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A method of monitoring the performance of a telecommunications network, which network includes one or more user terminals each configured to be capable of communicating with a monitoring means of the network, wherein the method includes the steps of: providing in a user terminal, of the one or more user terminals, a respective weighting factor for each of a plurality of types of service event which can occur in the network; the user terminal identifying the occurrence of a first event in the network, which first event is of a first type of service event belonging to the plurality of types of service event; deriving within the user terminal the value of a notify factor on the basis of the value of the respective weighting factor associated with the identified first event, the value of the notify factor determining whether to issue a notification concerning the first event from the user terminal to the monitoring means or not; wherein if it is determined to send the notification, then the notification to be sent is configured to include weighting factor information which is indicative of the value of the weighting factor associated with the identified first event; and wherein each weighting factor is related to a respective rate index indicative of the number of times that a notification has been issued for the associated type of service event in a predetermined period of time, the method including the step of modifying the value of each weighting factor, on the basis of the value of the respective related rate index, to maintain a rate of notification within a predetermined range for the respective types of service event. providing in a user terminal, of the one or more user terminals, a respective weighting factor for each of a plurality of types of service event which can occur in the network; the user terminal identifying the occurrence of a first event in the network, which first event is of a first type of service event belonging to the plurality of types of service event; deriving within the user terminal the value of a notify factor on the basis of the value of the respective weighting factor associated with the identified first event, the value of the notify factor determining whether to issue a notification concerning the first event from the user terminal to the monitoring means or not; wherein if it is determined to send the notification, then the notification to be sent is configured to include weighting factor information which is indicative of the value of the weighting factor associated with the identified first event; and wherein each weighting factor is related to a respective rate index indicative of the number of times that a notification has been issued for the associated type of service event in a predetermined period of time, the method including the step of modifying the value of each weighting factor, on the basis of the value of the respective related rate index, to maintain a rate of notification within a predetermined range for the respective types of service event.
A device for connecting a suction tube, wherein the device has a connector piece which is designed in such a way that the suction tube can be pushed sealingly over an area of the connector piece, wherein the device further comprises a sleeve which can be pushed over said area of the connector piece and at least partially covers the latter, leaving room for the suction tube between sleeve and connector piece, wherein the sleeve has a main body with an external diameter and has an outer flange which is formed integrally on the main body and which has a diameter greater than said external diameter, wherein the flange is arranged on that end of the sleeve directed away from the connector piece, wherein the sleeve has a circumferential abutment edge on its inner face, and the connector piece has a radially outwardly protruding first flange, characterized in that the first flange bears against this edge in the direction counter to a direction of pushing-on of the sleeve, and that the circumferential abutment edge and the raidally oputwardly protruding first flange both have a right-angled and/or sharp-edged design, so that the connection between sleeve and connector piece can be separated only by destroying at least one of these two parts, and that the flange is at least partial circumferential and has an outer contour deviating from a circle shape, wherein the outer flange has a rosette-like shape, so that the flange prevents a replacement suction tube from bearing sealingly on the sleeve.
