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A compound laser structure comprising: a substrate; and an active waveguide structure comprising a laser emitter defined on a first area of the substrate and an optical modulator defined on a second area of the substrate, the modulator being optically coupled to the laser emitter along a coupling axis; wherein the active waveguide structure is configured so that its cross-section perpendicular to the coupling axis tapers so as to be smaller at an intermediate location between the laser emitter and the optical modulator than at locations on either side of the intermediate location along the coupling axis, wherein the laser emitter and the modulator are defined on a planar face of the substrate characterized in that the active waveguide is configured so that its height in a direction perpendicular to the planar face of the substrate tapers so as to be smaller at the intermediate location than at locations on either side of the intermediate location along the coupling axis. a substrate; and an active waveguide structure comprising a laser emitter defined on a first area of the substrate and an optical modulator defined on a second area of the substrate, the modulator being optically coupled to the laser emitter along a coupling axis; wherein the active waveguide structure is configured so that its cross-section perpendicular to the coupling axis tapers so as to be smaller at an intermediate location between the laser emitter and the optical modulator than at locations on either side of the intermediate location along the coupling axis, wherein the laser emitter and the modulator are defined on a planar face of the substrate characterized in that the active waveguide is configured so that its height in a direction perpendicular to the planar face of the substrate tapers so as to be smaller at the intermediate location than at locations on either side of the intermediate location along the coupling axis. wherein the active waveguide structure is configured so that its cross-section perpendicular to the coupling axis tapers so as to be smaller at an intermediate location between the laser emitter and the optical modulator than at locations on either side of the intermediate location along the coupling axis, wherein the laser emitter and the modulator are defined on a planar face of the substrate characterized in that the active waveguide is configured so that its height in a direction perpendicular to the planar face of the substrate tapers so as to be smaller at the intermediate location than at locations on either side of the intermediate location along the coupling axis.
A multistage filtering system for filtering raw water and/or potable water for the removal of particles and/or microorganisms, comprising at least one compartment having filter bed including filtering media, characterized in that the filtering system is a slow sand filtering system, wherein the grain particle size of the slow sand filtering media is less than about 0.5 mm, the filtering system comprises a first roughing filter bed, a second roughing filter bed, a first slow sand filtering bed and a second slow sand filtering bed, wherein the second slow sand filtering bed has a filter bed depth of 80 cm and comprises quartz sand having a grain particle size of about 0.1 mm to 0.3 mm and further comprises 30 cm of natural bauxite having a grain particle size of 0.2 mm to 0.5 mm.
Method for preventing empty packages, in which n ≥ 2 food products are sliced at least at times simultaneously with a slicing device into m portions each consisting of at least one food slice and are deposited next to one another, preferably on a delivery tray, in m positions to form a product line and are transported along their respective conveying track (10, 10') in the direction of a packaging machine where the portions are placed into a package, wherein the portions of a line are spaced apart from one another, and wherein it is possible for m < n, for example because the food products are sliced at different speeds and/or the food products differ in length, characterized in that, in the event of an incomplete product line, the portions thereof are transported out of the respective conveying track into a pre-distribution position, which is identical for at least two conveying tracks, and distributed from there to at least two insertion tracks (17, 17').
