportional to a left ventricular pressure and in temporal synchrony with the strain traces, wherein the mechanical power for segment n, P n (t), is calculated from strain traces, s n (t), and the pressure trace, p(t), as: P n t = C 1 ⋅ p t ⋅ ds n t dt or P n t = C 1 ⋅ p t ⋅ ds n t dt ⋅ ∑ n = 1 N 1 + s n t 100, where C 1 is a constant and N is the number of segments used in the segmentation of the ventricle and wherein the mechanical work for segment n, W n (t), is calculated as: W n t = ∫ 0 t P n t ′ dt ′ + C 2 n where t' is an integration variable and C 2n is a constant for segment n.
A combined instrument transformer for HV applications, comprising a current instrument transformer CT, having a current transformer core and a current transformer primary duct fitted into said current transformer core, and a voltage instrument transformer VT, having a voltage transformer core and voltage transformer windings fitted around at least a portion of said voltage transformer core, said current instrument transformer CT and said voltage instrument transformer VT being housed in a common internal volume of a single enclosure of the combined instrument transformer, said common internal volume being delimited by a lateral wall, a support device and a top cover, wherein said enclosure is vertically mounted on a hollow core insulator of the combined instrument transformer or a ceramic insulator of the combined instrument transformer and a basement of the combined instrument transformer and characterized in that said support device is a base disk insulator.
A compact imaging module for an imaging reader, comprising: an imaging assembly including a solid-state imaging sensor, and an imaging lens system for capturing return light from a target to be imaged over an imaging field of view of the imaging sensor, and for projecting the captured return light onto the imaging sensor; an aiming light assembly including an aiming laser for emitting an aiming beam; characterized by: the aiming light assembly including a lightpipe for optically modifying the aiming beam to generate and shape an aiming light pattern on the target, the lightpipe having an entry surface through which the aiming beam enters the lightpipe, an exit surface through which the aiming beam exits the lightpipe, and a pair of total internal reflecting surfaces (124C, 124D) between the entry and exit surfaces for twice folding the aiming beam to pass through the lightpipe along a double-folded path; and a support assembly for spatially adjusting the aiming light pattern to at least partly overlap the imaging field of view. an imaging assembly including a solid-state imaging sensor, and an imaging lens system for capturing return light from a target to be imaged over an imaging field of view of the imaging sensor, and for projecting the captured return light onto the imaging sensor; an aiming light assembly including an aiming laser for emitting an aiming beam; characterized by: the aiming light assembly including a lightpipe for optically modifying the aiming beam to generate and shape an aiming light pattern on the target, the lightpipe having an entry surface through which the aiming beam enters the lightpipe, an exit surface through which the aiming beam exits the lightpipe, and a pair of total internal reflecting surfaces (124C, 124D) between the entry and exit surfaces for twice folding the aiming beam to pass through the lightpipe along a double-folded path; and the aiming light assembly including a lightpipe for optically modifying the aiming beam to generate and shape an aiming light pattern on the target, the lightpipe having an entry surface through which the aiming beam enters the lightpipe, an exit surface through which the aiming beam exits the lightpipe, and a pair of total internal reflecting surfaces (124C, 124D) between the entry and exit surfaces for twice folding the aiming beam to pass through the lightpipe along a double-folded path; and a support assembly for spatially adjusting the aiming light pattern to at least partly overlap the imaging field of view.