A sample dispensing apparatus that sucks a liquid sample from a predetermined container and then discharges the sample to another container, the sample dispensing apparatus having: a nozzle tip that sucks and holds the sample; a dispensing nozzle to which the nozzle tip can be attached and detached through a fitting part; dispensing nozzle position control means that controls the position of the dispensing nozzle relative to the predetermined container and the other container; nozzle tip removing means that removes the nozzle tip from the dispensing nozzle; and a discarding box in which water can be held and into which the nozzle tip removed from the dispensing nozzle is discarded; characterized in that the nozzle tip is made of a water-soluble material that can be formed by heat-melting and is adapted to be dissolved in the water in the discarding box after being removed from the dispensing nozzle by the nozzle tip removing means. a nozzle tip that sucks and holds the sample; a dispensing nozzle to which the nozzle tip can be attached and detached through a fitting part; dispensing nozzle position control means that controls the position of the dispensing nozzle relative to the predetermined container and the other container; nozzle tip removing means that removes the nozzle tip from the dispensing nozzle; and a discarding box in which water can be held and into which the nozzle tip removed from the dispensing nozzle is discarded;
A method characterised by: creating a distributed virtual switch, 'DVswitch', and distributed virtual ports, 'DVports', (352, 354) for the DVswitch, wherein the DVswitch binds similar virtual switches (602, 602') in a managed collection of hosts (100-1, 100-2) together in a software abstraction as a single logical configurable entity, and wherein the DVports (352, 354) are available for connection to virtual network interface cards, 'VNICs', (215-1, 215-2) of virtual machines in the collection of hosts; receiving a request, by a database controller, for a new connection of a VNIC of a virtual machine for a host in the collection of hosts (100-1, 100-2) to a DVport, wherein the request includes a connection identifier for the DVport; checking, using the connection identifier, if the requested DVport is available for the connection to the VNIC; and if the requested DVport is available, in that a connection identifier field of the requested DVport is currently empty, providing connection information for the requested DVport to the host, the connection information including the connection identifier of the DVport, to allow the host to connect the requested DVport to the VNIC, wherein the DVport stores a runtime state for a virtual port associated with a virtual switch for the host, and wherein the virtual switch forwards network frames between the VNIC and a physical network interface card, 'NIC'. creating a distributed virtual switch, 'DVswitch', and distributed virtual ports, 'DVports', (352, 354) for the DVswitch, wherein the DVswitch binds similar virtual switches (602, 602') in a managed collection of hosts (100-1, 100-2) together in a software abstraction as a single logical configurable entity, and wherein the DVports (352, 354) are available for connection to virtual network interface cards, 'VNICs', (215-1, 215-2) of virtual machines in the collection of hosts; receiving a request, by a database controller, for a new connection of a VNIC of a virtual machine for a host in the collection of hosts (100-1, 100-2) to a DVport, wherein the request includes a connection identifier for the DVport; checking, using the connection identifier, if the requested DVport is available for the connection to the VNIC; and if the requested DVport is available, in that a connection identifier field of the requested DVport is currently empty, providing connection information for the requested DVport to the host, the connection information including the connection identifier of the DVport, to allow the host to connect the requested DVport to the VNIC, wherein the DVport stores a runtime state for a virtual port associated with a virtual switch for the host, and wherein the virtual switch forwards network frames between the VNIC and a physical network interface card, 'NIC'.
Heating apparatus having a heating apparatus housing and a housing for a thermal cell, the latter having a blower, a burner, a heat transmitter, as well as at least one exhaust gas system, wherein the housing is located within the heating apparatus housing, characterized in that a latching mechanism which is disposed in the upper region of the housing is able to be activated by an activation element which is disposed in a front region of the housing, and in that the activation is able to be transmitted to a rear region of the housing by means of a lever.
A wedge device (1; 18) for immobilising a vehicle in a loading/unloading location, comprising a carrier (2; 19) intended to be fixed to the ground, at the vicinity of the loading/unloading location, a beam assembly (3; 20) connected to the carrier (2; 19) and having a front end region and a rear end region opposed to each other in the longitudinal direction of the beam assembly (3; 20), and a wedge (4; 21) having an elongated, so-called stop part (12; 33) integral with a part (13; 32) for placing on the beam assembly (3; 20) such that, when the placing part (13; 32) is arranged on the beam assembly (3; 20), the stop part (12; 33) is located in a position in which it extends from the beam assembly (3; 20) and into the loading/unloading location to form a stop against which abuts a wheel of a vehicle which has been arranged in the loading/unloading location, and means for blocking the position of the wedge (4; 21) on the beam assembly (3; 20) so as to prevent the vehicle from moving against the stop part (12; 33), the beam assembly (3; 20) being movable in translation with respect to the carrier (2; 19) in the longitudinal direction of the beam assembly (3; 20), the immobilising wedge device (1; 18) being characterized by the fact that the placing part (13; 32) carries means for blocking by bracing on the beam assembly (3; 20), constituting the means for blocking the position of the wedge (4; 21) on the beam assembly (3; 20), in order to hold the wedge (4; 21) stationary with respect to the beam assembly (3; 20) when a force parallel to the longitudinal direction of the beam assembly (3; 20) and directed in the bracing direction is applied on the stop part (12; 33), thereby blocking in position the immobilising wedge device (1; 18), means (10, 11; 26) for limiting the movement of the beam assembly (3; 20) when applying said force being provided, unblocking the wedge (4; 21) being obtained by translation of the beam assembly (3; 20) along the longitudinal direction of the beam assembly (3; 20) and in the bracing direction.