A decoder for decoding a signal received through a transmission channel in a communication system, said signal carrying information symbols selected from a given set of values and being associated with a signal vector, said transmission channel being represented by a channel matrix, wherein said decoder comprises: - a sub-block division unit configured to divide the received signal vector into a set of sub-vectors in correspondence with a division of an upper triangular matrix R related to said channel matrix into a number of upper triangular sub-matrices and a number of rectangular sub-matrices; - at least one weighting coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a sub-block weighting coefficient for each sub-vector, - at least one symbol estimation unit for recursively determining estimated symbols representative of the transmitted symbols carried by the data signal from information stored in a stack, wherein said at least one symbol estimation unit is configured to apply at least one iteration of a sequential decoding algorithm, said sequential decoding algorithm comprising iteratively filling a stack by expanding child nodes of a selected node of a decoding tree comprising a plurality of nodes, each node of the decoding tree corresponding to a candidate component of a symbol of at least a part of the received signal and each node being assigned an initial metric, wherein the symbol estimation unit is further configured to calculate a modified metric for at least one node of said expanded child nodes from the metric associated with said at least one node and from the sub-block weighting coefficient calculated for the sub-vector to which said at least one node belongs, the symbol estimation unit being configured to assign said modified metric to said at least one node and to store said modified metric and the corresponding candidate component in said stack, said information corresponding to the modified metrics and candidate components corresponding to expanded child nodes. - a sub-block division unit configured to divide the received signal vector into a set of sub-vectors in correspondence with a division of an upper triangular matrix R related to said channel matrix into a number of upper triangular sub-matrices and a number of rectangular sub-matrices; - at least one weighting coefficient calculation unit configured to calculate a sub-block weighting coefficient for each sub-vector, - at least one symbol estimation unit for recursively determining estimated symbols representative of the transmitted symbols carried by the data signal from information stored in a stack,
Method for manufacturing a structural part for a motor vehicle, wherein the part comprises a first body comprising a first matrix made from a first fibre-reinforced thermoplastic material overmoulded by a second body comprising a second matrix made from a second thermoplastic material, said method comprising the following steps: (a) supplying the first body, (b) transferring the first body at ambient temperature into a mould, (c) heating the mould by induction by means of induction heating devices in order to heat the first body in the mould, (d) moulding the second body in the mould in order to overmould the first body to cover it at least partially. (a) supplying the first body, (b) transferring the first body at ambient temperature into a mould, (c) heating the mould by induction by means of induction heating devices in order to heat the first body in the mould, (d) moulding the second body in the mould in order to overmould the first body to cover it at least partially.
A method for closing an axial end of a tubular manufacture and for unloading it in an inside-out configuration, comprising sequentially: - a step of positioning the manufacture, in a right-way-out configuration, at a sewing or linking station, arranged so that its axis is substantially vertical and so that it hangs, by means of a first axial end to be closed by sewing or linking, from an annular handling device, said manufacture extending below said handling device; - a step of inserting the manufacture, retained by said handling device, inside an upper reversing tube that is or can be positioned, with its lower axial end, above said handling device for the passage of the manufacture through said handling device, said passage arranging the manufacture in the inside-out configuration; - a step of closing said first axial end of the manufacture by sewing or linking; - a step of disengaging the manufacture from said handling device; - a step of removing the manufacture through the upper axial end of said upper reversing tube. - a step of positioning the manufacture, in a right-way-out configuration, at a sewing or linking station, arranged so that its axis is substantially vertical and so that it hangs, by means of a first axial end to be closed by sewing or linking, from an annular handling device, said manufacture extending below said handling device; - a step of inserting the manufacture, retained by said handling device, inside an upper reversing tube that is or can be positioned, with its lower axial end, above said handling device for the passage of the manufacture through said handling device, said passage arranging the manufacture in the inside-out configuration; - a step of closing said first axial end of the manufacture by sewing or linking; - a step of disengaging the manufacture from said handling device; - a step of removing the manufacture through the upper axial end of said upper reversing tube.
A method for monitoring the performance of a mechanical brake of an electromagnetic motor, the electromagnetic motor having a moveable output shaft, the method comprising monitoring travel of the output shaft over the duration of actuation of the mechanical brake and comparing said travel with a predetermined travel threshold; characterised in that: the electromagnetic motor is a linear electromagnetic motor having a linearly moveable output shaft, wherein the travel of the output shaft is compared with the predetermined travel threshold of between 0 mm and 10 mm; wherein monitoring travel of the mechanical brake comprises: detecting a first position corresponding to the position of the output shaft when the mechanical brake is initially actuated such that the mechanical brake is engaged with the output shaft; detecting a second position corresponding to the position of the output shaft at a predetermined time or when the output shaft comes to rest after the first position is detected; and determining the travel by calculating the distance between the first position and the second position; wherein detecting the first position is triggered by an optical sensor detecting that the mechanical brake is engaged with the output shaft. the electromagnetic motor is a linear electromagnetic motor having a linearly moveable output shaft, wherein the travel of the output shaft is compared with the predetermined travel threshold of between 0 mm and 10 mm; wherein monitoring travel of the mechanical brake comprises: detecting a first position corresponding to the position of the output shaft when the mechanical brake is initially actuated such that the mechanical brake is engaged with the output shaft; detecting a second position corresponding to the position of the output shaft at a predetermined time or when the output shaft comes to rest after the first position is detected; and determining the travel by calculating the distance between the first position and the second position; wherein detecting the first position is triggered by an optical sensor detecting that the mechanical brake is engaged with the output shaft. detecting a first position corresponding to the position of the output shaft when the mechanical brake is initially actuated such that the mechanical brake is engaged with the output shaft; detecting a second position corresponding to the position of the output shaft at a predetermined time or when the output shaft comes to rest after the first position is detected; and determining the travel by calculating the distance between the first position and the second position; wherein detecting the first position is triggered by an optical sensor detecting that the mechanical brake is engaged with the output shaft.