An exhaust gas vibration suppressing device comprising: a first vacuum pump of a positive displacement-type including a suction port and a discharge port; a second vacuum pump including a suction port and a discharge port and having a discharge capacity smaller than a discharge capacity of the first vacuum pump; a connection line connecting between the discharge port of the first vacuum pump and the suction port of the second vacuum pump; a bypass line having a first end connected to the connection line and a second end for emitting gas to outside; an on-off valve disposed between the first end and the second end of the bypass line; and a buffer tube provided between the first end and the on-off valve for suppressing flow vibration of gas flowing into the bypass line, characterised in that: the buffer tube includes a constricted portion for locally narrowing a flow path of gas passing in the buffer tube, and the constricted portion has an opening ratio of 20 to 46%. a first vacuum pump of a positive displacement-type including a suction port and a discharge port; a second vacuum pump including a suction port and a discharge port and having a discharge capacity smaller than a discharge capacity of the first vacuum pump; a connection line connecting between the discharge port of the first vacuum pump and the suction port of the second vacuum pump; a bypass line having a first end connected to the connection line and a second end for emitting gas to outside; an on-off valve disposed between the first end and the second end of the bypass line; and a buffer tube provided between the first end and the on-off valve for suppressing flow vibration of gas flowing into the bypass line,
An avian distractor device, comprising: a clamp having a pair of jaws (13, 14) attached to a hinge via a plurality of springs (18, 38) and a locking member disposed in communication with the pair of jaws (13, 14) to rigidly hold a conductor of different sizes using the spring force; a spherical diverter having two interlocking hemispheres (23, 33) mechanically interlocked via a male and female slot (24, 26) located at its end and a fastener threaded via a center portion of the spherical diverter via a swivel molded structure located at an inner side of the lower hemisphere to rotatably attach the spherical diverter to the hinge and the clamp; and a retro-reflective tape encircled on a central portion of the spherical diverter to enhance visibility of the device to the wildlife and a plurality of dimples located on an external surface of the spherical diverter and on a connection zone between the clamp and the spherical diverter to reduce a drag force on the device. a clamp having a pair of jaws (13, 14) attached to a hinge via a plurality of springs (18, 38) and a locking member disposed in communication with the pair of jaws (13, 14) to rigidly hold a conductor of different sizes using the spring force; a spherical diverter having two interlocking hemispheres (23, 33) mechanically interlocked via a male and female slot (24, 26) located at its end and a fastener threaded via a center portion of the spherical diverter via a swivel molded structure located at an inner side of the lower hemisphere to rotatably attach the spherical diverter to the hinge and the clamp; and a retro-reflective tape encircled on a central portion of the spherical diverter to enhance visibility of the device to the wildlife and a plurality of dimples located on an external surface of the spherical diverter and on a connection zone between the clamp and the spherical diverter to reduce a drag force on the device.
A method, comprising: during a mixing and dispensing operation with a mixing and dispensing head of a multi- dimensional printing apparatus, adjusting linear movement of a mixing rod positioned within a mixing chamber of the mixing and dispensing head, at least along a central axis of the mixing chamber, further comprising receiving one or more reactive liquids at the mixing chamber via at least one material inlet positioned in an outer wall of the mixing chamber at a vertical position that is within a travel distance of the mixing rod during operation, in a direction of the central axis, from a high pressure bearing of the mixing rod; further comprising adjusting the linear movement of the mixing rod while the mixing rod continuously rotates about the central axis to mix one or more liquids within the mixing chamber, and, further comprising flowing the one or more reactive liquids into the mixing chamber via one or more positive displacement pumps and wherein the operating condition of the printing apparatus is a velocity of the one or more positive displacement pumps during flowing the one or more reactive liquids into the mixing chamber via the one or more positive displacement pumps. during a mixing and dispensing operation with a mixing and dispensing head of a multi- dimensional printing apparatus, adjusting linear movement of a mixing rod positioned within a mixing chamber of the mixing and dispensing head, at least along a central axis of the mixing chamber, further comprising receiving one or more reactive liquids at the mixing chamber via at least one material inlet positioned in an outer wall of the mixing chamber at a vertical position that is within a travel distance of the mixing rod during operation, in a direction of the central axis, from a high pressure bearing of the mixing rod; further comprising adjusting the linear movement of the mixing rod while the mixing rod continuously rotates about the central axis to mix one or more liquids within the mixing chamber, and, further comprising flowing the one or more reactive liquids into the mixing chamber via one or more positive displacement pumps and wherein the operating condition of the printing apparatus is a velocity of the one or more positive displacement pumps during flowing the one or more reactive liquids into the mixing chamber via the one or more positive displacement pumps.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps comprising: receiving, from a mobile device, a sequence of motion data characterizing movements performed by a target user; identifying, from the sequence of motion data, a plurality of identity blocks, wherein each identity block represents a different movement performed by the target user; from each identity block, encoding a set of signature sequences into a feature vector; inputting the feature vector into a machine-learned identity confidence model to output an identity confidence value for the identity block, wherein the identity confidence value describes a confidence that the movement in the identity block was performed by the target user; and granting the target user access to an operational context responsive to determining the identity confidence value is greater than an operational security threshold. receiving, from a mobile device, a sequence of motion data characterizing movements performed by a target user; identifying, from the sequence of motion data, a plurality of identity blocks, wherein each identity block represents a different movement performed by the target user; from each identity block, encoding a set of signature sequences into a feature vector; inputting the feature vector into a machine-learned identity confidence model to output an identity confidence value for the identity block, wherein the identity confidence value describes a confidence that the movement in the identity block was performed by the target user; and granting the target user access to an operational context responsive to determining the identity confidence value is greater than an operational security threshold.