A system for modulating power provided to an electric heating element of a vehicle exhaust system, the system comprising: a controller (402, 502) controlling a switch; an alternator (145, 510) having a first field terminal input, wherein the first field terminal input is connected to the switch; and an electric heating element (165, 212, 312) connected to at least an output of the alternator; characterised in that the controller is configured to determine a power demand for the electric heating element and modulate the first field terminal input by actuating the switch in accordance with a duty cycle determined based on the power demand to cause the alternator to provide power to the electric heating element according to the power demand. a controller (402, 502) controlling a switch; an alternator (145, 510) having a first field terminal input, wherein the first field terminal input is connected to the switch; and an electric heating element (165, 212, 312) connected to at least an output of the alternator; characterised in that the controller is configured to determine a power demand for the electric heating element and modulate the first field terminal input by actuating the switch in accordance with a duty cycle determined based on the power demand to cause the alternator to provide power to the electric heating element according to the power demand.
An excavator tool attaching mechanism comprising: a housing comprising a pair of housing walls (21, 22); a first fixed engaging means (201, 30) for engaging with a first retaining element of an excavator tool; a second moveable engaging means for engaging with a second retaining element of the excavator tool; a safety mechanism moveable between a locked and an unlocked configuration; wherein the second engaging means comprises an engaging element moveable between a first position for releasing an excavator tool and a second position for engagement with the second retaining element of the excavator tool; and wherein the engaging element is further moveable to a third position, between the second and the first positions, by means of a tool engageable with the second engaging means and the safety mechanism; and wherein a retaining means is configured to hold the engaging element in the third position to prevent the engaging element moving between the first and the second positions; such that the safety mechanism is configured to automatically move from the unlocked to the locked configuration by movement of the engaging element from the first to the second position, preventing movement of the engaging element between the second and first position; and wherein the engaging element is moveable to the second position when the second engaging means engages with the second retaining element of an excavator tool. a housing comprising a pair of housing walls (21, 22); a first fixed engaging means (201, 30) for engaging with a first retaining element of an excavator tool; a second moveable engaging means for engaging with a second retaining element of the excavator tool; a safety mechanism moveable between a locked and an unlocked configuration; wherein the second engaging means comprises an engaging element moveable between a first position for releasing an excavator tool and a second position for engagement with the second retaining element of the excavator tool; and wherein the engaging element is further moveable to a third position, between the second and the first positions, by means of a tool engageable with the second engaging means and the safety mechanism; and wherein a retaining means is configured to hold the engaging element in the third position to prevent the engaging element moving between the first and the second positions; such that the safety mechanism is configured to automatically move from the unlocked to the locked configuration by movement of the engaging element from the first to the second position, preventing movement of the engaging element between the second and first position; and wherein the engaging element is moveable to the second position when the second engaging means engages with the second retaining element of an excavator tool.
Method for measuring an energy consumption of an electrical installation, the method being executed by an electric meter responsible for supervising said electrical installation, each energy consumption measurement being obtained by sampling an AC electrical power supply signal supplying power to said electrical installation, characterized in that said method includes the following steps: - defining cycles broken down into at least three unitary measurement periods; - selecting a sampling frequency for each unitary measurement period such that separate sampling frequencies are selected for the unitary measurement periods of each cycle and such that the difference between the sampling frequencies of each cycle, taken in pairs, is lower than the frequency of the AC electrical power supply signal; - obtaining an energy consumption measurement for each unitary measurement period of each cycle, using the sampling frequency selected for said unitary measurement period; - determining the two closest energy consumption measurements from among the energy consumption measurements of each cycle; and - retaining one of the two closest energy consumption measurements as an energy consumption measurement for each cycle. - defining cycles broken down into at least three unitary measurement periods; - selecting a sampling frequency for each unitary measurement period such that separate sampling frequencies are selected for the unitary measurement periods of each cycle and such that the difference between the sampling frequencies of each cycle, taken in pairs, is lower than the frequency of the AC electrical power supply signal; - obtaining an energy consumption measurement for each unitary measurement period of each cycle, using the sampling frequency selected for said unitary measurement period; - determining the two closest energy consumption measurements from among the energy consumption measurements of each cycle; and - retaining one of the two closest energy consumption measurements as an energy consumption measurement for each cycle.