An insulation compression reduction assembly for reducing compression of an insulating material surrounding a horizontally extending pipe supported by a U-shaped pipe support, the compression reduction assembly comprising: a base pressure skate element sized and shaped to fit within the pipe support; a pipe holder structure sized and shaped to be received within the pipe support and to rest against an outer surface of the horizontally extending pipe; and a spacing element being received within the pipe support and connecting the base pressure skate element and the pipe holder structure and forming an offset spacing therebetween; characterized in that: the base pressure skate element comprises a slotted portion configured to receive the spacing element; the pipe holder structure comprises a slotted portion configured to receive the spacing element; and the spacing element can be snapfittedly connected through snapfit connections to the base pressure skate element and the pipe holder structure. a base pressure skate element sized and shaped to fit within the pipe support; a pipe holder structure sized and shaped to be received within the pipe support and to rest against an outer surface of the horizontally extending pipe; and a spacing element being received within the pipe support and connecting the base pressure skate element and the pipe holder structure and forming an offset spacing therebetween; the base pressure skate element comprises a slotted portion configured to receive the spacing element; the pipe holder structure comprises a slotted portion configured to receive the spacing element; and the spacing element can be snapfittedly connected through snapfit connections to the base pressure skate element and the pipe holder structure.
A solar cell module comprising: a transparent insulating substrate; at least one solar cell on a first principal surface of the transparent insulating substrate; and an anti-glare film on a second principal surface of the transparent insulating substrate, wherein the anti-glare film comprises a first inorganic layer and a second inorganic layer, in this order from a substrate-side, the first inorganic layer contains transparent spherical inorganic fine particles in an inorganic binder, and is a continuous film having no cracks, wherein "spherical" also includes an oblate shape or the like as long as the surface is in a curved shape and wherein the inorganic fine particles in the first inorganic layer have an average primary particle size of 0.1 to 5.0 μm as calculated from a cross-sectional observation of the anti-glare film, the inorganic binder in the first inorganic layer includes as a main component a silicon oxide containing Si-O bonds obtained by hydrolysis of an Si-H bond and an Si-N bond, the second inorganic layer includes an inorganic binder and inorganic fine particles having a refractive index lower than a refractive index of the binder in the second inorganic layer, an average refractive index n 2 of the second inorganic layer is lower than an average refractive index n 1 of the first inorganic layer, and the first inorganic layer has an average thickness d 1 of 500 nm to 2000 nm, the second inorganic layer has an average thickness d 2 of 50 nm to 1000 nm, and a ratio d 2 /d 1 is 0.025 to 0.5.
An electrotherapy system for stimulating sensory nerves within skin tissue, said system comprising: an electrode carrier having an external non-conductive coating; a pulse generator electrically connected to said electrode carrier; an array of skin-penetrating electrodes formed on said electrode carrier or removably attached to but electrically coupled to said electrode carrier; at least one surface skin electrode formed on said electrode carrier or separately from but electrically attached to said electrode carrier; and a pulse conditioning circuit operatively connected between said at least one surface skin electrode and said pulse generator, wherein said pulse generator is configured to produce a biphasic pulsed current comprising bursts of biphasic pulses forming a biphasic waveform at said at least one surface skin electrode capable of passing said biphasic pulsed current through the skin tissue, wherein said pulse generator is configured to produce a monophasic pulsed current forming a monophasic waveform comprising a train of individual monophasic pulses at each of said skin-penetrating electrodes capable of passing said monophasic pulsed current through the skin tissue, and wherein the individual monophasic pulses occur alternatively in time between the bursts of the biphasic waveform. an electrode carrier having an external non-conductive coating; a pulse generator electrically connected to said electrode carrier; an array of skin-penetrating electrodes formed on said electrode carrier or removably attached to but electrically coupled to said electrode carrier; at least one surface skin electrode formed on said electrode carrier or separately from but electrically attached to said electrode carrier; and a pulse conditioning circuit operatively connected between said at least one surface skin electrode and said pulse generator, wherein said pulse generator is configured to produce a biphasic pulsed current comprising bursts of biphasic pulses forming a biphasic waveform at said at least one surface skin electrode capable of passing said biphasic pulsed current through the skin tissue, wherein said pulse generator is configured to produce a monophasic pulsed current forming a monophasic waveform comprising a train of individual monophasic pulses at each of said skin-penetrating electrodes capable of passing said monophasic pulsed current through the skin tissue, and wherein the individual monophasic pulses occur alternatively in time between the bursts of the biphasic waveform.