A flexible thrust washer member comprising: a body including: an annular skirt portion that defines a central aperture having an inner diameter, the annular skirt portion also defining an outer diameter; wherein the body has a conical configuration that defines a conical axis and a radial direction and the outer diameter of the annular skirt portion is spaced away from the central aperture along the conical axis and along the radial direction, defining an axial dimension and a radial dimension; and wherein the body defines at least two slits that separate the annular skirt portion into a plurality of fingers that are configured to resiliently bend when a load is applied to the fingers. a body including: an annular skirt portion that defines a central aperture having an inner diameter, the annular skirt portion also defining an outer diameter; wherein the body has a conical configuration that defines a conical axis and a radial direction and the outer diameter of the annular skirt portion is spaced away from the central aperture along the conical axis and along the radial direction, defining an axial dimension and a radial dimension; and an annular skirt portion that defines a central aperture having an inner diameter, the annular skirt portion also defining an outer diameter; wherein the body has a conical configuration that defines a conical axis and a radial direction and the outer diameter of the annular skirt portion is spaced away from the central aperture along the conical axis and along the radial direction, defining an axial dimension and a radial dimension; and wherein the body defines at least two slits that separate the annular skirt portion into a plurality of fingers that are configured to resiliently bend when a load is applied to the fingers.
A system comprising: a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces; a processing device coupled to the printed circuit board and in electrical communication with the plurality of conductive traces; a first memory module and a second memory module in electrical communication with the plurality of conductive traces and sharing channels of the conductive traces, wherein the first memory module is physically more proximate to the processing device than is the second memory module; characterized by an electronic band gap, EBG, structure physically disposed in an area between the first memory module and the second memory module; wherein the printed circuit board includes a first ground plane and a second ground plane, further wherein the plurality of conductive traces is arranged between the first ground plane and the second ground plane; and wherein the EBG structure includes a plurality of sinusoidal-shaped slots in the first ground plane, wherein the sinusoidal-shaped slots have a shape with outer boundaries defined by a sinus and an inverted sinus and wherein the sinusoidal-shaped slots are parallel to a direction of the conductive traces. a printed circuit board having a plurality of conductive traces; a processing device coupled to the printed circuit board and in electrical communication with the plurality of conductive traces; a first memory module and a second memory module in electrical communication with the plurality of conductive traces and sharing channels of the conductive traces, wherein the first memory module is physically more proximate to the processing device than is the second memory module; characterized by an electronic band gap, EBG, structure physically disposed in an area between the first memory module and the second memory module; wherein the printed circuit board includes a first ground plane and a second ground plane, further wherein the plurality of conductive traces is arranged between the first ground plane and the second ground plane; and wherein the EBG structure includes a plurality of sinusoidal-shaped slots in the first ground plane, wherein the sinusoidal-shaped slots have a shape with outer boundaries defined by a sinus and an inverted sinus and wherein the sinusoidal-shaped slots are parallel to a direction of the conductive traces.
An interspinous spacer for implantation between superior and inferior spinous process, the spacer comprising: one of a W-shaped leaf spring and a S-shaped leaf spring for insertion between the adjacent superior and inferior spinous processes, the leaf spring having a top surface for contacting the superior spinous process and a bottom surface for contacting the inferior spinous process; and engagement means extending from the leaf spring for securing the spacer to the adjacent spinous processes, characterized in that A) the top surface has a more accentuated convex shape compared to the bottom surface, or B) the top surface is convex and the bottom surface is substantially flat. one of a W-shaped leaf spring and a S-shaped leaf spring for insertion between the adjacent superior and inferior spinous processes, the leaf spring having a top surface for contacting the superior spinous process and a bottom surface for contacting the inferior spinous process; and engagement means extending from the leaf spring for securing the spacer to the adjacent spinous processes, characterized in that A) the top surface has a more accentuated convex shape compared to the bottom surface, or B) the top surface is convex and the bottom surface is substantially flat. A) the top surface has a more accentuated convex shape compared to the bottom surface, or B) the top surface is convex and the bottom surface is substantially flat.