An exhaust nozzle of a gas turbine engine comprising an actuation system (200, 300), the actuation system comprising: a plurality of flap assemblies including a plurality of convergent flaps movable between first and second convergent positions to control a throat passage and a plurality of divergent flaps movable between first and second divergent positions to control a variable area passage, each of the plurality of divergent flaps extending from a respective one of the plurality of convergent flaps; a first sync ring rotatably carried by an engine body and configured to synchronously move the divergent flaps between the first and second divergent positions; and a second sync ring rotatably carried by the engine body and configured to synchronously move the convergent flaps between the first and second convergent positions, wherein the first and second sync rings (214, 314) are configured to be concentrically positioned with respect to each other. a plurality of flap assemblies including a plurality of convergent flaps movable between first and second convergent positions to control a throat passage and a plurality of divergent flaps movable between first and second divergent positions to control a variable area passage, each of the plurality of divergent flaps extending from a respective one of the plurality of convergent flaps; a first sync ring rotatably carried by an engine body and configured to synchronously move the divergent flaps between the first and second divergent positions; and a second sync ring rotatably carried by the engine body and configured to synchronously move the convergent flaps between the first and second convergent positions, wherein the first and second sync rings (214, 314) are configured to be concentrically positioned with respect to each other.
A method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: storing a medium access control, MAC, protocol data unit, PDU, for a message A, MSG A, in a buffer; transmitting, to a base station, a preamble for the MSG A on a physical random access channel, PRACH; transmitting, to the base station, the MAC PDU for the MSG A in a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, resource; receiving, from the base station, a message B, MSG B, indicating fallback; and transmitting, to the base station, a message 3, MSG 3, comprising the MAC PDU for the MSG A in the buffer, as a response to the MSG B, wherein the MSG B is received by monitoring a window starting at a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, monitoring occasion which is at least one symbol after a last symbol of the PUSCH resource. storing a medium access control, MAC, protocol data unit, PDU, for a message A, MSG A, in a buffer; transmitting, to a base station, a preamble for the MSG A on a physical random access channel, PRACH; transmitting, to the base station, the MAC PDU for the MSG A in a physical uplink shared channel, PUSCH, resource; receiving, from the base station, a message B, MSG B, indicating fallback; and transmitting, to the base station, a message 3, MSG 3, comprising the MAC PDU for the MSG A in the buffer, as a response to the MSG B, wherein the MSG B is received by monitoring a window starting at a first physical downlink control channel, PDCCH, monitoring occasion which is at least one symbol after a last symbol of the PUSCH resource.
A composition for use in an electrochemical redox reaction, comprising: a material represented by a general formula A x M y XO 4, wherein A represents lithium; M represents iron; X represents phosphorus; O represents oxygen; x represents a number from 0.8 to 1.2 inclusive; y represents a number from 0.8 to 1.2 inclusive; and an oxide of at least one element selected from zinc, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, titanium, vanadium, manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and chromium; wherein the material and the oxide form a cocrystalline material, the cocrystalline material comprises an ordered olivine structure indexed to an orthorhombic Pmna space group in which a lattice structure associated with the LiFePO 4 portion is not destroyed,_the cocrystalline material has a lattice structure that is larger in at least one of the lattice constants and larger in lattice volume than the lattice structure of LiFePO 4, and the occupancy of the iron site is 1. a material represented by a general formula A x M y XO 4, wherein A represents lithium; M represents iron; X represents phosphorus; O represents oxygen; x represents a number from 0.8 to 1.2 inclusive; y represents a number from 0.8 to 1.2 inclusive; and an oxide of at least one element selected from zinc, magnesium, aluminum, silicon, titanium, vanadium, manganese, nickel, copper, cobalt and chromium; wherein the material and the oxide form a cocrystalline material, the cocrystalline material comprises an ordered olivine structure indexed to an orthorhombic Pmna space group in which a lattice structure associated with the LiFePO 4 portion is not destroyed,_the cocrystalline material has a lattice structure that is larger in at least one of the lattice constants and larger in lattice volume than the lattice structure of LiFePO 4, and the occupancy of the iron site is 1.